Wheel of Fortune spins its way back onto screens with Graham Norton announced as new host
Posted by  badge Boss on Jun 27, 2023 - 07:58PM
Graham Norton will be hosting the Wheel of Fortune reboot (Picture: SO Television LTD/CBS)

Thewill be back on our screens soon, with announced as the new host.

The programme has , however the British version ran from 1988 until 2001.

Late last year there were reports the show would be, with now confirming eight episodes will be produced.

Hosted by BAFTA award-winner Graham, 60, the upcoming series will again be centred around a giant carnival wheel as the contestants spin to win for a life changing cash prize.

It will also include two celebrity specials.

‘I’m beyond excited to be bringing such an iconic American show to a new British audience,’ Graham said.

The American version of the series has been running since 1975 (Picture: ABC via Getty Images)

‘My first ever TV job was a game show on ITV so this feels like coming full circle.

‘You might even call it a wheel!’

ITV’s Head of Entertainment Commissioning Katie Rawcliffe said it was ‘thrilling’ to have Graham bringing the iconic game show back to viewers.

‘Anything can happen on the spin of a wheel, it is going to be so much fun,’ she added.

The announcement comes after initial reports that This Morning’s Alison Hammond was set to front the reboot.

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In December 2020 Alison, 48, was the revamped version of the show, however it was in June last year that reported pilot episodes that had been filmed were scrapped, and the reboot was put on ice.

Wheel of Fortune launched on ITV in 1988 with Nicky Campbell hosting for eight years and Carol Smillie turning the letters on the board.

It was then hosted for a year by Bradley Walsh before John Leslie took over in 1998, while Paul Hendy hosted the final season.

It ran for 12 years and 14 seasons before being axed in 2001.

Wheel of Fortune will air later this year on ITV1.