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Wheel of Fortune

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Wheel of Fortune is an Australian television game show produced by Grundy Television. The program aired on the Seven Network from 1981 to 2004 and November 2005 to July 2006 and is mostly based on the same general format as the original American version of the program. After Wheel of Fortune ended, the format was revived by the Nine Network in 2008 as Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune, until it was cancelled in June 2008 due to low ratings following arguments from long-time host John Burgess concerning why he did not like the show. An earlier unrelated show also titled Wheel of Fortune had been broadcast on the Nine Network. That version had been developed by Reg Grundy as a radio game show before it transferred to television in 1959.

Created by
Merv Griffin
Seasons
4
Episodes
468
Episode length
~25m
First aired
Jul 21, 1981
Networks
Nine Network, Seven Network
Original language
English
Origin
Australia

Cast of Wheel of Fortune

  • Portrait of John Burgess

    John Burgess

    Self

  • Portrait of Tony Barber

    Tony Barber

    Self

  • Portrait of Larry Emdur

    Larry Emdur

    Self

  • Ernie Sigley

    Self

Seasons

  • Season 1

    Feb 4, 1981

    150 episodes

  • Season 2

    Feb 7, 1982

    150 episodes

  • Season 3

    Feb 9, 1983

    150 episodes

  • Season 25

    Air date unknown

    18 episodes

    Wheel of Fortune returns for its 25th season in 2006 with new hosts Larry Emdur and Laura Csortan.

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