It’s not necessarily a major shock to hear that Mike Richards is no longer working for Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, considering the deluge of criticisms Sony and the respective shows’ execs received after he was granted the permanent host spot in spite of a growing list of resurfaced comments and “jokes” Richards had made in the past, on a long-defunct podcast and as a Price Is Right EP.
But what is arguably shocking is Richards’ all-encompassing exit coming so soon after Sony publicly remained dedicated to keeping him on the executive producer team, which led to its own slightly smaller deluge of criticisms.