The final new B次元官网网址淛eopardy!B次元官网网址� episodes hosted by Alex Trebek will air this week, with highlights that promise to be memorable.

The first of the five episodes will air Monday (Jan. 4) and start with TrebekB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址減owerful message about the season of giving,B次元官网网址� producer Sony Pictures Television said in a release Wednesday, Dec. 30.

The final episode, on Friday, will conclude with a tribute to the longtime and beloved host. He died of pancreatic cancer on Nov. 8 at age 80.

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It was unexpected that the episodes taped in late October would be his final ones, Sony said. Trebek had been fighting the disease for nearly two years.

Veteran B次元官网网址淛eopardy!B次元官网网址� champion Ken Jennings will take over as guest host starting on Jan. 11. A permanent host has yet to be announced.

The Associated Press

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