{"id":474252,"date":"2021-05-05T12:06:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T16:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=474252"},"modified":"2021-05-05T12:06:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T16:06:10","slug":"anderson-cooper-hosts-jeopardy-sets-record-for-lowest-ratings-of-any-guest-host-in-shows-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anderson-cooper-hosts-jeopardy-sets-record-for-lowest-ratings-of-any-guest-host-in-shows-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Cooper Hosts \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019\u2026 Sets Record For Lowest Ratings Of Any Guest Host In Show\u2019s History"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanderson-cooper-hosts-jeopardy-sets-record-for-lowest-ratings-of-any-guest-host-in-shows-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=474252&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-143223926.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>Looks like Sony Pictures Television won\u2019t be asking Anderson Cooper to permanently take up the Jeopardy mantle any time soon. The silver-haired CNN anchor pulled the least viewers of any guest host since Alex Trebek died of pancreatic cancer last November at age 80. In fact, Cooper scored the smallest audience of any guest host in the show\u2019s history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to ratings information obtained by<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/anderson-coopers-jeopardy-debut-pulled-in-worse-ratings-than-dr-oz\/\"> <span>The Wrap<\/span><\/a><span>, with the 53-year-old Cooper at the helm, the long-running series dropped 7% from the week before when Green Bay Packers\u2019 QB Aaron Rogers stood behind the iconic podium. Even Dr. Oz, who<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/tv\/columns\/dr-oz-jeopardy-black-eye-1234937354\/\"> <span>Variety<\/span><\/a><span> columnist Daniel D\u2019Addario accused of giving the show a black eye, attracted a bigger audience \u2014 putting up a 5.2 share in his first week to Cooper\u2019s 5.1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Worse for Sony, Cooper\u2019s stint cost the syndicated show its position at the top of the game show heap, causing it to fall behind Family Feud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Former champion Ken Jennings, who holds the record for longest Jeopardy winning streak and highest-earning contestant, has been the most popular guest host since the show had to soldier on without the legendary Trebek, pulling 6.2 and 5.9 in the ratings in his first and second weeks, respectively. There seems to be a lesson in that for TV executives \u2014 they can largely disregard social media complaints when making hiring decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In December 2020, when the production company announced that Jennings would temporarily take up the post as emcee, Twitter users dug up offensive jokes Jennings had posted in the past, including making fun of a then-11-year-old Barron Trump and saying there\u2019s \u201cnothing sadder than a hot person in a wheelchair.\u201d Many demanded Sony scuttle plans to have him host.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jennings apologized and, perhaps because none of his targets represented current sacred cows of the progressive left, the company was content to let bygones be bygones. Ratings prove loyal viewers were unbothered by the dustup. They also seem unimpressed by high name recognition or media accolades. The second highest-rated guest host after Jennings has been Jeopardy executive producer Mike Richards, a man all-but unknown-outside game show circles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Wrap speculated that Cooper\u2019s poor showing could have been partly caused by the Derek Chauvin murder trial on April 19 and 20. Next week, when ratings for Cooper\u2019s second week as guest host finally post, could clarify whether he\u2019s a victim of poor timing or simply unpopular.\u00a0 So too could a comparison with other media personalities slated to guest host, including \u201c60 Minutes\u201d veteran Bill Whitaker, \u201cToday\u2019s\u201d Savannah Guthrie, CNN\u2019s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, \u201cGood Morning America\u2019s\u201d George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts, Fox Sport\u2019s Joe Buck, and CNBC\u2019s David Faber.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>What we do know is this \u2014 according to an interview Richards gave<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/podcasts\/the-journal\/the-jeopardy-showrunner-on-the-search-for-a-new-host\/24f156b8-34c5-4c07-bf56-1f3868832950\"> <span>The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/a><span> podcast last week, extensive testing is ongoing and, come August, Jeopardy fans will know who will be helming their favorite game show for the long haul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Megan Basham (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megbasham\">@megbasham<\/a>) is the entertainment reporter for The Daily Wire. She\u2019s a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who was previously an entertainment editor and podcast co-host for World Magazine.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looks like Sony Pictures Television won\u2019t be asking Anderson Cooper to permanently take up the Jeopardy mantle any time soon. 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