From reading musical clues to his dry response corrections to his hilarious reactions to contestants’ stories, Trebek is TV royalty, and we’re happy he’ll be getting back to Jeopardy! basics soon, especially since he’d only recently renewed his show contract for the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
While recent contestants like Austin Rogers and Tournament of Champions winner Buzzy Cohen are as entertaining as any contestant can be — with Cohen not-so-subtly indicating he wanted to take over the hosting mantle in the future — there’s no denying that the constantly professional and precise Alex Trebek can never be dethroned as the best thing about Jeopardy! episodes.