Mike Richards fired as Executive Producer of ‘Jeopardy!’, ‘Wheel Of Fortune’

By ANI

WASHINGTON: Just a few days after stepping down because the host of ‘Jeopardy!’, Mike Richards has additionally been fired as the manager producer of the beloved quiz present and ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ by Sony Pictures Television.

According to Variety, Michael Davies, the ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ government producer whose Embassy Row shingle relies at Sony, will take over manufacturing duties within the interim.

An e mail was despatched to staffers on Tuesday by Suzanne Prete, government vice chairman, enterprise and technique, ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Jeopardy!’.

“Mike will no longer be serving as EP of Wheel and Jeopardy! effective immediately. We had hoped that when Mike stepped down from the host position at Jeopardy! it would have minimized the disruption and internal difficulties we have all experienced these last few weeks. That clearly has not happened,” the e-mail learn.

Prete stated she could be even be taking a extra lively day-to-day position on the reveals shifting ahead.

The newest information comes few days after he was compelled to step down as ‘Jeopardy!’ host, simply 9 days after he was tapped to succeed the legendary Alex Trebek because the face of the beloved quiz present.

The e mail despatched by Prete additional learn, “I know this has been a challenging time for the entire team, and I want to thank you all for your cooperation and professionalism over these last few weeks … I will be more involved in the day-to-day on our shows moving forward and I am looking forward to working closely with all of you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need anything.”

Earlier this month, Sony Pictures TV introduced that government producer Richards had been chosen to succeed the legendary host Alex Trebek because the face of the quiz present.

However, Richards introduced that he’s stepping down from his position as a number from the present after controversial clips that includes him making disparaging feedback about girls on a earlier podcast hosted by him, surfaced on social media.

According to Variety, he made the feedback on ‘The Randumb Show’ whereas additionally serving as government producer of ‘The Price Is Right’. In the podcast, Richards had requested his feminine assistant and his feminine co-host whether or not they had ever taken nude photographs. In one other episode, he known as his co-host a “booth ho.”

Reportedly, the episodes he had shot earlier than his exit as his first and solely day as ‘Jeopardy!’ everlasting host will run on September 13.

As per Variety, whereas confirming his exit as a number from the present, Sony Pictures TV in an announcement stated that Richards’ picture was too battered for him to take the helm of considered one of tv’s most prestigious and in style manufacturers.

However, the studio additionally voiced help for him at the moment revealing that he’ll stay as the manager producer of the present.

“Mike has been with us for the last two years and has led the ‘Jeopardy!’ team through the most challenging time the show has ever experienced. It is our hope that as EP he will continue to do so with professionalism and respect,” Sony Pictures TV stated in an announcement.

But, the choice has been modified now.

Richards shot his first and now the final day of the present as a everlasting host on August 19. As per Variety, a brand new spherical of visitor hosts will probably be approached to shoot episodes to launch the present’s thirty eighth 12 months in syndication subsequent month.

Just a few days earlier, actor Mayim Bialik who was beforehand tapped to host the ‘Jeopardy!’ primetime and spinoff sequence, was introduced as an interim ‘Jeopardy!’ host.

Apart from Mayim, the seek for a everlasting host to comply with within the footsteps of the legendary Alex Trebek, who died final November at age 80, features a lengthy record of notable personalities corresponding to Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, Bill Whitaker, Dr Mehmet Oz, George Stephanopoulos, Robin Roberts, LeVar Burton, Savannah Guthrie, Dr Sanjay Gupta, Aaron Rodgers and former contestants Ken Jennings and Buzzy Cohen.