Jeopardy!’s Mayim Bialik slammed for ‘assisting’ contestant as fans say she’s ‘unfit’ to host show

JEOPARDY! fans have slammed Mayim Bialik for "ASSISTING" a contestant Friday.

The actress shockingly allowed a "technically incorrect" response, many claimed, as others fumed she's "unfit" to host.

Mayim, 46, hosted Jeopardy! this week, returning after Ken Jennings' three weeks at the helm and announcement he'd be out for "months."

Ken earlier wrote on Twitter: "I'm handing the keys back to the talented actor-producer-writer-director (!) Mayim Bialik for a few months. We are lucky to have her! Thanks for watching, and I'll be back before the end of the season.”

The permanent hosting slot will be decided by the end of Season 38 in July.

But after May 13th's game and what some called a "painful" week for Mayim, many minds are made up.

During the regular Jeopardy round tonight, a category was, interestingly enough "Red (Taylor's Version)."

It did not have to do with singer Taylor Swift or her re-releases, but one clue did have many seeing red.

It read: "Taylor Momsen played Cindy Lou Who in this 2000 film that probably watch in December."

Center podium's Marie Shaprio calmly buzzed in with "What is: The Grinch?" which Mayim deemed correct.

Fans noted, however, that the clue was referring to 2000's "How The Grinch Stole Christmas."

A movie titled just "The Grinch" came out in 2018 and the actor from the clue wasn't in it.

'HOW COULD SHE ACCEPT THAT?'

Dozens couldn't believe that Mayim "gave" the contestant the $400 question despite the "vague" answer.

"Um it's definitely Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas. #jeopardy y'all wrong," one Twitter user wrote.

"They so gave Marie 'The Grinch' #bemorespecific," wrote another.

"The answer of 'The Grinch' under 'Taylor’s Version' was technically incorrect," began a third. "That 2000 film was 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas.'  What she gave was the title for the animated 2018 film."

"@Jeopardy Taylor Momsen was in 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' not 'The Grinch,'" corrected yet another.

A fifth user wrote: "Excuse me judges, but 'The Grinch' was made in 2018," before noting like some others: "How can we accept partial answers?!"

ROUGH WEEK ACROSS THE BOARD

Meanwhile at least three games this week had Double Jeopardy clues left on the board as time ran out.

A fan wrote on Twitter tonight: "I like Mayim Bialik but she’s gotta pick up the pace on Jeopardy. That’s multiple shows now where they’ve run out of time with clues left on the board."

Another surmised, "Let's get @KenJennings to be the full time host of @Jeopardy! Mayim just doesn't create a good flow from question to question. Nothing against her, Ken is just soo much better!"

"The pause between the contestant's answer & Bialik's 'That is correct' slows the pace & knocks off the cadence," bashed one more, calling it "annoying as hell."

During Canadian tutor and fan-favorite Mattea Roach's recent 23-game tear, nearly all under Ken, games rarely - if ever - had clues left.

A final user plainly tweeted tonight: "She’s not the right host for #jeopardy."

'KEN HE COME BACK?'

Mayim has also had a few Q&A banter blunders with contestants this week - on Tuesday, a contestant explained that they helped implement a new way for kids to be tested for autism with saliva instead of a prick of blood.

Mayim, who is a neuroscientist, replied to the contestant's earnest research story with a joke: "Glad to hear spitting in a tube went better than taking blood," the host bluntly said.

Last night, during the same round - one said he was in a “fancy sports league” and Mayim curtly responded: "That’s so thrilling,” and moved on.

Mayim had another joke that flatlined before Ken returned for his recent stretch - she told a doctor he was "just an anesthesiologist, not a surgeon."

Ken and the Big Bang Theory actress started filling in for the legendary Alex Trebek after his tragic passing and a fleet of Season 37 celebrity guest hosts.

The show's ratings nearly doubled to 9.7M viewers when Ken, 47, made his first appearance and also hosted through contestant Amy Schneider's two-month winning streak.

When Mayim took over her hosting duties the headcount dropped to 5.9 million viewers.

Even the most recent streak-holder Mattea - now the show's fifth longest-consecutive winner ever - stated after her run she wanted Ken to take over.

"As a contestant, there is something really special about being on stage with the greatest player of all time," the 23-year-old told Vulture about the respected figure who seems generally more clued in to the game, its pace and its nuances.

Tonight, Ryan Long, who provided an Arnold Schwarzenegger impression during the Q&A round, strongarmed previous 2-day winner Daniel to a win with $18,800.

He will return Monday, as will Mayim.