‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Are Having Strong Reactions To Hearing That Mike Richards Has Been Fired From The Show

After surrounding the classic game show in controversy by helping to choose himself as new host then being forced to step down as his past history of troubling remarks came back to haunt him, Mike Richards has been fired as the executive producer of Jeopardy!, and judging by social media reactions, he won’t be missed.

In a barrage of tweets that range from “What took you so long” to roasting Richards for causing all of this by not staying in his lanes, Jeopardy! fans seem to be downright jubilant that he’s been fired while hoping that Sony Pictures Television can restore the show’s reputation, which has been tarnished.

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) August 31, 2021

About time. Sony has absolutely botched this whole process. Dragged out a crisis much longer than it needed to be. https://t.co/c2I97dsfto

— Patrick (@prezpat) August 31, 2021

Ill take “Damn too bad” for 500. https://t.co/z659y3rPkG