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As Ryan Seacrest kicked off his big debut on “Wheel of Fortune,” Monday night, he left out the longtime host, Pat Sajak’s, name in his introduction.

Although Seacrest, 49, recognized he had stepped into a major role, he did not mention Sajak’s name when he opened the show. 

“And now together for the first time, here are the stars of our show, Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White!” announcer Jim Thornton said during the show’s opener. 

‘WHEEL OF FORTUNE’ HOST RYAN SEACREST SHARES ‘WILD’ FIRST DAY ON SET: ‘MY HEART’S POUNDING’

After Seacrest and co-host Vanna White were introduced, the new “Wheel of Fortune” host shared his sentiments during his debut.

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“I am your host, Ryan Seacrest. I still can’t believe my luck of being here…

PAT Sajak has shared one last goodbye as he prepares to officially pass the Wheel of Fortune hosting baton to Ryan Seacrest.

Pat, 77, penned a message on X today ahead of the last night of summer reruns, and as Ryan, 49, becomes the new host of the main show.

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Pat, who retired from Wheel of Fortune in June, shared his thoughts on officially being done hosting.

Tonight marks the last evening he’ll be on TV as host in the form of summer reruns.

“This is the last night of summer reruns, although having cable and…

When most people take on a new job, they don’t need to worry about millions of people’s eyeballs watching from the first day onward, but such is life for new Wheel of Fortune host Ryan Seacrest, who is taking over for the retired icon Pat Sajak when the new season hits the upcoming Fall TV schedule. It’s been a long time coming, but his debut is fast approaching, and he’s opened up about his excitement and the slice of wisdom he immediately received from Sajak and Vanna White.

Seacrest appeared on Good Morning America opposite White, who’d previously talked about being nervous to have a new co-host after 40+ years, and addressed that even though he’s got the moves down and has started filming, the sense of glee has yet to fade. In his words:

Serena Williams joined her sister, Venus, and Quinta Brunson in calling out Pat McAfee for his comments about WNBA star Caitlin Clark earlier this year at the 2024 ESPY Awards. The trio also took shots at Harrison Butker.

Onstage at the ESPYs show, host Serena shared the stage with Venus and Quinta for a segment celebrating this year’s rise in popularity of female sports, thanks in part to Clark, who was the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft in April after rising to stardom while playing for the University of Iowa.

The trio of women reviewed a list of terms that are acceptable when referring to female athletes, among them being “athlete,” “champion” and “dumbass” (because, as Brunson noted, all athletes are sometimes dumbasses).

“Just…