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‘Jeopardy!’ Brainstorming Big Names to ‘Replace’ Ken Jennings Due to Ryan Seacrest’s Success


Ryan Seacrest's Wheel of Fortune ratings could mean the end of Ken Jennings on Jeopardy! since higher-ups could 'fire him,' sources exclusively tell Closer.

“Ryan’s looking like the game-show golden boy right now, despite a bumpy first week, and all Ken can do is hope for a miracle to turn the tide in his favor,” says a source. Jerod Harris/Getty Images for TCMBecause Ken has been getting slammed online left and right for being awkward and unfunny, he’s working on fixing the problem with a comedy coach, a separate source told Closer in August. He’s an awkward character and can’t make people laugh unlike his contemporaries, Steve Harvey and Drew Carey, and it bothers him.

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