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Wheel of Fortune

★ 6.7 4K votes 1983–present 44 seasons · 8392 episodes Returning Series Syndication
Game & quiz showGames, quizzes and the hosts who run them.This show: 10/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 9/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 9/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10
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Starring
M.G. Kelly
Written by
Merv Griffin
Starring
M.G. Kelly
Written by
Merv Griffin

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About

"Comfort-food game show that's outlasted generations"

A syndicated staple where contestants spin a giant wheel to earn cash and prizes, then guess phrases letter by letter, hangman-style. There's no deep strategy to follow and nothing to binge-study; it's comfort viewing you can drop into mid-episode and still enjoy. The pace is brisk, the puzzles range from easy to genuinely tricky, and the appeal is really the rhythm: spin, guess, banter, repeat. It rewards casual attention more than intense focus, and its longevity comes from being reliably pleasant rather than dramatic or surprising.

Watch it for

the low-stakes puzzle-solving fun you can enjoy without ever having seen an episode before.

Maybe skip if

you want narrative stakes, suspense, or anything beyond simple word-guessing fun.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

Showing the latest 500 of 8,392 episodes.

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Season 412023
9.32275
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Season 422024
6.2181952h 30m
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Season 432025
8.42119565h 30m
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Season 44
—03517h 30m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Vanna White Self - Hostess, Self - Co-Host, Self - Host
Pat Sajak Self - Host, Self, Self - Contestant
Charlie O'Donnell Self - Announcer, Self - Guest Announcer
Jim Thornton Self - Announcer, Self - Guest Announcer, Self - Announcer & Host
Jack Clark Self - Announcer
Ryan Seacrest Self - Host
Maggie Sajak Self, Self - Social Media Correspondent, Self - Correspondent
M.G. Kelly Interim Announcer, Self - Interim Announcer
Mickey Mouse Self, Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse - Co-Host
Jimmy McGuire Self - Interim Announcer, Self - Stage Manager

Crew

Merv Griffin

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