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"The prognosis is excellent and I expect to be
back in the studio taping more 'Jeopardy' programs very, very
soon," Trebek, seated in what appeared to be a living room, said
in the video.
The syndicated program "Jeopardy" is viewed by 23 million people
each week, making it the top-rated quiz show on U.S. television.
Trebek's medical leave of absence is not expected to affect the
broadcast schedule for the show, which is taped months in
advance. The only change will be to the program's College
Championship, which will air in April, the "Jeopardy" show said
in a statement. It had previously been set for broadcast in
February.
Trebek, 77, fell and hit his head in October, the "Jeopardy"
statement said, and was admitted on Dec. 15 to Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center in Los Angeles due to complications from the
fall. He underwent surgery to remove a subdural hematoma on Dec.
16 and spent Christmas at home with his family, the statement
said.
Trebek, who is from a nickel-mining town in Ontario, Canada,
suffered a heart attack in 2012 and was hospitalized for another
in 2007.
"Jeopardy" is produced by Sony Pictures Television Sony, a
division of Sony Corp, and distributed by a division of CBS
Corp.
(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Richard Borsuk)
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