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‘Wheel of Fortune’ Ends First Season Under New Host Ryan Seacrest With Ratings Bump (EXCLUSIVE)
'Wheel of Fortune' ends its first season under new host Ryan Seacrest with a ratings bump.
According to series distributor CBS Media Ventures, the syndicated gamer– which just aired its final batch of new episodes for the 2024-2025 TV season — was up year-to-year in both households and total viewers. Per the story, he went through “Wheel’s” more than 8,000-episode archive, watching hundreds of shows and cherry-picking moments from each decade to learn the nuances of the game. Sony and CBS continue to battle over their longstanding partnership on both “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel.” For decades, Sony produced the series (having acquired original producer Merv Griffin’s production company) while CBS was the syndication distributor (having acquired original distribber King World).
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