ABC captured its second straight Thursday ratings crown with its game show lineup, led by Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. NBC’s Mr. Mayor cooled slightly in its second week but maintained most of its 18-49 rating, and CNN was again tops on cable.

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On October 26, 1946, Patrick Leonard Sajdak, who will one day be known to millions of game-show fans as the Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak, is born in Chicago. Wheel of Fortune, which debuted in. As the most popular syndicated show on TV, with tens of millions of viewers everyday, competition to get on “Wheel of Fortune” is fierce: Millions of people apply to get on the game show every. In Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak guides you on a fun-filled trip around the world with new puzzles from the hit TV game show! Play thousands of other fans, friends and family for a huge prize! The winner of these word puzzles will come out on top with the ultimate jackpot! WHEEL OF FORTUNE FREE PLAY FEATURES Word Games written by the Producers! The original version of the American game show Wheel of Fortune was created by Merv Griffin and aired on NBC from January 6, 1975 to June 30, 1989. It moved to CBS from July 17, 1989 to January 11, 1991 and back to NBC on January 14, 1991 until September 20, 1991 when it was canceled for good. 'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' takes a new spin on the iconic game show 'Wheel of Fortune.' Hosted by pop culture legends Pat Sajak and Vanna White, 'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' welcomes celebrity contestants to spin the world's most famous wheel and solve word puzzles for a chance to win up to $1 million.

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune scored a 1.17 rating among adults 18-49, even with last week’s premiere, and 7.84 million total viewers, off a slight 4 percent. The Chase (0.86 in 18-49, 5.45 million) and The Hustler (0.59, 3.29 million) fell a little more — 9 percent and 17 percent in the demo and about 16 percent apiece in total viewers — but still led their respective hours in both measures.

Mr. Mayor (0.53 in 18-49, 3.73 million viewers) came down from its premiere (0.6, 5 million) but was mostly in line with its second episode last week (0.55, 4.41 million). Superstore returned from hiatus with a 0.48 and 2.45 million viewers, in line with its season average. Law & Order: SVU (0.64, 3.83 million) held steady.

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Hell’s Kitchen (0.7, 2.67 million) was on par with last week for Fox, while Call Me Kat (0.55, 2.84 million) and Last Man Standing (0.49, 2.84 million) declined some. CBS aired reruns of its comedies and an episode of Star Trek: Discovery (0.16, 1.5 million).

On cable, CNN averaged 3.68 million viewers in primetime, edging MSNBC (3.54 million) for the top spot. CNN also had nine of the top 10 shows on cable in adults 18-49, with an NBA telecast on TNT (Golden State-Denver) grabbing the other. The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC was the most watched cable program with 4.32 million viewers.

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