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Wheel of Fortune

American television game show
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Wheel of Fortune
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Wheel of Fortune

Summary

Wheel of Fortune is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,201 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wheel of Fortune is the creator of Q598344[3].
  • Wheel of Fortune received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show[4].
  • Wheel of Fortune's instance of is recorded as television series[5].
  • Wheel of Fortune's genre is game show[6].
  • A cast member of Wheel of Fortune was Jim Thornton[7].
  • Wheel of Fortune's production company is recorded as Merv Griffin Enterprises[8].
  • Wheel of Fortune's production company is recorded as Columbia TriStar Television[9].
  • Wheel of Fortune's production company is recorded as Sony Pictures Television[10].
  • The original language of Wheel of Fortune was English[11].
  • Wheel of Fortune's presenter is recorded as Rolf Benirschke[12].
  • Wheel of Fortune's presenter is recorded as Bob Goen[13].
  • Wheel of Fortune's presenter is recorded as Ryan Seacrest[14].
  • Wheel of Fortune's presenter is recorded as Vanna White[15].
  • Wheel of Fortune's Commons category is recorded as Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)[16].
  • Wheel of Fortune was distributed by video on demand[17].
  • Wheel of Fortune's original broadcaster is recorded as NBC[18].
  • Wheel of Fortune's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • Wheel of Fortune began on September 19, 1983[20].
  • Wheel of Fortune's distributed by is recorded as King World Productions[21].
  • Wheel of Fortune's distributed by is recorded as CBS Media Ventures[22].
  • Wheel of Fortune's official website is recorded as https://www.wheeloffortune.com/[23].
  • Wheel of Fortune's filming location is recorded as Sony Pictures Studios[24].
  • Wheel of Fortune's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+7100'}[25].
  • Wheel of Fortune's executive producer is recorded as Q598344[26].
  • Wheel of Fortune's executive producer is recorded as Harry Friedman[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A cast member of Wheel of Fortune was Jim Thornton[7]. It is the creator of Q598344[3].

Publication

The original language of Wheel of Fortune was English[11]. Its genre is game show[6]. It was distributed by video on demand[17].

Reception

Wheel of Fortune received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show[4].

Why It Matters

Wheel of Fortune ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,201 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Wheel of Fortune receive?

Honors received include Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show[4].

Related Entities

Ryan Seacrest United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . nbcnews.com. Retrieved . nbcnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . usatoday.com. usatoday.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Chimatronx · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Wheel of Fortune, Rad van Fortuin, Q3212455 +4
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