Ryan Seacrest is replacing game show legend Pat Sajak as host of Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune Pat Sajak stood down in June after more than 40 years of hosting the beloved game show Wheel of Fortune Ryan Seacrest will make his debut alongside co-host Vanna White in September Wheel of Fortune
It will be his first at the helm after Sajak , 77, retired in June following a record-breaking 42-year run.
And show insiders say Ryan’s cockiness is really starting to come through as he swaggers about the set.
“Ryan is simply not doing the low-key version of the show that Pat did,” a longtime studio source said.
“He’s brought every bit of his ‘hype-beast’ morning radio and New Year’s Eve energy to the production of his first episodes.
“It’s a pretty big shift and an obvious grab for a younger generation of viewers than Pat had.
“Ryan just makes the whole Wheel experience feel hipper, faster and less sleepy than the version of the show that Pat did for all those years.”
He also tipped his hat to Pat’s co-host Vanna White , who he will be working alongside in his new role.
“Your partnership with Vanna has been nothing short of iconic, and together, you’ve created countless wonderful memories for viewers,” Ryan wrote on Instagram.
“You’ve set the standard for hosts everywhere, and this marks the end of an era.”
The start of the Ryan Seacrest era of Wheel of Fortune is due to start in mid-September.
The U.S. Sun’s source says fans will immediately be able to see the changes that Ryan is bringing to the show.
Wheel of Fortune Host Timeline
Although Pat and Vanna have been a staple on the game show for decades, there have been other hosts
Chuck Woolery was the host from 1975 to 1981
He co-hosted alongside Susan Stafford (1975 to 1982)
Vanna White then stepped in as hostess in 1982 and has been ever since
After a contract and salary dispute, the show got rid of Chuck and brought in Pat in 1982
Pat hosted with Susan for one season
He then left the game show in 1989 to host a late-night talk show for CBS
For five months, NFL player Rolf Benirschke took his place
In July 1989, Bob Goen hosted the show on CBS
He hosted for a year and a half until the show was canceled in 1991
The show was then moved to ABC with Pat and Vanna hosting for the foreseeable future
In 2023, Pat announced his retirement and Ryan Seacrest as quickly named as his replacement
“The game and rules are the same, and Ryan is good at putting the focus on that, but he’s also incredibly quick on his feet and, amazingly, is a master of memorization and doesn’t rely on the teleprompter remotely as much as Pat did,” the insider said.
“He’s totally capable of fun and uplifting improvisation, with the banter with the contestants.
“God knows how many old episodes of Wheel he watched, but he really prepared for this gig.
“But remember, Ryan has been training himself for these kinds of jobs since he was a teenager, and he has decades of experience interviewing regular people from his American Idol run.
“The choice of putting him on Wheel was an inspired one and the bosses at Sony TV are beyond excited to see the fan response to the updated show when they start rolling out the new episodes.”
Longtime American Idol host Ryan Seacrest is bringing a more hyped up style to Wheel, according to a source Getty Ryan Seacrest is expected to appeal to a younger generation of viewers than his predecessor, Pat Sajak Wheel of Fortune
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