‘Wheel Of Fortune’ With New Host Ryan Seacrest Delivered Best Premiere-Month Audience In Three Years

Wheel of Fortune fans are definitely into the new emcee: The 42nd season of Wheel of Fortune with Ryan Seacrest averaged its best premiere month audience in three years, making it the No. 1 series on TV, according to Nielsen results from Sony Pictures TV.

The premiere month (September 9-October 6) reached 40 million total viewers, and viewership grew by 12% versus last season’s premiere month.

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As the No. 1 entertainment program across TV, Wheel of Fortune is averaging 7.99M total viewers STD, beating every series in primetime during the month of September across broadcast, cable and syndication. WoF is also up 3% in the adults 25-54 demo in the first month of Season 42 versus the first month of last season.

WoF is in its 42nd season in syndication, with Seacrest as host alongside Vanna White. The show is produced by Sony Pictures Television, a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, and executive produced by Bellamie Blackstone.

It is distributed domestically by CBS Media Ventures and internationally by Paramount Global Content.

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