Mayim Bialik ‘unlikely’ to return to ‘Jeopardy!’ this year: report

She might be watching from her couch this year.

Mayim Bialik, 47, is “unlikely” to return to “Jeopardy!” as a host this upcoming Season 40, according to a new report, and her absence may even extend into the rest of the year.

“Mayim is choosing to stand with the actors like she did the writers and won’t cross the picket lines,” an unidentified source told the Messenger. “She hopes to return to ‘Jeopardy!’ as soon as the strike has been resolved.” 

The insider continued, “She wasn’t fired. She’s choosing to stand with her union, and because of that, she was told it is unlikely she will return for the rest of the year, even if the strike is resolved before then.”

The Post reached out to representatives for Bialik and “Jeopardy!” for comment.

The new season of the game show is slated to return on Sept. 11 on ABC.

The news may not come as a surprise, as Bialik herself is a member of the striking actors’ union, SAG-AFTRA.

She even exited “Jeopardy!” in its final week of filming Season 39 in solidarity with the writers, who are also on strike, leaving Ken Jennings, 49, to take over, The Post confirmed in the spring.

Bialik has already stepped away from hosting the upcoming season of “Celebrity Jeopardy!,” which is set to air on Sept. 27, to avoid crossing the picket line.

The A-list version of the game show premiered last September on ABC, and featured Bialik as its sole host, along with contestants such as “Crazy Rich Asians” actress Constance Wu, “Juno” star Michael Cera, and Wil Wheaton, who appeared on Bialik’s sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.”

And, if Bialik does not return for the upcoming season of “Jeopardy!,” that won’t be the only change that the program is set to undergo.

Earlier this month, showrunner Michael Davies appeared on the “Inside Jeopardy!” podcast, in which he revealed that the long-running quiz show would be using recycled material during Season 40.

Davies explained that it “wouldn’t be fair to have new contestants making their first appearance” on the show with material that isn’t original or that was written pre-strike.

“We’re going to open the season with a second-chance tournament for players from Season 37 who lost their initial game, and winners from that will advance to a Season 37 and Season 38 Champions Wildcard,” Davies detailed at the time.

He also announced a bump in prize money for the upcoming season, and that he “admires” and “misses” the show’s “beloved” writers.

The news earned a shady reaction from veteran champion James Holzhauer, who took to the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to express his thoughts.

“If you don’t have time to listen, here’s the executive summary of today’s announcement,” Holzhauer, 39,  wrote, sharing a link to the podcast episode.

“1:00-2:00: Jeopardy’s writers are invaluable and we couldn’t produce the show without them,” he continued. “2:00-15:00: Here is how we will produce the upcoming season without them.”