'''''Wheel of Fortune''''' is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. It was originally hosted by Chuck Woolery when it debuted on [[NBC]] on January 6, 1975, but is currently hosted in [[broadcast syndication|first-run syndication]] by long-running Pat Sajak (who debuted as host on the NBC version in 1981 and has hosted the syndicated version since its debut on September 19, 1983). Vanna White shows the letters on the puzzle board. The show is based on the children's game Hangman. In syndication, it is paired with ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (the syndicated version of which has aired since 1984); both shows are produced by Sony Pictures Television (the successor-in-interest to original production company Merv Griffin Enterprises) and distributed by CBS Television Distribution (which took over those duties after absorbing original distributor King World in 2007). | '''''Wheel of Fortune''''' is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. It was originally hosted by Chuck Woolery when it debuted on [[NBC]] on January 6, 1975, but is currently hosted in [[broadcast syndication|first-run syndication]] by long-running Pat Sajak (who debuted as host on the NBC version in 1981 and has hosted the syndicated version since its debut on September 19, 1983). Vanna White shows the letters on the puzzle board. The show is based on the children's game Hangman. In syndication, it is paired with ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (the syndicated version of which has aired since 1984); both shows are produced by Sony Pictures Television (the successor-in-interest to original production company Merv Griffin Enterprises) and distributed by CBS Television Distribution (which took over those duties after absorbing original distributor King World in 2007). |