Wheel of Fortune is currently airing its 42nd season, which kicked off in September 2024 and will run until June of this year. This marks Seacrest's first full season as the show's host, after taking over the job from Pat Sajak, who had been with Wheel since 1981 and retired at age 77 in June 2024.

Wheel of Fortune is hitting an incredible TV milestone, and fans can't hold back their excitement about it. The hit game show premiered its first episode on television back in January 1975, and new episodes have been airing consistently since.

Wheel of Fortune fans got a glimpse of their favorite former host, Pat Sajak, behind the scenes of the game show. In a new video, current host Ryan Seacrest said that in celebration of the show’s 50th anniversary,