Later today, the final episode of Jeopardy! featuring Alex Trebek will air and an era will come to an end.  Trebek, who died in November after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, had taped episodes prior to his death that would have aired through Christmas Day, but produces inserted two weeks of his best episodes over the holidays to avoid pre-emptions.  His final week aired this week, culminating with today’s episode.  Trebek had hosted the syndicated program since its premiere in 1984.

A new, permanent host of the program has not been announced as of yet.  Former champion Ken Jennings, who won the show’s Greatest of All Time Tournament in early 2020, will fill-in for episodes that start airing next week, with other guest hosts expected to finish out the 37th season.