‘Wheel of Fortune’: Pat Sajak to Retire as Host After Season 41

Wheel of Fortune gained’t look the equivalent after Season 41.

Pat Sajak, who has been web internet hosting the game current as a result of it premiered in 1983, has launched that the upcoming season may be his last. “Properly, the time has come. I’ve decided that our forty first season, which begins in September, may be my last,” he said in an announcement. “It’s been a fantastic journey, and I’ll have additional to say inside the coming months. Many due to you all. (If nothing else, it’ll maintain the clickbait web sites busy!)”

This data comes merely three days after Season 40 ended, on Friday, June 9 and ahead of a rerun airing in its regular time slot, following Jeopardy! Nonetheless, he gained’t be leaving Wheel of Fortune solely, with Sajak taking on the operate of information following his last episode on-air as host.

“As a result of the host of Wheel of Fortune, Pat has entertained hundreds and hundreds of viewers all through America for 40 fantastic years,” added Suzanne Prete, authorities VP recreation reveals at Sony Footage Television. “We’re extraordinarily grateful and proud to have had Pat as our host for all these years and we stay up for celebrating his wonderful occupation all by means of the upcoming season. Pat has agreed to proceed as a information on the current for 3 years following his last 12 months web internet hosting, so we’re thrilled to have him remaining close to the Wheel of Fortune family.”

Sajak’s exit shouldn’t be too surprising, as he did inform ET in September 2022, “Years go by fast. We’re getting near the tip. It’s been a protracted [time]. We’re not gonna do this for an extra 40 years. The tip is near. It’s an honor to have been in people’s dwelling rooms for that prolonged.”

Sajak and Vanna White moreover cohost Film star Wheel of Fortune, part of ABC’s primetime schedule (and part of the neighborhood’s unscripted-heavy fall 2023 lineup).