Wheel of Fortune timeline (syndicated)/Season 35

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A timeline for Season 35 of Wheel of Fortune, which will air in first-run from September 11, 2017 through June 8, 2018.

Note: During the season (September-June), this page is generally updated Monday-Friday around 8:00 PM Eastern, so spoilers may be present for the most recently-aired episode. It is also updated at times from mid-July to mid-September as details of the new season are revealed.

Second Note: Any below information regarding episodes that have not yet aired is preliminary and subject to change, with months added as info is released about them. Further, please do not guess and do not add anything to this section past the most recently-aired episode unless it is confirmed.

Known Tapings

 * The July 28 tapings will be Weekend Escapes.
 * The August 24 tapings will be Halloween Week.
 * The September 13 tapings will be Veterans Week.

Season Changes

 * $5K Every Day is retired. Instead, if the $10,000 Mystery Wedge is claimed and won, a Wheel Watchers Club member also wins $10,000.
 * The Bonus Round is altered to have the winning contestant pick one of three categories after the Speed-Up, similar to the main game of Wheel 2000. When the contestant chooses his or her category, each one is shown on a category strip in blue, green, or purple, and the two categories not chosen have their strips "slide" into the one that is chosen.
 * The opening graphic features a representation of the old (1981-97) trilon board, with each trilon turning to show a historic clip before the "35th Anniversary" logo appears, with blank colored Wheel wedges behind it. The trilons continue turning until the Wheel of Fortune logo (adapted from the current board) appears and then fade out to the blue colors of unrevealed letters, then to the logos, then to the gray colors reminiscent to that of unrevealed letters from the old board before fading out, leaving the blank colored Wheel wedges.
 * The Toss-Up wipes revert to the Seasons 27-32 design.
 * The ½ Car tags once again offer a Nissan Versa.
 * The 80's once again becomes an active category; in addition, existing categories have "80's" appended to them throughout the season.

September 2017

 * September 11 is Teacher's Week, taped July 27; this is also the first taped week of the season. During this week, after Round 1, the bumper features a quotation related to teaching or education, accompanied by a blue-tinted picture of the person who provided the quote (except on Friday, where a Chinese proverb is used instead).
 * On September 11:
 * The Prize Puzzle offers a $10,392 trip to Jamaica.
 * After his final spin, Pat accidentally says that the consonant value is $1,900 instead of $1,650; an offstage voice can be heard correcting him, and the overhead shot of the Wheel is briefly seen again during this.
 * Round 4 and the Bonus Round are What Are You Doing?
 * On September 12, Pat references a cut "null" cycle by telling contestant Afiba that P has already been called, despite the original call being part of the cycle.
 * On September 13:
 * The Prize is a $10,200 trip to Spain.
 * Round 2 (The 80's) is the first appearance of a "decade" category since Season 32.
 * On September 14:
 * What Are You Wearing? debuts in Round 2.
 * While a "null" cycle is cut from the Speed-Up, there is another cut to Pat when contestant Kyle calls C, despite the puzzle having C in it.
 * On September 15:
 * Six rounds are played.
 * Interestingly, it appears that two consecutive "null" cycles occur in the Speed-Up, but only one of the two is edited out, as there is a jump cut to Pat after three consecutive wrong letters are called.
 * There is a very rare instance of RSTLNE revealing more than half of the bonus puzzle (ANCIENT AZTECS).
 * For only the seventh known time, a contestant calls Z in the Bonus Round.
 * During the week of September 11, for what may be the first time, no four-line puzzles are used for the entire week.
 * September 18 is Bed & Breakfast Week, taped August 25.
 * On September 20:
 * Character is used in the Bonus Round for the first time under its current name; this is also the category's first appearance there since May 2008.
 * In the final segment, Pat reads a letter from a fan named Ellen Anderson.
 * On September 21:
 * For the first time, the $10,000 Mystery Round bonus is awarded to a home viewer. If this happens, Jim says, "Did you just win $10,000? If this is your SPIN ID number, [number], congratulations, you've won $10,000 cash!" The first sentence also appears on-screen on a purple and yellow background, ending in a question mark matching the one on the Mystery wedges. The last sentence is accompanied by the $10,000 side of the wedge, plus the text "Go to wheeloffortune.com if this is your SPIN ID" on the same background.
 * For the first time this season, a category has "80's" added to it (80's Song Lyrics in Round 2).
 * The Retro Bonus Round appears for only the first time this season; it is one not previously used on this feature.
 * Pat and Vanna read the Prize Puzzle copy, except for the value.
 * What Are You Wearing? appears in the Bonus Round for the first time.
 * There is a $100,000 loss.
 * As a result of the rule change, the first two weeks of the season are also only the third and fourth known weeks in the show's history where neither Thing(s) nor Phrase is used in the Bonus Round.
 * September 25 is Fall Foliage Week, taped August 11.
 * On September 25:
 * Two males play.
 * For no particular reason, every overhead shot in Round 1 appears to have been recreated; this can be discerned by constant disappearances and changes in the Prize, Gift Tag, Wild Card, and/or Million-Dollar Wedge.