"To turne thy whele and be my frende again, and sende me joy where I am nowe in pain," says the famed 15th century Findern manuscript of Fortune's whims. That verse may be hitting a little harder than usual at Sony on Thursday morning after the media giant saw the courts put the brakes put on…

UPDATED with CBS statement: All games have winners and losers, but CBS is now calling out Sony Pictures TV for not playing by the rules when it comes to the dispute over decades-old Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune distribution deals. On Monday, hours after SPT’s head of Games Shows sent a letter to…

Less than a month after Sony whacked CBS with a breach of contract lawsuit over blockbuster game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, the soon to be Skydance-owned broadcaster is slamming Sony as a bad actor looking to snag the shows for next to nothing. "Sony is attempting to obtain in court…

Game show veteran Chuck Woolery, who hosted the original versions of Wheel of Fortune and Love Connection, died November 23. He was 83. Woolery’s passing was announced on X by his longtime friend and Blunt Force Truth podcast co-host Mark Young. “It is with a broken heart that I tell you…

You don't need to guess too many vowels or look for a Daily Double to know that Sony and CBS are getting a strong lesson in why it's called show business and not show friends, and how the rules are no game. “Rather than live up to its obligations under the terms of the parties' agreements, CBS…

Two former executives on Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune have accused Sony Pictures of engaging in unlawful race, gender, and age discrimination and retaliation against them. Shelley Ballance Ellis, a Black woman, and her Latina colleague Monique Diaz have filed complaints with California's Civil…

Wheel of Fortune fans are definitely into the new emcee: The 42nd season of Wheel of Fortune with Ryan Seacrest averaged its best premiere month audience in three years, making it the No. 1 series on TV, according to Nielsen results from Sony Pictures TV. The premiere month (September 9-October…

In the pantheon of unforgettable Wheel of Fortune outtakes, a moment from an episode this past May definitely rises to the top: A contestant by the name of Tavaris Williams made the baffling decision to declare that a four-word phrase on Vanna White’s puzzle board was meant to read “Right in the…

Gamers definitely wanted to check out what Ryan Seacrest had to offer on Wheel of Fortune. The syndicated show averaged 8.31 million viewers during its premiere week ending September 15 — its largest premiere week audience in five years, according to Nielsen results. Seacrest’s first…

Looks like Wheel of Fortune hit the jackpot with Ryan Seacrest’s debut as the host of Season 42. The episode, which aired on Monday, saw a significant boost in the major TV markets, delivering a 4.62 household rating, according to early data. That’s up 57% from last year’s premiere, which saw a…

“And now, together for the first time, here are the stars of our show, Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White!” With that introduction, Seacrest on Sept. 9 started a new TV chapter as host of Wheel of Fortune. Dressed in a dark charcoal suit, the former co-host of Live! with Kelly and Ryan stood…

In his final weekend as Wheel Of Fortune host before Ryan Seacrest takes over in the Sept. 9 season premiere, Pat Sajak won for Outstanding Host For A Game Show at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards Saturday. It was Sajak’s first win in the category since 1998. Sajak was not on hand to accept the…