Jeopardy! overtakes Wheel of Fortune with | TV Shows

According to The U.S. Sun, Jeopardy has officially taken the top spot for the two syndicated game shows, pushing its rival into second place.

Despite Seacrest getting off to a great start in the beginning, Jennings has not become a fan-favorite. 

Between March 3 and March 9, the show formerly hosted by Alex Trebek brought in an estimated 8,902,000 viewers, per Nielsen. 

Wheel of Fortune, however, accounted for 425,00 fewer viewers, at an estimated 8,477,00.

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While that particular week can be attributed to the show’s Invitational Tournament, it isn’t the first time Jeopardy has beaten Wheel of Fortune out in the last year.

January 20 to 26 also saw a Jeopardy surge ahead.  During that week, Jeopardy reported 8,430,000 viewers. 

Wheel of Fortune once again landed in second place that time, with 8,111,000 viewers.

This came after Wheel of Fortune posted record high numbers in Seacrest’s first weeks as host. 

At the time, Wheel trumped Jeopardy by more than one million viewers, with 8,310,000 and 7,113,000 respectively. 

The change and flip in viewership comes as Seacrest has still struggled to win over some critical viewers. 

Many have refused to warm up to him as they still miss Sajak. However, while he has faced criticism, he has found support from his co-host, Vanna White.  She even presented Seacrest with a meaningful gift on a recent episode. 

While discussing her crochet habits off camera, she presented a blanket to Seacrest that was “one of a kind,” and saw fans praise the moment between the co-stars.