The new host of “Wheel of Fortune” Ryan Seacrest brought a boost to the ratings for the popular game show, scoring the biggest audience the show’s had in years.
The season premiere on September 9 brought in more than 9.63 million viewers who tuned in to watch Seacrest host the show, the largest number of viewers for a season opener since 2015, which had 11 million people tune in, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The viewers appeared to stick around for the entire first week, with the radio personality behind the wheel earning an average of 8.31 million viewers, boosting the ratings 21 percent over the 6.87 million who tuned in for the week opener in September 2023.
Seacrest landed the top gig to host the syndicated show following Pat Sajak’s announcement in 2023 that he was leaving after hosting “Wheel” for more than 40 years, as previously reported.
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