The latest new “Jeopardy!” Alex Trebek’s episodes air next week, with highlights that will be unforgettable. The first of the five episodes will air Monday and begin with Trebek’s “powerful message about the season of giving,” producer Sony Pictures Television said in a release Wednesday.
The last episode, on Friday, ends with a tribute to the old and beloved host. He died of pancreatic cancer on November 8 at the age of 80.
Trebek, who had been candid about his condition, worked for up to 10 days before he died, despite grueling treatments and the toll of the disease.
It was unexpected that the episodes taped in late October would be his last, Sony said. Trebek had been fighting the disease for nearly two years.
Veteran “Jeopardy!” Champion Ken Jennings will take over as guest host from January 11. A permanent host has yet to be announced.
