Aaron Rodgers Leads ‘Jeopardy!’ to 14% Rankings Spike in 1st Week as Guest Host

Aaron Rodgers‘ acclaimed flee as customer host of Jeopardy! led the television game point out to a spike in rankings. 

Per TV Records Study, the syndicated quiz point out observed a 14 percent boost in viewership all over Rodgers’ first week from April 5-9 when in comparison with the week before his episodes aired. 

In total, Rodgers’ episodes over the direction of his first week within the host chair averaged a 5.6 stay-plus-same-day national rating. 

The three-time NFL MVP had a two-week flee as Jeopardy! host from April 5-16. He previously seemed on the point out as a participant in 2015, beating out astronaut Designate Kelly and Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank to net $50,000 for charity. 

In an interview with Claire McNear of The Ringer, Rodgers talked about he became as soon as approached by Jeopardy! producers about customer-cyber web cyber web hosting, but he added his camp “positively put aside some feelers out as successfully.”

Rodgers talked about within the the same interview that he’s “no longer terrified the least bit about asserting I desire the job” on a everlasting foundation. He neatly-known the point out finest motion photos 46 days yearly, so he wouldn’t occupy to present up his day job as quarterback of the Green Bay Packers to attain it if that grew to develop into a chance. 

Longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek died in November on the age of 80 from pancreatic cancer. Producers had been the employ of customer hosts to assist the point out going as they continue to explore alternate suggestions for a everlasting substitute.