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Wheel of Fortune

1983 · 44 seasons · 25m per episode · Family, Reality

This game show sees contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel.

Where to watch Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of Fortune is streaming in the US on Hulu and Peacock Premium.

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Seasons

• Season 1 — 195 episodes (September 19, 1983)
• Season 2 — 195 episodes (September 10, 1984)
• Season 3 — 195 episodes (September 9, 1985)
• Season 4 — 195 episodes (September 8, 1986)
• Season 5 — 3 episodes
• Season 9 — 25 episodes
• Season 12 — 8 episodes (September 5, 1994)
• Season 14 — 6 episodes (June 30, 1989)
• Season 15 — 11 episodes
• Season 16 — 2 episodes
• Season 20 — 10 episodes (September 2, 2002)
• Season 21 — 7 episodes (September 8, 2003)
• Season 22 — 130 episodes (September 6, 2004)
• Season 23 — 105 episodes (September 12, 2005)
• Season 24 — 16 episodes (September 11, 2006)
• Season 25 — 195 episodes (September 10, 2007)
• Season 27 — 25 episodes (September 14, 2009)
• Season 30 — 1 episode
• Season 32 — 100 episodes (September 15, 2014)
• Season 33 — 90 episodes (September 14, 2015)
• Season 34 — 75 episodes (September 12, 2016)
• Season 35 — 1 episode
• Season 36 — 3 episodes
• Season 37 — 43 episodes (September 9, 2019)
• Season 38 — 155 episodes (September 14, 2020)
• Season 39 — 210 episodes (September 13, 2021)
• Season 40 — 195 episodes (September 12, 2022)
• Season 41 — 195 episodes (September 11, 2023)
• Season 42 — 194 episodes (September 9, 2024)
• Season 43 — 195 episodes (September 8, 2025)
• Season 44 — 15 episodes (September 14, 2026)

Details

Created by

Merv Griffin

First aired

September 19, 1983

Episodes

2795

Genres

Family, Reality

Network

NBC and Syndication

Status

Returning Series

TMDB score

6.9 / 10 from 82 votes