#Guest hosts jeopardy full#

If you donвЂ™t know your on вЂњJeopardy!вЂќ youвЂ™re sunk in full view of the entire nation. ThereвЂ™s a contest, thereвЂ™s comedy, thereвЂ™s drama. IвЂ™m a storyteller, and game shows are tremendous stories.

вЂњRoots,вЂќ вЂњStar Trek,вЂќ вЂњReading Rainbow.вЂќ Won a Grammy. вЂњJeopardy!вЂќ is a cultural touchstone, and for a Black man to occupy that podium is significant. I have been watching вЂњJeopardy!вЂќ more or less every night of my life since Art Fleming was host. I feel like this is what IвЂ™m supposed to do.

ItвЂ™s difficult to explain, but thereвЂ™s something inside me that says this makes sense. And as he told The New York Times last month, he feels like heвЂ™s been prepping for this gig his whole life: The original run of вЂњReading RainbowвЂќ ended in 2006 since then, Burton has clearly been thinking about pivoting to вЂњJeopardy!вЂќ In 2013, he tweeted that it would be his dream job to take over upon TrebekвЂ™s retirement. Geordi La Forge, chief engineer of the starship Enterprise during the seven-season run of вЂњStar Trek: The Next Generation.вЂќ For a certain segment of Black America, heвЂ™ll always be Kunta Kinte, from his star turn in 1977вЂ™s вЂњRoots.вЂќ Geeks of the world remember Burton best as Lt. BurtonвЂ™s appeal cuts across generations and subcultures. ItвЂ™s not surprising that Burton exudes this kind of energy given his storied career - pun intended. вЂњYes!вЂќ Burton will chirp out, with the occasional вЂњCorrect!вЂќ appended onto the end like a proud teacher watching his student finally nail a tricky concept. In the four episodes that have aired so far (as of Friday morning), that enthusiasm has come through strongest when a contestant - usually the reigning champion Matthew Amodio, whoвЂ™s swept the competition so far this week - provides a correct response. And he sounded absolutely delighted to be there. On Monday, actor LeVar Burton finally stepped up to the hostвЂ™s podium. Since longtime host Alex Trebek died in November, вЂњJeopardy!вЂќ has been filling his wingtips with a rotating cast of guest hosts.