Alex Trebek proved his lasting appeal to viewers across the country like Jeopardy! ranked first during the last week with the late host.
Trebek’s final episode, broadcast on Friday, January 8, drew an impressive 14 million viewers, according to Deadline.
The series of episodes from early January marks the final batch that the beloved host filmed just before his death from pancreatic cancer on November 8, 2020, at the age of 80.
Coming out on top: Jeopardy! it was the most popular syndicated program in the week of January 4, showing the final episodes of Alex Trebek filmed before his death on November 8 at 80 years of pancreatic cancer; Trebek seen in his last episode of January 8
Danger! defeated all other syndicated television programs in the week of January 4, while viewers said goodbye to the longtime host.
It was the most watched week of this season, attracting 11.1 million viewers in total, which takes into account both people who watched the episodes live and those who watched them again on the same day.
The program also obtained a family rating of 6.6, an increase of 29% over the previous week.
The last time Jeopardy! hitting their most recent rankings was in the week of April 27, 2020.
Impressive view: Trebek’s last episode on Friday, November 8, attracted 14 million viewers, making it the second most-watched individual show of that week
Big draw: The week of January 4 had the best Jeopardy! audience since the week of April 27, 2020, and the final episode with Trebek was the highest rated since June 3, 2019
Trebek’s final show on January 8 had 14 million viewers and a family rating of 8.1, making it his most popular episode since June 3, 2019.
This previous show marked the end of James Holzhauer’s long run as a champion.
The host’s last broadcast on Friday and three other Jeopardy shows! episodes from that week completed the top five television events, behind just 60 minutes and 14.6 million views, which was driven by his leadership in football.
The episode on Wednesday, January 6, dropped to seventh place among the main episodes, when 25 percent of stations cut the broadcast to cover the deadly Capitol invasion that day by a crowd of pro-Trump rebels.
Honoring him: Earlier this month, fans started a petition to rename the Jeopardy stage at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, after Trebek
Earlier this month, Jeopardy! fans started a petition to rename Stage 10 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, where the show is filmed, after Trebek.
After the death of the prolific host of the game show, Jeopardy! was presented by a rotating cast of guests.
After Trebek’s death, ex-Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings started shooting episodes on November 30th.
Jennings is among the main figures considered to replace Trebek, although he has avoided any public lobby for work.
New faces: Ex-Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings started filming episodes in late November. He is the first person to be a guest host since the host’s death
The show’s executive producer, Mike Richards, said Trebek ‘mentioned a few names but wanted to stay out of it’ because ‘no one is going to replace him and he knew it’.
Richards will be directing the series for a few weeks after Jennings’ race to give the next hosts time to ‘prepare for their appearances’.
Among those who will replace Trebek’s ending are Mayim Bialik from The Big Bang Theory, Bill Whitaker and Katie Couric from 60 Minutes.
Last week, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers revealed that he would also be the guest host for Jeopardy!
There’s a story: last week, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers revealed that he would also be the guest host for Jeopardy! He previously competed in a 2015 episode