Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune is a spin-off of Wheel of Fortune that airs on ABC. Like the main version of the show, it is hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White, with Jim Thornton as announcer.

This incarnation of the show is the first time since People Celebrity Week in November 2007 that celebrities have been involved as contestants. Not counting the Halloween 2000 "Unmask the Stars" episode, it is also the first time since Celebrity Week in November 1997 that celebrities have played without being accompanied by civilians.

Celebrity Wheel was first confirmed to be greenlit in a Variety article on November 9, 2020. The show premiered on January 7, 2021 at 8:00 PM Eastern (7:00 PM Central).

In Canada, Season 1 aired on Yes TV, the same network that carries the syndicated version. For Season 2, the show moved to CTV. With this, repeats of the current season occasionally air on E! Canada (a sister network of CTV). For Season 3, most episodes aired on CTV 2, but the last few episodes and Season 4 moved back to CTV.

Starting November 23, 2021, repeats of Celebrity Wheel (always from a previous season) began occasionally airing on GameTV. These airings are rated G instead of PG, and the information for the $10,000 giveaways from the original airings is left intact.

This marks the first time since 1991 that Wheel has aired on network television (first since 1998 if Wheel 2000 is counted), the first time since 1976 that it has aired as an hour-long show, and the first primetime version of Wheel in the United States.

Changes from the Syndicated Version

• A new set is used:
  • The puzzle board has a third LED border added behind the existing two. There are also golden arched light structures behind it.
  • The puzzle board's steps are no longer carpeted and have LED strips to match the board. This and the above carry over to the syndicated version starting February 15, 2021.
  • The video wall is flanked by two glass Wheel cutouts with LED light effects. One of these cutouts was last used in early Season 28, while the other is newly-constructed featuring the Wheel's current values. These structures are surrounded by gold arches reminiscent of the 1981-94 puzzle board border.
  • Several blue spotlights are added throughout the set.
  • The video wall behind the contestant area is not used. Instead, a large white and gold Wheel of Fortune logo is suspended behind it.
• This version is rated TV-PG, due to the slightly more "adult" puzzle writing and banter from Pat and the celebrities.
• Pat and Vanna make their entrance from behind the video wall, emerging from either side and meeting in front of it.
• As with other ABC primetime shows, the show has an audio description track provided by VITAC and AudioEyes.
• As with other ABC primetime shows, closed captioning is provided by VITAC (who also captioned Seasons 14-18 and 30-35 of the syndicated version). Captions on this version contain recurring anomalies, including Show Biz sometimes being misspelled as one word, and most puzzles with exclamation points not including them when they are solved, going against precedent of the captions always using punctuation exactly as the board does.
• As with other ABC primetime shows, episodes are available to stream on Hulu. This marks the first time that any form of Wheel is legally available for streaming, predating the addition of select episodes to Netflix in February 2021. However, seasons are removed when the following season begins, as is the case with other ABC game shows.
• All of the music except for the Toss-Up, Final Spin, Speed-Up, and Bonus Round cues are given new rearrangements by Bleeding Fingers Music.
• Vanna wears a microphone for the entire show, allowing her to interact with Pat and the celebrities throughout.
• Jim's intro is "Tonight on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: [names of celebrities, accompanied by pictures and clips of them]... all playing for over $2,000,000 tonight on Celebrity..." followed by the title chant.
• During the interviews, each celebrity's name and charity is shown in burgundy text on a golden rectangle.
• Some of the celebrities' nametags use Helvetica Neue Black Condensed (a bolder variant of the font used for the puzzle board letters) instead of Arial Black. This later happens sporadically during Season 38 of the syndicated version, and becomes permanent in Season 39.
• Due to the celebrities not being as familiar with the game, Pat explains some of the rules and categories more thoroughly than in regular play.
• Pat and producers are more lenient on accepting solves that are preceded or followed by extra words or phrases, such as saying "It's..." before the answer. By Season 4, Pat acknowledges the additions when they happen.
• During gameplay, there are fewer shots of the puzzle board than on normal episodes due to the increased focus on the celebrities.
• Each hour-long episode consists of two full games of three rounds each (similarly to how some road show and celebrity games were done in the late 1990s). As a result, $3,500 is only used in Round 2 and $5,000 is used in Round 3. Also, the first game's Round 3 is completed without going to Speed-Up, the first time since 2000 that a game may be completed without one. As with the syndicated version in Rounds 4+, puzzles used in Rounds 3+ never exceed two rows (although this rule is abolished for the first game's Round 3 starting in Season 3). Each game also has its own Bonus Round, allowing for the possibility of the same celebrity playing the Bonus Round twice.
• Each round includes a bonus for solving the puzzle: $5,000 in Round 1, $10,000 in Round 2, and $20,000 in Round 3 (plus any subsequent rounds in the second half).
• There is a $30,000 minimum for the full hour.
• There are four Million-Dollar Wedges, all of which are full-side up, used in Rounds 2 and 3. They are on the green $500 next to the pink $600, the green $500 next to the orange $900, the blue $700, and the blue $600. Any wedges lost in Round 2 are put back on the Wheel for Round 3. If a celebrity lands on another wedge while already carrying one, it is treated as a $1,000 wedge. Pat points out the addition of the wedges in each game as a full overhead shot is shown; this overhead shot is clearly added in post-production, as it shows $2,500, and the yellow arrow is on Lose A Turn.
• Home viewers may submit each game's Round 2 puzzles to the show's website for a chance to win $10,000. After each game's Round 1, Vanna does a bumper from the puzzle board promoting said giveaway. The abc.com and Hulu versions of Season 1 episodes have all references to the giveaways edited out (except where noted), with the second half's Round 2 fading to black after Pat recaps the totals. Reruns that air on TV do not edit out the giveaways despite expiring beforehand.
• The Triple Toss-Ups are $5,000 each, and are played before Round 3.
• At the start of Game 2, each celebrity's running total is shown on their scoreboard before the $1,000 Toss-Up. This results in the possibility of the scoreboards displaying six- or seven-figure amounts.
• Crosswords and Same Letter are not used.
• Nearly all Rhyme Time puzzles are sentences that incorporate a celebrity's name.
• The Mystery Wedges, Prize Wedge, Gift Tag, Wild Card, Free Play, and Express are not used. Free Play is replaced by an orange $950, the first time this value has ever been used in gameplay (it had previously appeared in other contexts).
• In Season 1 only, song and movie puzzles that date earlier than 2000 are specified with the decade (e.g. 70's Song Lyrics). This marks the first time since Season 35 that a category has a decade added to it, and the first time since Season 17 that it uses a decade other than 80's. Anything referencing material from the 21st Century (with songs in particular being much more common than on the main show) use the regular category. Regardless of date, Pat usually states the title and artist of song puzzles, or the source of a movie quote, after they are solved.
• The frames of the puzzle board, category strip, "drop-down" score indicators, Bonus Round timer ring, and "White Things" are all gold.
• The Wheel's base is colored yellow.
• The Bonus Wheel's wedges retain their colors from the main show, but fade between gold and blue whenever Pat reveals a $1,000,000 envelope's location.
• The "drop-down" score indicators appear almost every time the board is shown starting in Round 2.
• The Toss-Ups and Final Spin have new wipes in the same style as the opening graphic.
• Unlike the syndicated show, the Final Spin bells will not ring until at least one turn of regular gameplay has taken place in the second game's Round 3. In Seasons 1 and 2, the bells also do not ring any earlier than the first correct letter call of the round.
• During the Bonus Round, the other two celebrities remain on stage, but are not allowed to help. In Seasons 1 and 2, they stand at the red podium.
• The Bonus Wheel has four $100,000 envelopes, with the others containing $75,000, $50,000, or $25,000.
  • If the $100,000 is won, the confetti does not drop.
  • The $25,000 was never landed on in Season 1, suggesting it is less frequent than the other amounts.
  • All envelopes use the traditional logo, unlike the main show's use of the two-row logo for the $100,000 and $1,000,000 envelopes.
  • If a Million-Dollar Wedge is taken to the Bonus Round, the $1,000,000 only replaces one of the $100,000 envelopes, resulting in both top prizes being available.
• After the first game's Bonus Round, there is a bumper where Jim says "Don't go away! [Names of celebrities] still have a chance to win $1,000,000 for their charity. More Celebrity Wheel of Fortune coming up next."
• There is no closing chat. Immediately after the second Bonus Round, Vanna joins Pat at the Bonus Wheel before they sign off.
• As with most of ABC's other game shows, the episodes' airing order is arranged strategically, radically different from taping order, such that the more notable games air early on. Unlike the syndicated version, there is no set airdate for the episode as it is taped. As a result of this, episodes with Bonus Round wins tend to air mostly in the first half of a season, while the second half mostly contains epsiodes where both Bonus Rounds are lost. While most of the other ABC game shows number their episodes in the order taped, Celebrity Wheel episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 are numbered in the order they are initially planned to air and not in taping order. From Season 3 onwards, they are numbered in taping order.
• The first two seasons have no studio audience.

Timeline

Season 1 (2021)

Consists of eight episodes, taped December 3-4 and 10-11, 2020. New episodes air Thursdays at 8:00 PM Eastern/Pacific. It is grouped with The Chase and The Hustler as part of ABC's "Winter Fun & Games".

January 2021:

• On January 7 (Episode #101: Leslie Jones for Feeding America/Chandra Wilson for Los Angeles Regional Food Bank/Tony Hawk for Feeding San Diego):
  • Vanna wears a sleeveless top and pants.
  • For the only time this season, both Bonus Rounds are won.
  • In the first game:
    • The $2,000 Toss-Up is only the second instance of Song/Artist being used as a Toss-Up.
    • Tony is credited for a correct response to the second Triple Toss-Up A FROG IN MY THROAT despite not ringing in.
  • In the second game:
    • The Round 1 puzzle KARMA KARMA KARMA KARMA KARMA CHAMELEON has 11 As, setting a new record for the most vowels in one puzzle and tying the record for the most instances of any letter in a puzzle.
    • The abc.com and Hulu versions accidentally leave Vanna's second giveaway bumper intact.
    • There is a $100,000 win.
  • During both Bonus Rounds, the amount won appears as a graphic on screen. These are the first of only three times on this series where this happens; all other Bonus Rounds only display the celebrity's total.
• On Sunday, January 10, a repeat of #101 airs. This is the first time since at least 2003 (on Game Show Network) that any form of Wheel has officially aired on television on a Sunday (not counting a small number of markets that air the main show's weekend repeats on Sundays; they are officially meant for Saturdays).
• On January 14 (Episode #102: Drew Carey for Greater Cleveland Food Bank/Teri Hatcher for The People Concern/Chrissy Metz for Blessings in a Backpack):
  • The intro somewhat spoils the outcome, as it includes a clip of Drew saying "Show Biz" (the category he selected for the first game's Bonus Round).
  • Vanna wears a sleeveless top and pants.
  • In the first game:
    • The $2,000 Toss-Up FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT is categorized as Phrase instead of Rhyme Time.
    • The "No More Vowels" graphic does not appear when Teri buys the last vowel in Round 2.
    • During the Bonus Round, Pat, Vanna and Drew talk about Vanna's appearance on The Price Is Right on June 20, 1980.
  • In the second game:
    • Teri solves the third Triple Toss-Up WHERE AM I? with only the I showing.
    • For only the fourth known time, the "No More Vowels" graphic appears in the Speed-Up.
• On Saturday, January 16, a repeat of #102 airs.
• On January 21 (Episode #103: Rob Riggle for Meals on Wheels/Joe Tessitore for Wide Horizons for Children/Jeannie Mai for No Kid Hungry):
  • The opening and multiple promos show Jeannie taking pictures on her phone. This is edited out of the actual show.
  • Stephen Curry does a video greeting after the interviews.
  • In the first game, the $2,000 Toss-Up is the first appearance of TV Quote since February 2018.
  • In the second game:
    • Nobody solves the $2,000 Toss-Up A STORYBOOK BROMANCE.
    • The second Triple Toss-Up DYING MY HAIR is misspelled (it should be "dyeing").
    • Joe's final total is incorrectly displayed as $30,200 (which he won in the last round) instead of $52,350.
    • The bonus puzzle TIP JAR is only the fifth since 2009 to be shorter than seven letters. It also uses only one line.
    • There is a $100,000 loss.
• On Saturday, January 23, a repeat of #103 airs.
• On January 28 (Episode #104: Constance Zimmer for World Central Kitchen/Maria Menounos for The Brain Trust at Cedars-Sinai/Yvette Nicole Brown for DonorsChoose):
  • The first game has a $100,000 win. This is the third of only three times where the amount won is shown as a graphic on screen. This is also the only time on this series where Jim announces the amount.
  • In the second game, Yvette fails to solve the bonus puzzle A CAMEO APPEARANCE with only the M and O missing, and misses the $1,000,000 by only one envelope.

February 2021:

• On February 4, ABC airs a "Wheel-a-Thon" consisting of repeats of #102, #103, and #104. These are the last repeat airings of Season 1. For the $10,000 giveaway, the show's social media announces that "any answers" will be accepted, though viewers still only get one entry for the week.
• On February 11 (Episode #105: Paul Reubens for Feeding America/Nicole Byer for The Okra Project/Joel McHale for Union Rescue Mission):
  • Nicole wears a cast on her right foot.
  • In the first game:
    • The Round 1 puzzle WARNING: DOES NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS is the first puzzle with a colon in it that is not the name of a work.
    • Paul calls a P before spinning in Round 2, but against precedent, Pat tells him that he is not held to that call. He ends up calling a D instead after spinning.
  • In the second game:
    • Before the Bonus Round, due to Joel having repeatedly hit Bankrupt and Lose a Turn in both games, Pat presents him with a Bankrupt wedge.
    • There is a $100,000 loss.
• On February 18 (Episode #107: Jennie Garth for Central Illinois Food Bank/Karamo Brown for Hollywood Food Coalition/Patton Oswalt for World Central Kitchen):
  • This episode is swapped with #106 due to controversy over Chris Harrison's defending of The Bachelor contestant Rachael Kirkconnell after she attended an Antebellum South-themed ball.
  • In the first game:
    • Neither Bankrupt nor Lose a Turn is hit.
    • After the Bonus Round, Vanna promotes Disney's Magic of Storytelling partnership with First Book, with the board reading MAGIC OF STORYTELLING.
  • In the second game:
    • The $1,000 Toss-Up is the first appearance of Movie Quote since April 4, 2019.
    • There is a $100,000 win.
• On February 25 (Episode #106: Robert Herjavec for Seattle's Union Gospel Mission/Chris Harrison for Feeding America/Alfonso Ribeiro for No Kid Hungry):
  • Due to the aforementioned controversy, a disclaimer reading "This episode was previously recorded in December 2020" appears during Chris' interview and again at the top of the second half. This remains on GameTV airings.
  • This episode receives noticeably less promotion than the others. Any promos that do air do not feature Chris, and ABC and Wheel's social media do not post recaps of the celebrities' winning totals after the episode airs.
  • Both 80's Song Lyrics and 80's Movie Quote are used in the first game.

March 2021:

• On March 4 (Episode #108: Rachael Leigh Cook for Feeding America/Sherri Shepherd for Reel Beauty/Kevin Nealon for The Store in Nashville):
  • Sherri is the first Celebrity Wheel contestant that had previously played on the syndicated show (November 13, 2007), although this is not mentioned. Sherri later recounts both appearances on an episode of her daytime talk show in October 2022.
  • Two comments made by the celebrities indicate that the episode was taped with an uncertain airdate: Rachael mentions that her made-for-TV movie Cross Country Christmas aired "last month" (it aired December 20, 2020), and Sherri mentions that her show Call Your Mother is premiering in January.
  • In the first game's Bonus Round, $25,000 is hit for only the first time in the series.
  • In the second game:
    • Round 2 is a Same Name of VANNA & WALTER WHITE. Ironically, Sherri and Kevin both struggle with the first word, even after both of them call to Vanna for help. When Rachael solves, she tells the others that "the answer is right in front of us." Because of this incident, Same Name is not used again on the celebrity version.
    • Pat does not use his Gold Thing when doing the Final Spin.

Post-Season:

• In July 2021, pop singer Jordan McGraw releases the music video for his single "SHE", which was filmed June 10 on the Celebrity Wheel set.

Season 2 (2021-22)

Consists of 13 episodes, taped May 26-27, and June 3-4, 7-8, and 10, 2021 (between Seasons 38 and 39 of the syndicated version). The show's time slot has been moved to Sundays at 8:00 PM Eastern/Pacific, moving Supermarket Sweep back an hour and replacing the shelved Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Neither Wheel nor Sweep is branded with the "Fun & Games" moniker.

Season Changes:

• There is now a second set of contestant interviews done after the second game's $1,000 Toss-Up.
• The decade variants of the song and movie categories are used less often, and are sometimes not used even if the subject dates earlier than 2000.
• The puzzle writing is now more family-friendly, on par with the syndicated version. However, the show is still rated TV-PG.
• The credits are in a smaller font.
• The audio description now spells out partial puzzles at sporadic points throughout the game (for example, "WH__L OF FO_T_N_" would be read as "W-H-blank-blank-L... of... F-O-blank-T-blank-N-blank").
• The episodes are no longer edited to remove the $10,000 giveaways on abc.com and Hulu.
• Due to this season taping between Seasons 38 and 39 of the syndicated version, some changes from the latter, but not all, carry over to this series:
  • A remix of "Changing Keys" (different from the version used on the syndicated version at this point) is used for the main theme. All other music cues from Season 1 remain.
  • The Final Spin is now done by the contestant who has control when the bell rings.
  • The shots of the board are now zoomed in further, cropping the far left and right monitors on the middle two rows on 4:3 screens.
  • Except where noted, the name tags permanently use the font Helvetica Neue Black Condensed.
  • All on-screen graphics remain the same as Season 1 (and where applicable, Season 38 of the syndicated version).
• There appear to be more $25,000 envelopes in the Bonus Wheel, as the prize is hit eight times this season, compared to only once in Season 1.

September 2021:

• On September 26 (Episode #201: Cheryl Burke for PhilDev/Jason Alexander for Americares/Michael Mizanin for Connor's Cure at the V Foundation for Cancer Research):
  • Instead of ordering them based on their positions, the episode title and intro list the celebrities in the order of Jason/Michael/Cheryl.
  • For the first time, both Bonus Rounds are played by the same celebrity (Jason).
  • Neither Bankrupt nor Lose a Turn is hit, and no turns are lost, for the entire hour.
  • In the first game:
    • After Cheryl solves the $1,000 Toss-Up WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?, Pat quizzes her on the song's artist (Baha Men), as shown in promos, but this is edited out of the actual show.
    • Jason solves the Round 1 puzzle YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT with only the D, E's, and R's showing.
    • Cheryl does not get a turn for the entire game (although she does solve the $1,000 Toss-Up). This is first known time this has happened in a game of any version of Wheel of Fortune. Cheryl does not get to touch the Wheel until the second game's Round 2.
  • In the second game:
    • The $1,000 Toss-Up CAN I PHONE A FRIEND? is inexplicably categorized as Phrase instead of TV Quote.
    • When the $2,000 Toss-Up is solved, the cue from the syndicated 2017-21 music package is accidentally used.
    • For the first time, a fourth round is played.
    • During the Bonus Round, as Vanna adds Jason's picks, the audio description misspells "H_LD" with two blanks.
    • There is a $100,000 win.
    • The Bonus Wheel retains its normal colors when Pat reveals the $1,000,000 envelope's location.

October 2021:

• On October 3 (Episode #202: Caroline Rhea for the Dempsey Center/Andy Richter for Los Angeles Regional Food Bank/Vanilla Ice for Little Smiles):
  • Instead of ordering them based on their positions, the episode title and intro list the celebrities in the order of Andy/Vanilla Ice/Caroline.
  • The $10,000 giveaway entry form is not made available until the West Coast airing.
  • Both Bonus Rounds are won.
  • In the first game, Round 1 (I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER) is categorized as Movie Title instead of Title, going against the precedent of using only Title for a title that exists in more than one medium.
  • In the second game, What Are You Wearing? is chosen as the Bonus Round category for the only time this season. It is won, resulting in a perfect record for the category for the season.
• On October 10 (Episode #203: Donny Osmond for Caesars Cares/Jeff Garlin for Fuck Cancer/Amber Riley for a Place Called Home):
  • Due to the inappropriate word in its name, Jeff Garlin's charity is referred to as "Fudge Cancer".
  • Although two Song Lyrics puzzles dating from the 1970s are used, only the latter (the second game's $2,000 Toss-Up) appends "70's" to the category.
  • In the first game:
    • Event is chosen as the Bonus Round category for the only time this season. It is won, resulting in a perfect record for the category for the season.
    • There is a $100,000 win.
  • The second interview segment is edited out, likely due to an unusually high amount of banter from Jeff.
  • For the first time, a celebrity (Amber) wins both Bonus Rounds. Amber is also the first celebrity to win over $200,000.
  • This episode is skipped on Mediacorp Channel 5 in Singapore in its normal slot, possibly due to Jeff's behavior throughout the episode and/or firing from The Goldbergs shortly after this episode originally aired. However, it will still be aired on 1 January 2024 at 11:30pm with a PG13 rating due to "mature themes", a few months after the series ended its run.
• On October 17 (Episode #204: Melissa Joan Hart for Youth Villages/Tituss Burgess for Broadway Dreams Foundation Corporation/Lacey Chabert for New Day Foundation for Families):
  • In the first game, Melissa wins the $1,000,000. This results in the first instance in the show's history of the scoreboards displaying a seven-digit amount, which occurs at the start and end of the second game.
  • The $1,000,000 envelope from the syndicated show is used, with the two-row logo instead of the round one. Melissa states on Instagram that she got to keep the envelope, signed by Pat and Vanna.
  • With repeat airings on January 16 and July 26, 2022, and August 22, 2023, this is the first episode of any American version of Wheel of Fortune to air four times on broadcast television.
• On October 24, a repeat of #201 airs. The other shows airing that night, America's Funniest Home Videos and Supermarket Sweep, are also repeats of their season premieres.
• On October 31 (Episode #205: Anthony Michael Hall for Save the Children/Loni Love for Project Angel Food/Mario Cantone for Actors Fund):
  • Instead of ordering them based on their positions, the episode title and intro list the celebrities in the order of Anthony/Mario/Loni.
  • The episode is Halloween-themed.
  • On the original ABC airing, the network's logo bug is shaped like a pumpkin.
  • In the second game, The Round 2 puzzle BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE has twelve E's, tying the record for the most vowels in one puzzle and the most instance of any letter in a puzzle.

November 2021:

• On November 7 (Episode #206: Wanya Morris for Boys & Girls Club of America/Joey Fatone for Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center/Shawn Stockman for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia):
  • Instead of ordering them based on their positions, the episode title and intro list the celebrities in the following order: Joey/Wanya/Shawn.
  • The second game has a $100,000 loss.
• On November 14 (Episode #207: Vivica A. Fox for Best Buddies International and Alexandria House/Michelle Trachtenberg for Good+ Foundation/Jason Mraz for True Colors United):
  • For the first time, a celebrity plays for two charities.
  • In the first game:
    • The Round 2 puzzle HOMER MARGE BART LISA AND MAGGIE is inexplicably categorized as Family instead of Characters. This is also the first appearance of Family since Season 36.
    • The bonus puzzle is PLAYING HANGMAN.
    • Neither Bankrupt nor Lose a Turn is hit.
  • In the second game:
    • The $2,000 Toss-Up THE MANDALORIAN is the second instance of the show using the name of a series that originated on a streaming service, and the final time such a puzzle is categorized as Title instead of TV Title.
    • There is a $1,000,000 loss.
• On November 21, the show does not air due to the American Music Awards.
• On November 28, the show does not air due to The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration.

December 2021:

• On December 5 (Episode #208: Nia Vardalos for Hope for Kids/Jodie Sweetin for Girls Inc./John Michael Higgins for Actors Equity Foundation):
  • John Michael Higgins goes by "Michael", and his name tag uses the font Arial Black.
  • The first game has a $100,000 loss.
  • In the second game, during Round 2, some ABC stations accidentally cut to a 90-second commercial break, then return to the show while the round is still in progress.
• On December 12 (Episode #209: James Pickens Jr. for Hands4Youth/Johnny Weir for Special Olympics/Brooke Burns for Just Keep Livin' Foundation), the episode title and intro list Johnny and Brooke in the opposite order of their positions.
• On December 19, the show does not air due to ABC's annual broadcast of The Sound of Music.
• On December 26, a repeat of #203 airs. The show's social media pages and a mass email sent to Wheel Watchers Club members promote episode #202 instead. It is possible that the repeat was planned to be changed to the latter episode due to Jeff Garlin recently departing The Goldbergs following an investigation of inappropriate on-set behavior. However, #203 still airs.
• On Monday, December 27, a repeat of #202 airs. This marks the first time the show airs on a Monday, and the first weekday airing in Season 2. This was originally scheduled as a repeat of #205, but was changed likely due to the latter episode's Halloween theme.

January 2022:

• On January 2 (Episode #210: Tara Lipinksi for Amy Selkirk Breast Cancer Research Fund at the Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation/Raven-Symoné for Goodwill Southern California/Tori Spelling for Every Mother Counts), Tara is the second Celebrity Wheel contestant that had previously played on the syndicated show (November 2, 2000). This is briefly mentioned during her first interview, and Tara posts a still of her previous appearance on her Instagram.
• On January 9 (Episode #211: Karl-Anthony Towns for the Vera Institute of Justice/Anthony Anderson for the Anderson Family Foudnation/Marcia Cross for Stand Up to Cancer):
  • Instead of ordering them based on their positions, the episode title and intro list the celebrities in the order of Marcia/Karl-Anthony/Anthony.
  • Karl-Anthony Towns goes by his nickname, KAT.
  • In the first game:
    • On Anthony's first spin of Round 1, he accidentally lets go of his Gold Thing, leaving it on a peg. When the Wheel stops, it ends up in front of the red arrow, and Anthony reaches over to retrieve it before calling a letter.
    • Marcia attempts to call Y as her vowel in the Bonus Round (which is not in the puzzle anyway). Pat comments that this is the first time someone has tried to do so.
  • In the second game's Round 2, KAT reluctantly asks to solve the Before & After puzzle MARTIN SHORT CIRCUIT and mumbles, "Martin Short? Short circuit? I don't know." Pat consults Mike Richards (addressing him as "Executive Producer"), who declares that control passes to Anthony.
• On January 16, a repeat of #204 airs.
• On January 23 (Episode #212: Tatyana Ali for Commonsense Childbirth/Haley Joel Osment for Los Angeles Regional Food Bank/Curtis Stone for Chrysalis):
  • The episode title and intro list Curtis and Tatyana in the opposite order of their positions.
  • In the second game:
    • After the Round 1 Before & After puzzle EGGS BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH is solved, Pat and Tatyana both admit they do not know who Benedict Cumberbatch is. After Vanna's $10,000 giveaway bumper, Pat pretends to be answering an angry phone call from Cumberbatch and apologizes to him.
    • Curtis' name tag falls off and is never retrieved.
  • Both Bonus Rounds are won.
  • The second game's Bonus Round is the second of the season in which Fun & Games is chosen, and both are won, resulting in a perfect record for the category for the season. This is the only known instance to date of a category having a perfect record for a season of any version of Wheel with more than one win.
• On January 30 (Episode #213: Laverne Cox for Trans Justice Funding Project, An Initiative of the Tides Center/Ali Wentworth for Good+ Foundation/Von Miller for Von's Vision Foundation):
  • The episode title and intro list Von and Laverne in the opposite order of their positions.
  • Mike Richards produces for the last time.
  • Laverne Cox is the first known openly transgender contestant to compete on the show.
  • On Mediacorp Channel 5 in Singapore, this episode is rated PG13 for "mature themes". Due to the country's broadcasting laws, this episode only airs in late night time slots, and without subtitles as well. However, it was again aired on 12 February 2024 at 11:50pm, a few months after the series concluded its run on its original timeslot.
  • Coincidentally, this episode first airs at the same time as the NFC Championship Game on FOX, in which Von Miller also competes.
  • In the second game's Speed-Up, Laverne shouts an obscenity which is muted from the audio.
  • For the first time, a celebrity (Ali) loses both bonus rounds.

February 2022:

• On February 6, a repeat of #205 airs.

Post-Season:

• Starting July 23, ABC briefly airs reruns on a weekly basis. Initially, these are scheduled for Saturdays at 9:00 PM Eastern/Pacific, but after the first week, they are moved to Tuesdays at 8:00 PM. The reruns are as follows:
  • July 23: #105. This is the first time that ABC airs an episode from a previous season. Because of this, the episode returns to ABC On Demand (but not Hulu) for one week following this airing.
  • July 26: #204
  • July 30: #201 (pulled due to the reruns moving to Tuesdays)
  • August 2: #207
  • August 6: #204 (pulled due to the reruns moving to Tuesdays)
  • August 9: #211
  • August 16: #208
  • August 23: Celebrity Wheel does not air due to Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20.
  • August 30: #213
  • September 6: #210 (pulled due to The Bachelorette moving to Tuesdays)

Season 3 (2022-23)

Consists of 14 episodes, taped August 18-19 and 31, September 1, and October 6-7 and 13, 2022. Initially, only 13 episodes are planned, but an additional one is ordered sometime early into the season. The show's official time slot has been moved one hour later, to Sundays at 9:00 PM Eastern/Pacific, replacing Supermarket Sweep, which ABC has indefinitely shelved. The show is now paired with the primetime debut of Celebrity Jeopardy! at 8:00. Starting in December, Wheel moves back to 8:00 while Jeopardy! moves to Thursdays after a month-long hiatus. For much of the second half of the season, Wheel airs with inconsistent scheduling.

Season Changes:

• This is the first season of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune to be produced by Bellamie Blackstone instead of Mike Richards.
• This is the first season to have a studio audience, although as with the syndicated version, they are not shown on camera.
• The intro is changed to simply Jim saying, "It's Celebrity..." followed by the chant and Pat and Vanna's entrance. The celebrities are now introduced by Pat, and no clips from elsewhere in the episode are used.
• Jim's bumper after the first game's Bonus Round is removed.
• The $5,000 wedge is now gold. The silver wedge continues to be used on the syndicated version.
• The category strip and "letter circles" match the new versions introduced in Season 40 of the syndicated version, both colored gold.
• Despite the permanent removal of Free Play by this point on the syndicated version, the orange $950 wedge continues to be used in primetime.
• Decade categories are no longer used in any form.
• Starting this season, if the second game goes to at least four rounds, any remaining Million-Dollar Wedges are removed before Round 4.
• Round 3 of the first game is now a Prize Puzzle, with a trip going to a home viewer who correctly enters the name of the round's winner online. All trips are to Disney theme parks, resorts, or cruises on Disney Cruise Line. Because of this, puzzles taller than two rows are now possible at this point in the game.
• The Final Spin can now happen before any correct letters have been called in the second game's Round 3, but it does not happen earlier than the second turn of the round.
• On ABC On Demand and Hulu, the episodes are once again edited to remove any references to home giveaways, including omitting the entire Prize Puzzle copy and Pat's mention of the trip after the puzzle is solved (although the mentioning of the trip at the start of the round is left intact). Only the first three episodes are edited in this fashion, with the rest left unedited.
• During Bonus Rounds, the other two celebrities now sit with drinks at a small table between the Bonus Wheel and puzzle board, which Pat refers to as "the lounge".
• At the end of the Bonus Round, Vanna standing the other two celebrities in the lounge throughout the game.
• The audio description is now more detailed with regards to partial puzzles. It now almost-always mentions the number of words in the puzzle at the start of a round, and it also spells out partial Toss-Up puzzles at the point where a contestant rings in. Intermittently, it will also mention clues regarding only specific words, rather than always spelling out the entire puzzle (e.g. "The first word starts with O.", "The fourth word is THE.")
• This is the first season that does not complete production by the time it begins airing, as well as the first season that tapes episodes alternatingly with episodes of the syndicated version. As a result of this, production numbers are now in order of taping rather than initial order of airing. According to witnesses, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune episodes by this point use production code "#PT-XYY" on the slates (X being the season number and Y being the episode within that season; PT presumably standing for "primetime"), and they are taped with tentative air dates.
• According to witnesses, on episodes taped prior to September 25, Pat and Vanna tape two possible openings, with one specifically mentioning the episode being the Season 3 premiere.
• In Canada, the show is initially moved to Tuesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern on CTV 2, meaning Canada no longer receives the show at the same time as the United States. About halfway through the season, the show returns to CTV in varying time slots on the same day the show airs on ABC (but not necessarily the same time slot).
• This is the first season of the celebrity version to use the Lidar puzzle board introduced on Season 40 of the syndicated version. As a result, many cosmetic changes corresponding with this board's introduction carry over. Additionally, winning contestants' totals are now shown on the board after the Bonus Round, although this does not carry over to the syndicated version until Season 41.

September 2022:

• On September 25 (Episode #302: Amanda Seals/Snoop Dogg/Mark Duplass):
  • Snoop gives a total of five incorrect answers throughout the main games, and goes viral for doing so.
  • Despite being scheduled as the season premiere, both Bonus Rounds are lost.
  • In the first game, the Round 1 puzzle WHICH JIMMY IS IT? KIMMEL OR FALLON? is only the second known puzzle outside of Fill In the Blank to use more than one question mark.
  • In the second game:
    • Five rounds are played for the first time. In all, 20 puzzles are played.
    • There is a $100,000 loss.
    • Mark wins over $100,000 despite not winning any Bonus Rounds.
• On Thursday, September 29 (Episode #301: Tiki Barber/Lauren Ash/Jim Jefferies):
  • This episode is promoted by ABC as a "bonus episode" and airs in the show's original time slot of Thursday at 8:00 PM Eastern/Pacific. This is the first time since Season 1 that a new episode airs on a weekday. Wheel is the only game show that airs this night, followed by an airing of the film Hocus Pocus.
  • Due to this being a "bonus episode" airing in an irregular time slot, CTV 2 in Canada skips this episode and does not air it until November 15.
  • Tiki is the third Celebrity Wheel contestant that had previously played on the syndicated show (January 23, 2001). This is mentioned during his first interview, with Tiki claiming he cannot recall how he did and Pat joking that he won "$22 million" (Tiki actually did not win any money from the game, but was given $10,000 for his charity).
  • In the first game:
    • Round 3 (THE BEST PINEAPPLE I'VE EVER HAD IN MY MOUTH) is the longest puzzle. This is also the first time since November 2002 that a puzzle using more than two rows is played in the same round as the $5,000 wedge.
    • Coincidentally, Tiki, who is bald, solves the bonus puzzle WASHING MY HAIR. He jokes, "I'm definitely never doing this" before solving.

October 2022:

• On October 2 (Episode #303: Kristen Schaal/Kevin McKidd/Ron Funches):
  • Coincidentally, the first half of this episode (as with most of this season) airs at the same time as Bob's Burgers on FOX, which stars Kristen Schaal.
  • In the first game, The Round 2 puzzle BABY SHARK DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO has twelve O's, tying the record for the most vowels in one puzzle and the most instance of any letter in a puzzle.
• On October 9 (Episode #305: Nikki Glaser/Tig Notaro/Thomas Lennon):
  • Both Bonus Rounds have $100,000 wins. This is also the first time both Bonus Rounds are played for at least that amount.
  • In the first game:
    • In Round 2, Tig asks to solve immediately after spinning, but Pat advises her to call a consonant first.
    • When Pat reveals the $1,000,000 envelope's location, the envelope from Season 40 of the syndicated show (with "40TH SEASON" added to the logo) is accidentally used. To hide this, as he turns the envelope toward the camera, the shot changes to a post-production close-up shot of the envelope with the regular round logo.
  • In the second game:
    • During the second interviews, a photo of Thomas' grandmother meeting Pat at Navy Pier is shown.
    • The first two Triple Toss-Ups are TIG NOTARO and THOMAS LENNON. Ironically, Nikki solves both of these.
    • Tig does the Final Spin using two hands.
• On October 16 (Episode #306: Phil Rosenthal/Carla Hall/Jet Tila):
  • In the first game:
    • The Round 1 puzzle MAYONAISE BY THE SMASHING PUMPKINS is the fifth of only five known instances of Song/Artist using a song that was not a single (at least not at the time of taping, as the song was not released as a single until November 2023).
    • While the song title does use only one N in the first word, the closed captioning spells it with two.
  • With repeat airings on May 30, July 11, and November 22, 2023, this is the second episode of any version of Wheel of Fortune to air four times on broadcast television.
• On October 23 (Episode #304: Francia Raisa/Joel Madden/Jenifer Lewis):
  • For the second time, both Bonus Rounds are played for $100,000 or more.
  • In the first game:
    • The $1,000 Toss-Up WAKANDA FOREVER!!! is the only known puzzle with more than one of the same punctuation mark appearing consecutively; these are correctly represented on the closed captioning and the audio track.
    • There is a $1,000,000 loss.
  • In the second game, there is a $100,000 win. Due to the $1,000,000 loss in the first Bonus Round, Pat requests that the confetti be fired anyway. This would later become permanent in Season 4.
  • Pat's card, which is visible during the shot of the Bonus Wheel, shows that the $100,000 envelope landed on is the one that would have been replaced with the $1,000,000 had the Million Dollar Wedge been in play.
• On October 30 (Episode #307: Kate Flannery/Steve Agee/Austin Creed):
  • In the second game:
    • The $1,000 Toss-Up puzzle MO' MONEY MO' PROBLEMS is improperly punctuated (the title does not contain apostrophes).
    • The Round 3 puzzle ENCORE! ENCORE! has only three unique consonants.
    • No vowels are bought in Round 3.

November 2022:

• On November 6 (Episode #308: Jaime Camil/Michael Rapaport/June Diane Raphael):
  • In the second game:
    • Michael is penalized for adding the words "my girl" before the last two words of the Round 1 puzzle EATING HORSERADISH WITH TIFFANY HADISH.
    • The Bonus Round is won for the last time this season in both taping and airing order.
• On November 13 (Episode #309: Paul Scheer/Luenell/Mary Lynn Rajskub),
  • Pat acknowledges Paul's wife, June Diane Raphael, competing on the previous episode.
  • In the second game, in reference to the Round 2 Before & After puzzle ELECTRIC BILL HADER, Pat pretends to be answering a phone call from Hader before the start of the Triple Toss-Up.
  • Mary Lynn wears a pink blazer in the first game, and a blue denim jacket in the second game.
• On November 20, the show does not air due to the American Music Awards.
• On November 27, the show does not air due to The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration.

December 2022:

• On December 4 (Episode #312: RuPaul/Gayle King/Julie Bowen):
  • The show moves to 8:00 PM Eastern/Pacific due to Celebrity Jeopardy! being on hiatus and eventually moving to Thursdays. This is also the last episode to date to premiere on a Sunday. Following this, new episodes air inconsistently on either Tuesday or Wednesday.
  • In Canada, the show is simulcast on CTV for the first time since Season 2.
  • For the first known time, a contestant's name tag has a lowercase letter (the first U in RuPaul's name).
  • In the first game:
    • Gayle says the answer to the $1,000 Toss-Up LADIES' NIGHT without ringing in, allowing Julie to ring in and solve.
    • Julie adds "It's" to the above puzzle, but is still credited with a correct answer. The extra word does not appear in the closed captioning.
    • The audio description does not denote the exclamation point in the $2,000 Toss-Up A STRANGE LOOP WINS THE TONY!
    • In Round 1, when RuPaul repeats an incorrect A, Pat says, "That's also been called" despite no other repeated letters airing, suggesting a "null" cycle was edited out.
    • In Round 2, when RuPaul loses a Million-Dollar Wedge to Bankrupt, Pat offers to take it by hand instead of having him drop it in the bag behind the podiums. This is the first time since the addition of the bags that Pat has taken used or forfeited cardboard by hand.
    • In Round 3, Gayle incorrectly solves PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN by leaving off the S, allowing Julie to once again solve with ease, after which Pat refers to Julie as "The Vulture".
• On Tuesday, December 6 (Episode #314: Sasheer Zamata/Jack Black/Kal Penn):
  • This episode is a special holiday episode, grouped with equivalent special episodes of Press Your Luck and The $100,000 Pyramid (both of which completed their regular seasons last summer).
  • In Canada, CTV airs this episode at 9:00 PM (followed by Pyramid; the network does not carry Press Your Luck).
  • Sleigh bells are added to the intro.
  • The set has various holiday-themed decorations, including a large red bow sitting atop the puzzle board, similar to the one used on the syndicated version's Christmas weeks until Season 10. A similar bow tops the logo backdrop.
  • On the video wall, the logo is displayed on a round red ornament.
  • The Wheel's base is colored red, which is also the case on the same day's episode of the syndicated version. Unlike on that version, the puzzle board border remains gold here.
  • On ABC's first two airings, the network's logo bug is shaped like a wreath.
  • Several times throughout the show, Jack unbuttons or removes his jacket.
  • In the first game:
    • Sasheer mentions Nicole Byer's appearance in Season 1 when mentioning a podcast the two women host.
    • In Round 1, during one turn, the audio description misspells "S__E" with only one blank.
    • In Round 2, both Jack and Kal pick up a Million-Dollar Wedge. Jack loses his wedge while Kal claims his by solving. However, for Round 3, the wedge picked up by Kal is the one replenished on the Wheel (on the blue $600), rather than the one picked up and lost by Jack (on the blue $700).
    • Jack fails to solve the Bonus Round puzzle RED RIBBONS despite the presence of them throughout the set.
  • A promo for all three shows spoils the outcome with a clip of Jack spinning the Bonus Wheel.
  • Jack loses both Bonus Rounds.
  • With repeat airings on December 22, 2022 and July 25 and December 27, 2023, this is the third episode of any version of Wheel of Fortune to air four times on broadcast television.
• On December 11, the show does not air due to ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney: James Cameron's Avatar (the film's broadcast premiere). Episode #310 is originally scheduled to air on this day, and no Sunday airings are scheduled after this.
• On Tuesday, December 13 (Episode #310: London Hughes/Fortune Feimster/Bobby Berk):
  • In the second game, The bonus puzzle ANOTHER SHAMELESS PLUG has at least one each of R, S, T, L, N, and E, and RSTLNE reveals more than half of a bonus puzzle for the first time since May 2018. Despite all of this, it is still not solved.
• On Thursday, December 22, a repeat of #314 airs.
• On Thursday, December 29 at 10:00 PM, a repeat of #305 airs.

January 2023:

• On Wednesday, January 4, (Episode #313: Sheryl Lee Ralph/Janelle James/Chris Perfetti):
  • This is the first time the show airs on a Wednesday, and the last new episode to date to air at 8:00 PM.
  • This episode promotes ABC's Abbott Elementary, whose winter premiere (the Season 2 episode "Read-A-Thon") airs afterward.
  • In the first game:
    • The $1,000 Toss-Up FILL-IN-THE-BLANK QUESTION is a tie for the longest Toss-Up in terms of overall spaces, using 25 of the 52 spaces on the board (22 letters and 3 hyphens).
    • The bonus puzzle PRETZELS AND MUSTARD has at least one each of R, S, T, L, N, and E, and RSTLNE reveals more than half of a bonus puzzle. Despite all of this, it is still not solved. Janelle asks if she can solve it by "just calling the letters" and tries calling M and U during the 10 seconds.

May 2023:

• On Wednesday, May 10 (Episode #311: Vanna White/Mayim Bialik/Ken Jennings):
  • This episode is billed as "Ultimate Host Night", and airs at 9:00 PM following an episode of Jeopardy! Masters, which was not greenlit until after this episode taped.
  • The show's social media pages post a "prologue" skit featuring Ken and Mayim walking out of the Jeopardy! studio and noticing a small Jeopardy! poster with both of them pictured. Vanna greets them and they all walk to the Wheel studio as they discuss the two studios' close proximity. Ken and Mayim notice the very large mural of Pat and Vanna (as Vanna says, "We try to be so discreet.") outside the Wheel studio and exchange looks of disbelief.
  • This is the second time Vanna has competed on a full episode of the show, after the April Fools' episode on April 1, 1997. This makes her the sixth celebrity to have competed on both versions of the show.
  • Maggie Sajak also touches the letters on the puzzle board for the first time since January 2020 when Vanna filled in for Pat.
  • During the intro, Jim comments, "Something's different" and introduces Pat by himself, after which Pat introduces Maggie.
  • Mayim promotes Call Me Kat, which was still in production when this episode taped in October 2022, but is ultimately canceled and off FOX's schedule five days before it airs.
  • In the first game:
    • The second Triple Toss-Up NO WHAMMIES! is misspelled (should be "Whammys"). Despite this, the closed captioning spells it "Whammys".
    • The third Triple Toss-Up is a factually incorrect answer of SURVEY SAYS! (should be "survey said").
    • All three Triple Toss-Ups are categorized as Fun & Games instead of TV Quote.
  • In the second game:
    • Ken solves the third Triple Toss-Up LL COOL J with only the J revealed.
    • Appropriately, Round 4 is FINAL JEOPARDY!
  • For unknown reasons, this episode does not air internationally, and is one of only two Season 3 episodes that is never rerun on ABC (#302 being the other).
• Between November 13 and May 10, twelve primetime Bonus Rounds in a row are lost. Overall, Season 3 only has 5 out of 28 Bonus Rounds won.
• On Wednesday, May 17 at 9:00 PM, a repeat of #308 airs. From this point on, all repeat airings on ABC, except for those that air in between new episodes, replace the giveaway disclaimers with a caption reading "PREVIOUSLY BROADCAST; SWEEPSTAKES HAS ENDED".

Post-Season:

• Starting May 30, reruns air on Tuesdays at 8:00 PM, along with one Monday. Originally, these are set to air every week through September 19, but the last four are pulled and replaced with reruns of Celebrity Family Feud. The reruns are as follows:
  • May 30: #306
  • June 6: #301
  • June 13: #303
  • June 19 (Monday): #309
  • June 20: #307
  • June 27: #304
  • July 4: #310
  • July 11: #306
  • July 18: #308
  • July 25: #314
  • August 1: #309
  • August 8: #301
  • August 15: #307
  • August 22: #311 #204
  • August 29: #204 (moved up a week due to the reruns ending earlier than planned)
  • September 5: #313
  • September 12: #305
  • September 19: #302

Season 4 (2023-24)

Consists of 10 episodes, taped July 14, August 24-25, and October 5-6, 2023. Tapings were briefly placed on hiatus due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, changing planned tapings for July 20-21 to tapings for the syndicated series. Initially, the show was to return to its original time slot of Thursdays at 8:00 PM, grouped with Press Your Luck and The $100,000 Pyramid (as was the case with all three shows' holiday specials on December 6, 2022). However, ABC later revises its fall lineup and instead schedules Wheel on Wednesdays at 9:00 PM, following Celebrity Jeopardy! (originally scheduled for Tuesdays at 8:00) and preceding Pyramid. Despite Wheel's order (along with Pyramid's) being reduced from 13 episodes to 10, Jeopardy!'s order for this season remains at 13, resulting in some nights where Wheel does not air a new episode while at least one of the other two game shows does.

Season Changes:

• Due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, most celebrities are not allowed to promote current or upcoming projects in film or TV. Instead, they discuss previous work, or promote other media such as podcasts or books.
• "Shimmering" sound effects are added to the opening title animation.
• The intro is now shot mostly the same way as the syndicated show, with a pan from behind the audience, followed by Pat and Vanna entering from behind the puzzle board.
• Vanna now does the $10,000 giveaway bumper from center stage, and the graphic appears on the video wall behind her.
• As with Season 41 of the syndicated show, Prize Puzzles are no longer related to the prize. Because of this, puzzles used in the first game's Round 3 revert to never exceeding two rows.
• Rhyme Time is used in every episode.
• If the second game goes to at least four rounds, the Million-Dollar Wedges now remain on the Wheel for the rest of the game.
• The "lounge" now has a fancier table and chairs, and the drinks sit on a round tray shaped like the Wheel (although this cannot be seen on camera).
• The confetti is now fired for $100,000 wins, even if the Million-Dollar Wedge is brought to the Bonus Round.
• In Canada, CTV airs the show one day earlier than the United States, on Tuesdays at 8:00 PM Eastern, except where noted.

September 2023:

• On September 27, (Episode #403: Melissa Villaseñor/Brendan Hunt/Joe Buck):
  • The game begins with Brendan at the red podium and Melissa at the yellow podium. During her first interview, Melissa asks Brendan to switch places so she can be closer to Pat, who reluctantly goes along with the change. As Brendan had won the first game's $1,000 Toss-Up, his winnings move with him to the yellow podium. This is the first time (and will likely be the only time) contestants have changed positions in the middle of a game of any version of Wheel.
  • In the first game:
    • Melissa says the answer to the third Triple Toss-Up CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER without realizing that Brendan rang in first.
    • After the Bonus Round, there is a wide shot of various staff members walking on to the set. Bellamie Blackstone, Steve Schwartz, and Jimmy McGuire can be seen walking up to the Bonus Wheel.
  • In the second game:
    • Round 1 contains a streak of four lost turns in a row (an incorrect L, a Lose a Turn, and incorrect calls of W and B). This is the first time on this series where a "null" cycle is not edited out.
    • The third Triple Toss-Up PINK ties the record for the shortest Toss-Up ever used, and the shortest known puzzle ever to be used outside the Bonus Round.
    • In an unusual occurrence for a three-round structure game, a fifth round is played for the second time, tying the record for most puzzles in one episode, with 20.
  • Both Bonus Rounds offer the same three category choices, though they are presented in a different order for each.
  • Brendan is the second celebrity to win both Bonus Rounds, and the first to win the $100,000 prize twice.
  • For the third time, both Bonus Rounds are played for $100,000 or more.
    • With the confetti now firing for $100,000 winners, this was the first episode where the confetti was dropped twice.
      • This was also the first episode where Pat reveals the $1,000,000 envelope even with confetti all over the bonus wheel.
  • Brendan finishes with $328,200, setting a new record for highest primetime non-million winnings. He is also the second contestant in Wheel history to win more than $300,000, not counting million dollar winners.
  • At the end of the show, Vanna hands Brendan a drink.

October 2023:

• On October 4, (Episode #401: Kel Mitchell/Kim Fields/Penn Jillette):
  • Starting with this episode, all Canada airings are prints intended for reruns with the giveaway disclaimers replaced with "PREVIOUSLY BROADCAST; SWEEPSTAKES HAS ENDED". This is likely due to the episodes airing one day earlier than the United States when the online entry form is not available.
  • In the first game:
    • According to an audience member present at the taping, Round 2 begins with three consecutive "null" cycles, with no letters revealed until the tenth turn. All three cycles are edited out.
    • Despite the above editing, a "null" cycle is not edited out of Round 3 (incorrect calls of P, L, and a Lose a Turn).
    • Penn solves the third Triple Toss-Up THE ALLURE OF THE SPOTLIGHT without ringing in. While his answer is accepted due to both of his opponents having been buzzed out, this causes the scoreboards to glitch out and requires Penn's reaction to be reshot multiple times. In the reshoot, Penn does ring in before solving.
  • In the second game, after Round 2, Pat indirectly references his retirement by saying, "I work here!", then, after a beat, "For now."
• On October 11, although initially scheduled, the show does not air. The originally-scheduled episode #406 is delayed a week and replaced with that night's episode of The $100,000 Pyramid, which moves to 9:00 to accommodate the special Israel at War: Living In Terror - A Special Edition of 20/20 at 10:00. Despite the rescheduling, some ABC affiliates still air a promo for #406 in early morning hours on October 11.
• On October 18 (Episode #406: Rashad Jennings/Marcellus Wiley/Jared Allen):
  • In Canada, this episode airs on its originally-scheduled date of October 10 on CTV (eight days before ABC), as well as October 14 on E! Due to the episode's delay in the United States, Canada does not air Celebrity Wheel the following week; its time slots are replaced with The Voice on CTV and a repeat of The $100,000 Pyramid on E!
  • In the first game:
    • Round 1 goes viral due to Rashad calling an incorrect P with only the Q missing in the Rhyme Time puzzle DRIVING TO RENO WITH QUENTIN TARANTINO. Rashad discusses this incident during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 23.
    • The Round 2 puzzle is I THOUGHT THE LETTER Y WAS A VOWEL, a likely reference to the show's rule that Y is always treated as a consonant in gameplay, even if a puzzle uses it as a vowel. Despite the rule, Pat and Jared only acknowledge the general fact that Y is sometimes a vowel.
• On October 25 (Episode #402: Danielle Pinnock/Gabriel Iglesias/Noah Mills):
  • Gabriel wears custom-made Wheel attire, including a black dress shirt with Wheel of Fortune logos, dollar signs, and a large Wheel with arbitrary values in multiples of $5.
  • After the first game's Bonus Round, the East Coast airing of the show is interrupted for about seven minutes by an ABC News Special Report on a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. The show returns during the third turn of the second game's Round 1.
  • In the second game:
    • During Gabriel's second interview, a clip is shown from the November 28, 2022 episode of the syndicated series, featuring contestant Geronimo Parra giving Gabriel a shout-out as his favorite comedian. After the clip, Gabriel reciprocates. This moment is not seen on the East Coast due to the aforementioned interruption, but it is posted on the regular show's social media.
    • For the first time on this series, a celebrity has guests present during the Bonus Round. Danielle introduces her mother and grandmother, who stand in front of the "lounge" with Gabriel and Noah.

November 2023:

• On November 1, a repeat of #312 airs. Wheel is the only game show to be a repeat on this night. The $10,000 and Prize Puzzle giveaways are still valid for this airing.
• On November 8, the show does not air due to the 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards, an event that also pre-empts the same day's episode of the syndicated show on some ABC affiliates.
• On November 15, (Episode #405: Kyle Brandt/Natasha Leggero/Roy Wood Jr.):
  • This episode is rescheduled twice. It is originally scheduled for October 18, but presumably due to Roy Wood Jr. quitting his famous role as The Daily Show correspondent on October 5, it is first delayed to October 25 and replaced with a repeat of episode #302. Soon after, October 25 is changed to #402, and October 18 is changed again to a repeat of #312, before the latter date's episode changes a third time to #406 due to the last-minute schedule change on that episode's originally-scheduled date of October 11.
  • In the second game:
    • All three contestants hit Bankrupt consectively in Round 2. Kyle jokingly celebrates as if it were a hat trick.
    • Round 2 is a factually inaccurate Before & After answer of PLAY IT AGAIN SAM ROCKWELL (the phrase "Play it again, Sam" is a misquote).
  • Kyle is the third celebrity to win both Bonus Rounds.
• On November 22, a repeat of #306 airs. This episode is likely scheduled due to its food theme and falling on the day before Thanksgiving. The $10,000 and Prize Puzzle giveaways are still valid for this airing. The same night's airings of Celebrity Jeopardy! and The $100,000 Pyramid are also repeats.
• On November 29 (Episode #404: Debbie Gibson/Tim Gunn/Luis Guzmán):
  • In the second game, Luis pauses for about three seconds between the second and third words of the third Triple Toss-Up THE VOICE INSIDE MY HEAD, but is reluctantly credited with a correct answer.
  • Both Bonus Rounds are won.

December 2023:

• On December 6 (Episode #409, Lauren Lapkus/Ego Nwodim/Jeff Ross), most CTV affiliates air this episode one hour later than usual, still one day earlier than ABC, due to conflicting with a live episode of The Voice.
  • In the first game, Pat's card is visible in the overhead shot of the bonus wheel.
  • In the second game, the Final Spin bells sound before Ego begins her spin. Against precedent, she is allowed to spin the wheel once before doing the final spin.
• On December 13 (Episode #407, Lil Rel Howery/Paula Abdul/Matt Rogers):
  • This episode is a special holiday episode, grouped with equivalent special episodes of Celebrity Family Feud (airing in place of Celebrity Jeopardy!, which is on a brief hiatus) and The $100,000 Pyramid. Unlike the previous holiday special, this is not considered an "additional" episode and airs in the show's regular time slot.
  • In Canada, this episode airs on CTV 2 at the same time as its United States broadcast.
  • On ABC airings, the network's logo bug is shaped like a wreath.
  • In the second game:
    • Paula goes viral due to her frustration over attempting to solve the Round 2 Before & After puzzle THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY SWEATER. At one point, she attempts to solve the puzzle, but against precedent, she is allowed to change her decision to spin instead, despite already starting her answer.
    • During Round 2, Pat's answer card is visible in multiple shots, with the answer digitally painted over in one of them.
    • Matt is the fourth celebrity to win both Bonus Rounds and finishes with a grand total of $260,650.
      • There is a $100,000 win.
      • For only the second known time, a contestant calls X in the Bonus Round.
• On December 20, the show does not air due to various special holiday programming.
• On December 27 at 8:00 PM, a repeat of #314 airs.
• On Thursday, December 28 at 8:00 PM, a repeat of #407 airs, followed by repeats of this season's special holiday episodes of Press Your Luck and The $100,000 Pyramid, which was ABC's original plan for its Thursday lineup and the same lineup used for the original airings of their respective holiday specials in 2022.

May 2024:

• On May 6 (Episode #410, Sarah Levy/Christian Siriano/Krysten Ritter)
  • Both bonus rounds are lost.
• On May 13 (Episode #408, Neil deGrasse Tyson/Robin Thede/Tony Hale).
  • In the first game, there is a $100,000 loss.
  • In the second game:
    • Round 1 is the first appearance of 80's Song Lyrics since December 12, 2021, and the only appearance of a "decade" category at all since May 2022 on the nighttime show.
    • The second puzzle in the Triple Toss-Up (GOING TO THE PARTY) is categorized as Phrase, instead of Event or What Are You Doing?

Season 5 (2025)

On July 10, 2024 it was announced that Pat Sajak after leaving the syndicated verison of the show will continue to host Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. It has been currently delayed until at least 2025.