00:00Wheel of Fortune has named its new host.
00:03Ryan Seacrest has been announced as the new host of the popular game show,
00:07replacing longtime host Pat Sajak for the 2024-2025 season.
00:13Sajak announced his retirement as host on June 12th, saying that the time has come.
00:18I've decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last.
00:22It's been a wonderful ride.
00:24The longtime American Idol host will take the reins of one of the most popular shows in syndication,
00:29Wheel of Fortune averaged about 9 million daily viewers in the 2022-2023 season.
00:35Co-host Vanna White, meanwhile, has a year remaining on her current contract.
00:39Seacrest called it a full-circle moment for his hosting career and said in a statement,
00:44I'm truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak.
00:48I can say, along with the rest of America, that it's been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat
00:52and Vanna on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years, making us smile every
00:58night and feel right at home with them.
01:00Sajak and White have hosted the syndicated Wheel of Fortune since its debut in 1983.
01:05He's also hosted a daytime version of the game show on NBC from 1981 through 1989.
01:11Sajak and White also host ABC's Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, whose fourth season is slated for the fall.
01:18Seacrest earlier this year wrapped up a six-year run as co-host of the daytime talk show Live with Kelly
01:23and Ryan. In addition to American Idol, he hosts and executive produces ABC's annual New Year's
01:28Rock and Eve special and iHeart Media syndicated radio shows on air with Ryan Seacrest and American
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