Mike richards, who was also the show's executive producer, saying he's stepping down from the hosting job after coming under fire for past offensive comments. The season premier is supmosed to be mid september. It seems like right now, richards is going to stay as e p, and they're going to air his episodes as if nothing strange has happened since then. Jeopardy is really a very, very big deal. It is a ratings jugger, not andit has been for many years, as kind of an outlier amongst game shows. To have imperilled what jeopardy is and you know how much money it can make,. Now, some might not.