Wheel of Fortune: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Contestants guess hidden phrases by guessing letters one at a time. Contestants win money or prizes, as determined by a spin of the wheel, for each correct consonant they guess. But they have to pay to see what vowels are in a puzzle. The contestant that has amassed the most winnings at the end of a game goes on to play the bonus round, in which the player can win even more -- prizes frequently seen in the bonus round include automobiles, vacations and more cash.

Series details

• Title: Wheel of Fortune
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Family
• Premiere date: 1983-09-19
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 2199

Cast and credited roles

• Vanna White — Hostess
• Pat Sajak — Host
• Charlie O'Donnell — Announcer
• Jim Thornton — Announcer
• Jack Clark — Announcer
• Ryan Seacrest — Host
• M.G. Kelly — Announcer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-09-19; final listed air date 1984-06-29; episode order: 195.
• Season 2: premiered 1984-09-10; final listed air date 1985-06-21; episode order: 195.
• Season 3: premiered 1985-09-09; final listed air date 1986-06-20; episode order: 195.
• Season 4: premiered 1986-09-08; final listed air date 1987-06-19; episode order: 195.
• Season 5: premiered 1987-09-14; final listed air date 1988-06-24; episode order: 195.
• Season 6: premiered 1988-09-05; final listed air date 1989-06-16; episode order: 195.
• Season 7: premiered 1989-09-04; final listed air date 1990-06-15; episode order: 195.
• Season 8: premiered 1990-09-03; final listed air date 1991-06-14; episode order: 195.
• Season 9: premiered 1991-09-02; final listed air date 1992-06-12; episode order: 195.
• Season 10: premiered 1992-09-07; final listed air date 1993-06-11; episode order: 195.
• Season 11: premiered 1993-09-06; final listed air date 1994-06-17; episode order: 195.
• Season 12: premiered 1994-09-05; final listed air date 1995-06-23; episode order: 195.
• Season 13: premiered 1995-09-04; final listed air date 1996-07-19; episode order: 195.
• Season 14: premiered 1996-09-02; final listed air date 1997-06-13; episode order: 195.
• Season 15: premiered 1997-09-01; final listed air date 1998-06-12; episode order: 195.
• Season 16: premiered 1998-09-07; final listed air date 1999-06-04; episode order: 195.
• Season 17: premiered 1999-09-06; final listed air date 2000-06-02; episode order: 195.
• Season 18: premiered 2000-09-04; final listed air date 2001-06-01; episode order: 195.
• Season 19: premiered 2001-09-03; final listed air date 2002-05-31; episode order: 195.
• Season 20: premiered 2002-09-02; final listed air date 2003-05-30; episode order: 195.
• Season 21: premiered 2003-09-08; final listed air date 2004-06-04; episode order: 195.
• Season 22: premiered 2004-09-06; final listed air date 2005-06-03; episode order: 195.
• Season 23: premiered 2005-09-12; final listed air date 2006-06-09; episode order: 195.
• Season 24: premiered 2006-09-11; final listed air date 2007-06-08; episode order: 195.
• Season 25: premiered 2007-09-10; final listed air date 2008-06-06; episode order: 195.
• Season 26: premiered 2008-09-08; final listed air date 2009-07-17; episode order: 195.
• Season 27: premiered 2009-09-14; final listed air date 2010-06-11; episode order: 195.
• Season 28: premiered 2010-09-13; final listed air date 2011-06-10; episode order: 195.
• Season 29: premiered 2011-09-19; final listed air date 2012-06-15; episode order: 195.
• Season 30: premiered 2012-09-17; final listed air date 2013-06-14; episode order: 195.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wheel of Fortune on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.