Move over, ‘Wheel of Fortune’! It looks like ‘Jeopardy!’ is wearing the game show crown … for now.
Disney/Eric McCandless
Disney/Eric McCandless
It’s no secret that Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! are two of the most popular game shows on American television. That said, as with everything in life, someone has to be No. 1.
According to new Nielsen numbers published by The U.S. Sun, Jeopardy!’s ratings have surpassed Wheel of Fortune’s.
During the week of March 3, Jeopardy! had 8,902,000 total viewers while Wheel of Fortune had 8,477,000 total viewers, per the report.
Family Feudheld the third place spot with 7,218,000 total viewers.
Both Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune have experienced considerable changes in recent years.
Ken Jenningstook over as the sole host of Jeopardy! in December 2023 after previously sharing the spot with Mayim Bialik of The Big Bang Theory fame.
Jeopardy! was originally hosted by the beloved Alex Trebek. Trebek, who was on the show for 36 years, died of pancreatic cancer on November 8, 2020. He was 80 years old at the time of his passing.
Wheel of Fortune was hosted by Pat Sajak for 41 years before Ryan Seacresttook the reins in September 2024. However, Sajak’s longtime co-host Vanna White is still a fixture of the program.
White, 68, began co-hosting in December 1982 after Susan Stafford’s departure.
Since Seacrest, 50, joined the Wheel of Fortune family, he and White have become close friends. In fact, she’s even hoping to find theAmerican Idolpersonality a new girlfriend!
“She finds it very hard to believe that he’s single still. He’s handsome, he’s sweet and thoughtful, not to mention totally loaded. It boggles her mind that he can’t seem to meet someone he wants to be with,” a source revealed to Closer Weekly.
According to the insider, White is “convinced” Seacrest “is getting in his own way” by picking the wrong women. “She says if he just trusts her and lets her set him up that she’ll be able to find him the perfect match.”
