Wheel of Fortune timeline (syndicated)/Season 37

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A timeline for Season 37 of Wheel of Fortune, which will air in first-run from September 9, 2019 through June 5, 2020.

Season Changes

 * The opening sequence is changed to rotating wheel wedges on a black background, with thin blue neon lights flashing counterclockwise in the background. The camera pans out, and the Wheel of Fortune logo appears from the bottom-right of the screen. The letters flash in the wedges' colors, and one by one, the words become white as they're said in the audience chant. Following the chant, a white flash reveals the set.
 * The main theme is remixed to include an electric guitar track. The intro music before the chant now consists of electric guitars instead of saxophones and trumpets.
 * The Toss-Up wipe is changed to a rainbow-colored wheel. The font is changed from Cosmos (used since season 24) to Delta Bold.
 * The white "ripple" effect introduced for maingame puzzle category strips in Season 33 is now used for Toss-Ups as well.
 * The $3,000 Toss-Up is replaced with the Triple Toss-Up, in which there are three consecutive puzzles with the same category and a common theme, each valued at $2,000. Four high-pitched dings sound alongside the usual cue after each of the first two is solved. Its wipe also says "Triple" instead of "$3,000". The contestant who solves the third of the Triple Toss-Ups gets to start Round 4 as usual.
 * The Final Spin graphic is updated to match the new title card, and its accompanying sound effect is changed.
 * The ½ Car tags are retired.
 * Wheel Changes Lives is renamed Winner's Circle.

September 2019

 * Starting September 9, the Bonus Round is sponsored by Werther's Original.
 * September 9 is Teacher's Week. During this week:
 * Nearly all of the Prize and Prize Puzzle trips are over $10,000.
 * No Retro Bonus Rounds are done.
 * On September 9:
 * The Gift Tag moves to the purple $500 between the $800 and pink $650 after contestant Rachel picks up the Prize wedge.
 * Before the Bonus Round, Pat forgets to ask Rachel who she has in the audience. He ends up introducing them after they come onstage to celebrate the Bonus Round win.
 * On September 10, two males play.
 * On September 12:
 * Contestant Lauren solves the second Triple Toss-Up puzzle DICTIONARY with only the Y showing.
 * The first "Winner's Circle" segment is done, on March 10, 2015 contestant Brian Peterson and his beekeeping project Bees in the D.
 * September 16 is Spa Getaway. During this week, the Season 28 Wii avatar intro from World Class Spas Week intro is used.
 * On September 16:
 * The prize is an $11,340 trip to Vietnam.
 * The third Triple Toss-Up LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO is categorized as Places instead of On the Map.
 * Round 4 is an unusually short answer of NOTHING TO IT, which is all the more unusual as a fifth round is played.
 * On September 18, for only the second known time, there is an attempt to cover up a "null" cycle: in Round 4, Pat says "Steph, try it again.", but the last three words are edited out (although they still appear on the closed captioning).
 * On September 19, the Prize is a $10,908 trip to Fiji.
 * On September 20:
 * Contestant Joseph lands on Express on the first spin of Round 3 and fills in the entire puzzle THIS IS MY KIND OF PLACE by himself.
 * The second-place contestant has $21,700, won entirely in Round 4.
 * September 23 is Big Money Week.
 * On September 26:
 * Husband & Wife is used as a Toss-Up for the first time.
 * The Retro Bonus Round is edited out.
 * The second Triple Toss-Up NOTORIOUS VILLAIN is categorized as Person instead of Character.

June 2020

 * June 5 is Harry Friedman's last episode, having announced his retirement from both Wheel and Jeopardy! prior to the start of the season.