Change in Hosts Propels ‘Wheel of Fortune’ to Big Premiere Week Ratings
Ryan Seacrest took over the long-running syndicated game show after Pat Sajak’s retirement.
Ryan Seacrest (left) hosts ‘Wheel of Fortune.’ Eric McCandless/Sony Pictures Television
Ryan Seacrest‘s first week as host of Wheel of Fortune pulled in a lot of curious viewers — who then seemed to stick around past his debut episode.
Seacrest took over as host of the syndicated game show following Pat Sajak’s retirement at the end of the 2023-24 season after four decades fronting the show. (Sajak will continue hosting ABC’s primetime Celebrity Wheel of Fortune for the 2024-25 season.)
The first week of shows averaged 8.31 million viewers, a 21 percent gain over premiere week in September 2023. The four installments after the season premiere averaged just under 8 million viewers, still well ahead of the 6.87 million for last year’s opening week.
Household ratings (still a key ratings measure for syndicated programming) also rose by 21 percent year-to-year, and all key demographics improved by 10 percent or more.
Sajak announced his retirement from the syndicated Wheel before the start of the 2023-24 season. Seacrest’s hiring came a couple of weeks later, and co-host Vanna White later extended her contract through 2025-26.
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