“I never thought about hosting any other game show outside of\u00a0Jeopardy!<\/em> <\/a>But now, they went in a different direction with their show, which is their right, and now I\u2019m thinking, well, it does kind of make sense, let me see what I can do. So we\u2019re trying to figure out what the right game show for LeVar Burton would be,” LeVar revealed to the comedy news host. Plans for the potential game show project are still under wraps. The 64-year old Hollywood staple has a production company called RRKIDZ, born out of his time on the long-running PBS children’s program, that would produce the series.<\/p>\n LeVar also told Noah that while the\u00a0Jeopardy!<\/em> hosting gig was a job that he initially wanted, sometimes things change along the way and can lead one to even better opportunities. \u201cThe crazy thing is that when you set your sights on something, you know, they say be careful of what you wish for, because what I found out is that it wasn\u2019t the thing that I wanted after all,\u201d Burton said. \u201cWhat I wanted was to compete. I mean, I wanted the job, right, but then, when I didn\u2019t get it, it was, like, well, okay, what\u2019s next? And, so, the opportunities that have come my way as a result of not getting that gig, I couldn\u2019t have dreamt it up. If you had given me a pen and paper and said, well, so what do you want this to really look like? If it doesn\u2019t include\u00a0Jeopardy!<\/em>\u00a0I wouldn\u2019t have been this generous to myself.\u201d<\/p>\n Also revealed on Sept. 16 was news that current temporary host Mayim Bialik<\/strong><\/a> will be joined by former\u00a0Jeopardy!\u00a0<\/em>champion Ken Jennings<\/strong><\/a> to host the series for the rest of the year, as the game show continues to search for a permanent host. The update comes after the previously announced host<\/a>, executive producer Mike Richards, stepped down<\/a> in August following the discovery of past offensive comments<\/a> which resulted in a public relations disaster for the long-running game show. A months-long search was launched following the death of Alex Trebek<\/strong><\/a>, who died on November 8, 2020<\/a> after a battle with pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LeVar Burton is moving on to newer, greener pastures, revealing he’s no longer interested in hosting ‘Jeopardy!’ after the game show’s infamous snub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191609821,"featured_media":4518250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exclude_post_from_river":false,"_cr_original_post":"","_cr_replace_post_id":"","_cr_replacing_post_id":"","mt_seo_title":"LeVar Burton Moves on From 'Jeopardy!' 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