ABC Spins "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune", Orders Primetime Series Hosted by Pat Sajak & Vanna White
by Peter White
November 9, 2020


"Wheel of Fortune" is getting a celebrity series for the first time at ABC. The network has ordered a series of "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune", which will see the long-running game show make its primetime debut.

The spin-off will be hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White and will see celebrity contestants come spin the wheel and solve word puzzles for a chance to win up to $1M with all of the prize money going to a charity of their choice.

https://deadline.com/2020/11/abc-celebrity-wheel-of-fortune-series-order-1234611597/

I knew ABC would become game show king because with the success of the To Tell The Truth revival Celebrity Family Feud Holey Moley Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's revival with Jimmy Kimmel Press Your Luck Card Sharks Supermarket Sweep and now Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune will join the ABC game show family and I can sure tell you that when it debuts it will be a huge hit. What I find surprising is that Pat Sajak and Vanna White will also be hosting it rather than someone different because it's always so cool to see familiar faces in game shows. As for celebrity players I would imagine that stars from mostly ABC sitcoms will play. But Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune will be lots of fun when it debuts
Bestie

Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune will make it's debut January 7th according to the very first preview that aired during yesterday's Supermarket Sweep episode but it doesn't mention what celebrities will be playing
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It's been a long time since I watched WOF regularly. Do they still let the celebrities keep non-cash prizes? I remember Bill Walton choosing to solve a puzzle when he was holding a trip but no money, which led to a disgusted comment from Dick Butkus. :lol:

Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune has moved it's debut air date to January 8th and will premiere before the debut of the new game show The Hustler with Craig Ferguson. Other facts I learned about Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune is that it will be an eight week series and have a total of 24 celebrity contestants playing. It is also part of ABC's new Winter Fun And Games Lineup too
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Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune has moved it's debut air date to January 8th and will premiere before the debut of the new game show The Hustler with Craig Ferguson. Other facts I learned about Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune is that it will be an eight week series and have a total of 24 celebrity contestants playing. It is also part of ABC's new Winter Fun And Games Lineup too
BestieABC is not sending Celebrity Wheel of Fortune to Fridays, which is what a January 8 move would do. The premiere remains on January 7. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune will lead off the night at 8/7 and The Hustler will close it out at 10/9. ABC's version of The Chase with the Jeopardy! goats will air between them at 9/8.

"Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" Contestant Lineup
by Michael Ausiello
December 14, 2020


ABC on Monday unveiled the contestant list for "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune", which premieres Thursday, Jan. 7 at 8/7c.



Leslie Jones (Supermarket Sweep, SNL)
Tony Hawk (Pro Skateboarder)
Rob Riggle (SNL, Holey Moley)
Joe Tessitore (ESPN Sportscaster)
Jeannie Mai (The Real)
Rachael Leigh Cook (Perception)
Kevin Nealon (SNL, Weeds, Man with a Plan)
Sherri Shepherd (The View, Newlywed Game)
Chandra Wilson (Grey's Anatomy)
Maria Menounos (Today, Access Hollywood)
Constance Zimmer (UnREAL)
Yvette Nicole Brown (Community)
Patton Oswalt (The King of Queens, A.P. Bio)
Jennie Garth (Beverly Hills, 90210)
Chrissy Metz (This Is Us)
Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives)
Karamo Brown (Queer Eye)
Drew Carey (The Price is Right)
Alfonso Ribeiro (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, AFHV)
Robert Herjavec (Shark Tank)
Chris Harrison (The Bachelor Franchise)
Joel McHale (Community, Card Sharks)
Paul Reubens (Pee Wee's Playhouse)
Nicole Byer (Nailed It!)

https://tvline.com/2020/12/14/celebrity-wheel-of-fortune-cast-contestants-list-video/

Hey there JamesG looks like you beat me to it first. I did spot Leslie Jones in the preview for Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune while watching Supermarket Sweep on Youtube this morning and was gonna write about it but I see you knew about it already. The preview shows Leslie holding the Million Dollar wedge and it tells me that she will try to win a million dollars in the first episode. And you say that Chris Harrison will also be playing on Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune as well as Alfonso Ribeiro? That will be so exciting and I might try to see their episode when it airs on Youtube just to see my two crushes play Wheel Of Fortune. Other than those four celebrities playing the rest of the celebrity lineup for Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune is fantastic. Maybe if this is successful Wheel Of Fortune might bring back Celebrity Weeks to syndication as well
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Pat Sajak: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune will look "more prime-timey," but will mostly be the same (https://ew.com/tv/celebrity-wheel-of-fortune-preview-pat-sajak/)

Why did it take until tonight for Wheel of Fortune to have a celebrity version? "Part of it is, we've always been careful about not getting the show overexposed," Sajak says of tonight's primetime premiere on ABC. "We've been on a very long time, and I don't know how much Wheel is too much, but you don't want to water the product down too much. And this seemed like the time to do it because of what's going on in the world. Wheel of Fortune is kind of a sign of normalcy for people; they were very glad to have us back on the air. So this seemed like a good time to expand into prime time a little bit, at least one time, and extend that normalcy. And also, the networks frankly need programming. A lot of stuff can't shoot the way (we) do, so the timing worked out. It was good for everybody."

I didn't think Leslie Jones could be more annoying here than hosting Supermarket Sweep. I was wrong. ohno:

How did Leslie Jones do at Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune? Did she win the bonus round and was she a great player?
Bestie

View Complete List of "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" Season 2 Contestants
by Michael Ausiello
August 26, 2021


Hosted once again by Pat Sajak and Vanna White, "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" returns Sunday, Sept. 26 at 8 pm.



Jason Alexander (Seinfeld)
Tatyana Ali (The Fresh Prince)
Anthony Anderson (black-ish, To Tell the Truth)
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Cheryl Burke (Dancing with the Stars)
Brooke Burns (The Chase)
Mario Cantone
Lacey Chabert (Party of Five, Hallmark Channel)
Laverne Cox (Orange is the New Black)
Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives)
Joey Fatone (NSYNC)
Vivica A. Fox
Jeff Garlin (The Goldbergs)
Anthony Michael Hall
Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch)
John Michael Higgins (Saved by the Bell)
Vanilla Ice
Tara Lipinski
Loni Love
Von Miller
Michael Mizanin aka 'The Miz'
Wanya Morris (Boyz II Men)
Jason Mraz
Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense)
Donny Osmond
James Pickens Jr. (Grey's Anatomy)
Caroline Rhea (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch)
Andy Richter (Conan)
Amber Riley (Glee)
Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills, 90210)
Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men)
Curtis Stone
Jodie Sweetin (Full House)
Raven-Symoné (That's So Raven)
Karl-Anthony Towns
Michelle Trachtenberg (Gossip Girl)
Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
Johnny Weir
Ali Wentworth

https://tvline.com/2021/08/26/celebrity-wheel-of-fortune-season-2-contestants-list/

John Michael Higgins as a contestant will be fun. Overall it seems like a better class of celebrities this season. Tara Lipinski, Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, Haley Joel Osment, and Brooke Burns, and Jason Alexander will also be interesting. I am glad Leslie Jones and the men from Holey Moley are not coming back, they were really annoying.

Brooke Burns is gonna be a contestant on Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune this season? Why would they choose her to compete on Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune because she isn't linked to an ABC show? I would've replaced Brooke Burns with Sara Haines or Mark Labbett because they are the stars of The Chase. Although Brooke Burns is wonderful I think this appearance is her ticket to have ABC make her the host of a new game show. It will be fun to see how Brooke Burns can show her Wheel Of Fortune talent. Now that's one episode i'll see on Youtube. Also I'm surprised that Tatyana Ali is gonna compete too because I think she'll do awesome
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Jeff Garlin was the most irritating contestant they have had this season. That's bad considering a dumb wrestler was in episode one. If ABC wanted someone from The Goldbergs they should have gotten Hayley Orrantia instead.

Jeff Garlin was the most irritating contestant they have had this season. That's bad considering a dumb wrestler was in episode one. If ABC wanted someone from The Goldbergs they should have gotten Hayley Orrantia instead.

The Miz isn’t dumb. Just because you don’t like wrestling you don’t have to knock everyone or everything about it.

Melissa Joan Hart becomes Celebrity Wheel of Fortune's first $1 million winner (https://people.com/tv/melissa-joan-hart-celebrity-wheel-of-fortune-first-million-dollar-winner)

The Sabrina the Teenage Witch alum last night won a grand total was $1,039,800 for her charity of choice, the nonprofit Youth Villages.