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Coming off the seasoned heels of the beloved Pat Sajak, host extraordinaire Ryan Seacrest has officially clocked in for his newest gig, Wheel of Fortune.

On Monday September 9, Seacrest made his awaited debut and fans did not hesitate to take to social media to share their opinions of the game show’s new host.

“Seems like Ryan was trained very well for this. He’s doing a great job,” noted one fan on X (formerly known as Twitter). “I figured Ryan would be pretty decent. So far, so good,” another agreed.

Seacrest initially took to Instagram in June of 2023 to share with fans that he will take over Wheel of Fortune by posting a picture of the iconic wheel with the following post, “I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the…

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Trisha Goddard was the latest guest presenter to take the reins on Good Morning Britain. Many of the usual hosts — including TV favourite Susanna Reid — are on holiday over the summer so we guest presenters are stepping into their roles across all of the daytime schedule.

With a wealth of TV experience, Goddard is best known for her talk show Trisha which aired from 1998 until 2010. Now the presenter joined forces with Richard Madeley on Tuesday to host the ITV breakfast show, dividing viewers watching at home.

Some viewers said it was great to see the “terrific” presenter on the show while others complained they were “switching off” from watching. Making the presenter comfortable, Madeley gave Goddard a warm welcome when she joined him on the breakfast show.

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Pat Sajak’s final episode as “Wheel of Fortune” host drew the game show’s largest audience in four years.

The episode, which aired on Friday, June 7, scored 11.03 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That marks the show’s highest viewership in 1,072 episodes since April 29, 2020.

Also scoring a 6.22 household rating, Sajak’s farewell program ranked as the most-watched telecast for the week in both measurements, among household rating and total viewership when compared to all other broadcast, cable and syndicated programming, excluding sports.

The beloved host’s departure also boosted the game…