Wheel of Fortune (1983)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Bob Goen
Pat Sajak
Self - Host
Chuck Woolery
Don Pardo
Vanna White
Self - Hostess
Don Morrow
Charlie O'Donnell
Self - Announcer
Johnny Jacobs
Jim Thornton
Self - Announcer
Tony Barber
Jack Clark
Self - Announcer
M.G. Kelly
Interim Announcer
Ricky Martinez
Props
Johnny Gilbert
Self - Guest Announcer
Heather Lynne Rasnick
Set Decoration
Brian Van Zandt
Props
Jeff Schwartz
Property Master
Rich Fields
Self - Guest Announcer
Merv Griffin
Writer
Jody Vaclav
Set Designer
Cliff York
Props
Shaun Page
Set Decoration
Heather DeCristo
Set Decoration
Chuck Kell
Key Grip
Brad Burgoon
Key Grip
Timothy Wolf
Grip
Jeremy Gomez
Grip
Doug Dubois
Security
Kelli Cardona
Post Production Supervisor
Tad Nelson
Security
Kelli Michna-Hyatt
Craft Service
Stacy Oki Skredsvig
Clearances Coordinator
Monique Diaz
Clearances Coordinator
Robert Ennis
Director
Brian McElroy
Gaffer
Greg Padilla
Best Boy Electric
Jeff Engel
Lighting Design
Rob Roman
Producer
Harry Friedman
Executive Producer
Amanda Stern
Producer
Steve Schwartz
Producer / Supervising Producer
Randy Berke
Producer / Line Producer
Karen Griffith
Supervising Producer / Producer
Bob Sofia
Coordinating Producer / Producer
Nancy Jones
Producer
Brooke Eaton
Producer
Renee Hoss-Johnson
Production Designer
Adam McKinney
Production Supervisor
Rachel Gerin
Production Coordinator
Sarah Simmons
Production Coordinator
Deborah Genovese
Production Coordinator
Jenny Kim
Production Coordinator
Sean Sasahara
Music Supervisor
John Hoke
Music
William Shandling
Himself
Christina Stenberg
Herself
Carolyn Benjamin Smith
Herself
Courtney Gibson
Herself
Doug Lardes
Himself
Katie Poland
Herself
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 19, 1983
StatusReturning Series
Seasons41
Episodes2279
Running Time25m
Content RatingTV-G
Filming LocationsThe Burbank Studios, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Wheel of Fortune (often known simply as Wheel) is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show has aired continuously since January 1975. It features a competition in which contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those in hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel. The current version of the series, which airs in nightly syndication, premiered on September 19, 1983. It stars Pat Sajak and Vanna White as hosts, who have hosted the nighttime version since its inception. The original version of Wheel was a network daytime series that ran on NBC from January 6, 1975, to June 30, 1989, and subsequently aired on CBS from July 17, 1989, to January 11, 1991; it returned to NBC on January 14, 1991, and was cancelled that year, ending on September 20, 1991. (The network daytime and syndicated nighttime versions aired concurrently from 1983 until the former's conclusion.)
The network version was originally hosted by Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford. Woolery left in 1981, and was replaced by Sajak. Sajak left the network version in January 1989 to host his own late-night talk show, while remaining as host of the nighttime Wheel. Sajak was replaced in the daytime by Rolf Benirschke, who was in turn replaced by Bob Goen when the network show moved to CBS. Goen remained as host for the second NBC run. Stafford left in 1982 and was replaced by White, who remained on the network show for the rest of its run. The show has also had four announcers in its history: Charlie O'Donnell, Jack Clark, M. G. Kelly, and Jim Thornton.
Two spin-off versions exist as well. The first was Wheel 2000, a version featuring child contestants which aired simultaneously on CBS and Game Show Network between 1997 and 1998. This version's hosts were David Sidoni and Tanika Ray, the latter in the role of a CGI hostess named "Cyber Lucy". The second, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, began airing on ABC on January 7, 2021, and features celebrities playing a modified version of the game with winnings donated to charity.
Wheel of Fortune ranks as the longest-running syndicated game show in the United States, with 7,000 episodes taped and aired as of May 10, 2019. TV Guide named it the "top-rated syndicated series" in a 2008 article, and in 2013, the magazine ranked it at No. 2 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever. The program has also come to gain a worldwide following with 60 international adaptations. The syndicated series' 41st season premiered on September 11, 2023. With the show's 36th season in 2018, Sajak became the longest-running host of any game show, surpassing Bob Barker, who hosted The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007.In June 2023, Sajak announced his retirement from the show after the 41st season beginning in September 2023, with Ryan Seacrest confirmed to replace him. It has been confirmed that Vanna White will remain on the show, despite Sajak's upcoming departure.