‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune‘ Draws Strong Ratings โขin Ryanโ Seacrest‘s Debut
The premiere of “Celebrity โWheel of fortune” with new host Ryan Seacrest on September 27, 2024, delivered the show’s best audience sinceโค December โ13, 2023, and secured its โฃposition โฃas the No. 1 program of the night โคin broadcast. The โคstrong debut signals โa positive start โฃfor Seacrest’s tenure and a strategic shift for the long-running game show.
The ratings boost comes as Seacrest fully takes the helm of “Wheel of Fortune” across all platforms. While Seacrest beganโข hosting the syndicated “Wheel of Fortune” in September 2024,ABC retained a season of Pat Sajak hosting the primetime “Celebrity Wheel of fortune,” โdelaying Seacrest’s takeover of theโ ABC run until now.The premiere also marks a new time slot for the show, airing Fridays at โข8 p.m. ET.
The September 27th episode averaged 3.55โข million total viewers, surpassingโ CBS’s “Big Brother” by 82% (1.95 million viewers). It โalso representedโข the best Friday โฃ8 p.m. performanceโ forโฃ ABCโค with entertainment programmingโฃ since an episode of “Jeopardy Masters” in May โค2024.
The premiere โfeatured contestants Derek Hough,โค Bruno Tonioli,โข and Jennaโ Johnson from โ”dancing with the โStars.” Upcoming guests include Rettaโฃ (“Parks and Recreation”), Joey McIntyre of New Kids on โtheโฃ Block, and Oliver Hudson (“Happy Gilmore 2”) onโค October 3.
The syndicated “Wheel of Fortune” withโ Seacrest saw year-over-year increases for the 2024-2025 TVโ season, averaging 7.93 million viewers – a gain of 74,000โข viewers fromโ the previous โคyear. The game show also achievedโค a 4.6 householdโฃ rating, upโ 1% year-over-year.
Pat Sajak signed off from daytime “Wheel of Fortune” inโฃ Juneโ 2024 after over โ40 years, with his final appearance being on ABC’s primetime “Celebrity Wheel of โขFortune.” Daytime “Wheel of Fortune” is currently โขinโฃ its 42nd season in syndication and is produced by sony Pictures Television.