Ken Jennings Takes Over Hosting Duties From Mayim Bialik For 'Celebrity Jeopardy!' Season 2

Ken Jennings job as the host of Jeopardy! is getting a bit more permanent.

The 49-year-old trivia master, and current co-host of the long running game show, is taking over the hosting duties on the offshoot show, Celebrity Jeopardy!

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Deadline is reporting that Ken will take over the hosting podium from Mayim Bialik for the upcoming season of the quiz show, and the reason being is due to the strikes still going on.

Mayim hosted the first season of the current iteration of the spinoff series, which saw The Mindy Project alum Ike Barinholtz take the grand prize.

Celebrity Jeopardy!‘s second season is set to kick off on Wednesday, September 27 at 8 p.m., with Celebrity Wheel of Fortune at 9 p.m. and The $100,000 Pyramid at 10 p.m. on ABC.

Ken is also currently the host of regular Jeopardy! (which has some changes coming to the re-worked season 40) as well as Jeopardy! Masters.

Just recently, he clapped back at one Jeopardy! fan who called him out over still hosting the program while the strikes were still going on.