‘Wheel Of Fortune’ Could Ryan Seacrest Be Out And Vanna White In?

Wheel of Fortune ratings are down as of late. An insider to the show recently disclosed that if things don’t get better for the show Ryan Seacrest may be exiting and Vanna White would be replacing him. If Season ratings do not increase Ryan Seacrest will be getting axed. So what is going on?

A Shakey Debut

Pat Sajak recently retired following his forty-year career. Pat Sajak was the long-time host of Wheel of Fortune and was replaced by Ryan Seacrest. The new season of the show began earlier this month and Seacrest has struggled to find his footing since then. Seacrest hasn’t been well received and ratings are down for the show. Fans were upset with Seacrest for not paying homage to his predecessor during his first episode. Producers have stated that if ratings do not improve they would bring in Vanna White to replace him.

One insider said “this is a very stressful time for Ryan. He’s in the seat now. Ryan’s trying to sugarcoat this and say it’s good news, that the only way is up since Pat’s ratings are down. But the bosses are worried it’s a free-fall that might not be automatically reversible just by hiring a new host”. Sounds like Ryan has found himself in the hot seat.
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Ryan Seacrest Faces Many Challenges

Ryan Seacrest took over Wheel of Fortune when the ratings were at 4.62 household rating. Which is a 57 percent increase from the premiere of its last season. However, sources claim that the ratings have drastically declined since then. Seacrest secured a $28 million-per-year contract to host Wheel of Fortune.

A source stated that “the stakes are very high and Ryan’s under enormous pressure to deliver on the massive salary they’re paying him, not to mention the huge money they invested in giving Vanna her raise. If the ratings don’t come back up, Ryan knows he’ll be the scapegoat, so it’s incredibly stressful.” Ryan will have to take the pressure and turn it into productive ratings.

The source also stated that if Ryan was axed from the show Vanna would be his replacement. “Vanna’s in the catbird seat. She can just stand back and see how Ryan gets on. Even if that’s not her intention, she can certainly be the one to benefit from this in a big way because she’d be the next obvious replacement. Everyone knows there’s no one the fans would rather see take over from Ryan — she’d be a slam dunk!” Vanna has worked hard for Wheel of Fortune for a long time and she would be a fan favorite to take over the host position.

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