Wheel of Fortune

Creato da: Merv Griffin |
Genere: Famiglia | Reality |
http://www.wheeloffortune.com/
Numero di stagioni: 43
Numero di episodi: 2490
Data prima messa in onda: 1983-09-19
Data ultima messa in onda: 2025-09-26

Approfondimenti

Until Season 39, Pat would give the wheel a final spin. Now the contestant whose turn it is does so.	D
Starting in the 28th season, the $25,000 minimum cash amount in the bonus round has been discontinue [...]	D
At first this nighttime edition had a small clearance, only reaching 59 markets, but the show caught [...]	D
Originally, contestants who won rounds used their cash in the shopping round to buy prizes. That was [...]	D
Originally, all contestants played just for one show. Starting with Season 7 in 1989, the returning [...]	D
Since Season 12 each season featured a new opening sequence.	D
The category "Before and After" was introduced in 1989.	D
As a child, Merv Griffin played Hangman with his sister Barbara in the backseat during long family c [...]	D
On November 1st 2010, announcer Charlie O'Donnell died. Johnny Gilbert filled in for 2 weeks of show [...]	D
Although Vanna White has been on the show regularly as the letter turning hostess, she did not host [...]	D
Vanna White has never repeated a dress, totaling over 6,500 as of 2018.	D
This nighttime edition was so popular and such a ratings machine that it caused the cancellations of [...]	D
On September 8th 2003, after twenty years with basically the same set design and gold and green colo [...]	D
In an interview, Vanna White was asked how she got the job. She says that she was one of roughly 200 [...]	D
Starting in the 37th season, the third toss up round became a triple toss up round. There would be 3 [...]	D
During season 28, Charlie O'Donnell's remaining shows following his death have been dubbed over at t [...]	D
Harry Friedman received a call from Alan Levine, the CEO of Sony Pictures and an old friend, who ask [...]	D
In honor of the 40th anniversary, the first week of the season was XL Week and throughout the season [...]	D
With a higher prize budget, this nighttime edition features a sparkly silver $5000 wedge placed on t [...]	D
Originally in the Bonus Round, contestants chose to play one final puzzle for a grand prize they sel [...]	D
In early 1990, this became the first game show to be closed-captioned.	D
As of 2019, the show tapes four days per month, six shows per day.	D
Over the summer of 1988, announcer Jack Clark died. Before his death, he requested that Charlie O'Do [...]	D
In the early 2000s, when game shows like "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" were so popular that other [...]	D
Initially, here and on the daytime edition, the category "Person" could be a proper name or just a g [...]	D
The show used red, yellow, and blue backdrops starting with sunburst ones from 1983 until 1989. Star [...]	D
As of season 39, the Free Play wedge was retired and replaced with a yellow $850 wedge. This is firs [...]	D
At the end of Season 36, the half car wedges on the wheel, which the player could win a car if they [...]	D
Bad final spins, where Pat gives the wheel a final spin and lands on a Bankrupt, Lose-A-Turn or a pr [...]	D
The first letter Vanna White ever turned on the show was a "T".	D
NBC, former co-owners of the show with Merv Griffin Enterprises, sold their rights to the syndicated [...]	D
When first working on the show, producer Harry Friedman was not pleased with the fact that it took n [...]	D
Starting in the 31st season, the Jackpot round was discontinued and during the 3rd round, a new "Exp [...]	D
Until 1997, the wheel would spin automatically during the opening and closing credits.	D
Upon the move to CBS Televison City in 1989, the sound effects were updated. The wrong-letter buzz, [...]	D
The 1983-1989 theme was written by Merv Griffin and was titled "Changing Keys". The 1989-1992 theme [...]	D
Since Pat Sajak began hosting, he has almost never missed an episode, only trading places with Alex [...]	D
Starting in the 27th season, the Free Spin disk has been discontinued in favor of a new "Free Play" [...]	D
For Season 12, their 6th year recording at CBS Television City, the puzzleboard had its light border [...]	D
The puzzle board, one of the concepts of "Wheel of Fortune", was devised from the popular game "Hang [...]	D
From 1983 to 1989, the show was taped at NBC. In 1989, they moved to CBS Television City. Then in 19 [...]	D
After Merv Griffin stepped down as exective producer in 2000, the show received a new theme song cal [...]	D
Pat Sajak and Vanna White tape a whole season in less than 40 days including road trips, promotions, [...]	D
As of 2019, it is estimated Vanna White has cumulatively walked more than 2,000 miles on the stage r [...]	D

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Stagioni

N		Titolo	Soggetto	Data della prima messa in onda	Numero di episodi
0		Speciali			13	D
1		Stagione 1		1983	195	D
2		Stagione 2		1984	195	D
3		Stagione 3		1985	195	D
4		Stagione 4		1986	195	D
5		Stagione 5			3	D
6		Stagione 6			0	D
7		Stagione 7			0	D
8		Stagione 8			0	D
9		Stagione 9			25	D
10		Stagione 10			0	D
11		Stagione 11			0	D
12		Stagione 12		1994	8	D
13		Stagione 13			0	D
14		Stagione 14		1989	6	D
15		Stagione 15			11	D
16		Stagione 16			0	D
17		Stagione 17			0	D
18		Stagione 18			0	D
19		Stagione 19			0	D
20		Stagione 20		2002	10	D
21		Stagione 21		2003	7	D
22		Stagione 22		2004	130	D
23		Stagione 23		2005	105	D
24		Stagione 24		2006	16	D
25		Stagione 25		2007	195	D
26		Stagione 26			0	D
27		Stagione 27		2009	25	D
28		Stagione 28			0	D
29		Stagione 29			0	D
30		Stagione 30			1	D
31		Stagione 31			0	D
32		Stagione 32		2014	100	D
33		Stagione 33		2015	90	D
34		Stagione 34		2016	75	D
35		Stagione 35			0	D
36		Stagione 36			3	D
37		Stagione 37		2019	38	D
38		Stagione 38		2020	155	D
39		Stagione 39		2021	210	D
40		Stagione 40		2022	195	D
41		Stagione 41		2023	94	D
42		Stagione 42		2024	193	D
43		Stagione 43		2025	20	D

Cast

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