Ryan Seacrest Joins Vanna White on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Starting Monday, September 9

Ryan Seacrest Joins Vanna White on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Starting Monday, September 9

CULVER CITY, California — Something new is coming to “Wheel of Fortune” for its 42nd season: Ryan Seacrest.

You can see him on TV from Monday, September 9, together with Vanna White, who has been translating letters in the series since 1983.

Seacrest’s “twist” on taking over from longtime host Pat Sajak? Don’t mess with what’s worked for decades.

“I think just being there is so different, right? I mean, Pat and Vanna have been on screens and in people’s living rooms for so many years, which is a blessing,” Seacrest said. “And just walking out with Vanna is enough of a change for this show in the beginning. It’s working well. It’s not broken, so let’s not fix it.”

Ryan and Vanna are not strangers, they have known each other for 20 years.

“I think America will enjoy us being together,” White said. “And the game is still the game. Everybody’s playing the game.”

As for Seacrest’s learning curve, he said White taught him everything.

“Yeah! It started a year ago. She called me every morning. I said, ‘Vanna, I’m on the air!’ At 10:10 I can talk,” Seacrest laughed.

“He’s rehearsed for hours and hours and hours,” White said. “Such a professional. Really, I had nothing to do with it. He is who he is. He’s great.”

And Ryan was still practicing, during our interview. “George, this is the bonus round, R, S, T, L, N, E. Give me three consonants and a vowel. Okay, 10 seconds. Good luck. Here we go!”

The Wheel of Fortune has evolved over the years.

Ryan views the show this way:

“The world would be okay when you saw Pat and Vanna on stage. When ‘Wheel of Fortune’ came on and you heard the opening of the show, everything would be okay for at least a half hour,” Seacrest said. “And I still think the show does that and delivers. The show is fun. It’s about giving money and prizes to people, three different people, every night. And that’s what the promise of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ is.”

Wheel of Fortune airs on this ABC channel.

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