when was the first wheel of fortune aired
Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show) Wheel originally aired as a daytime series on NBC from January 6, 1975, to June 30, 1989. After some changes were made to its format, the daytime series moved to CBS from July 17, 1989, to January 11, 1991. It then returned to NBC from January 14, 1991, until it was cancelled on September 20, 1991. The popularity of the daytime series led to a nightly syndicated edition being developed, which premiered on September 19, 1983, and has aired continuously since.
Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show) Wheel of Fortune ranks as the longest-running syndicated game show in the United States, with over 6,000 episodes aired. TV Guide named it the "top-rated syndicated series" in a 2008 article,[3] and in 2013, the magazine ranked it at No.Â 2 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.[4] The program has also come to gain a worldwide following with sixty international adaptations. The syndicated series' 36th season premiered on September 10, 2018.[5]