Get ready for more sports on “Jeopardy!” as FOX Sports announcer Joe Buck will reportedly get his chance to serve as guest host on the popular show this summer.
Following the tragic death of host Alex Trebek last November, “Jeopardy!” has been trying out guest hosts while it mulls over its decision to find his permanent replacement.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has captured the hearts of “Jeopardy!” fans everywhere during his guest-hosting stint on the popular ABC series over the last two weeks. So much so that many wanted Rodgers to take on the gig full-time, including Rodgers himself.
While there was a warm reception for Rodgers’ guest-host stint, which concluded Friday, the same can’t be said for Buck, who has also received his fair share of criticism as a FOX Sports announcer.
The reaction to his guest-host gig, as you might imagine, isn’t pretty with many fans threatening to boycott the show if Buck gets the permanent job. Others took it as an opportunity for a dig.
Aaron Rodgers vs. Joe Buck.
Who ya got? https://t.co/ClXqkwjoYG— Jason Wilde (@jasonjwilde) April 17, 2021
I really hope we get a category that goes like this when Joe Buck hosts Jeopardy just to watch his brain explode pic.twitter.com/iny44IU0ol
— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) April 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/FourthLongRadio/status/1383424732494630912?s=20
The world needs less Joe Buck not more https://t.co/lWHSwVDHAf
— Maxfield Hutchinson (@MaxfieldNotWell) April 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/SawdyAnd215_/status/1383451295827197956?s=20
https://twitter.com/MattorShirley/status/1383429831161827328?s=20
https://twitter.com/oxefe7/status/1383448588093575179?s=20
If Joe Buck becomes the host of Jeopardy I'm going to learn to read lips so I can watch every episode on mute
— chicken poggersan (@cardigan_guy) April 17, 2021
Oh God… well I’m not watching Jeopardy for 2 weeks and maybe for the rest of my life if Joe Buck gets the job https://t.co/xNxzjeWz0g
— G (@Galfato24) April 17, 2021
Well Joe Buck is a surefire way to ensure I never, ever watch Jeopardy again. Also, @AaronRodgers12 was pretty fantastic as a host. https://t.co/I96MauyPbS
— Aaron Peterson 🎬🍿 (@AaronSmirks) April 17, 2021
Joe Buck guest-hosting Jeopardy… pic.twitter.com/OnvA0tnbac
— lynds (@cowinzy) April 17, 2021
I don’t even watch Jeopardy… but Joe Buck? Seriously? 😂
— mmcht (@DirtyHarry_PAC) April 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/wolfofwallacest/status/1383440661408456715?s=20
Whether it’s Rodgers or Buck that ultimately gets the permanent hosting gig remains to be seen as ABC continues to cycle through guest hosts, with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, CBS News’ Bill Whitaker, actress Mayim Bialik, NBC’s Savannah Guthrie and Dr. Sanjay Gupta on deck.
