Drew Carey is aware of what it takes to step into the footwear of a sport present legend. Nonetheless, he didn’t cross on any phrases of knowledge to Ken Jennings and Ryan Seacrest once they took over as hosts of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, respectively.
“Ryan Seacrest definitely doesn’t want my recommendation!” Carey informed TV Insider. “I feel Bob [Barker] gave me the most effective recommendation. He mentioned, ‘It’s important to make the present your personal, and don’t attempt to copy me.’ And he’s proper. Ken Jennings is doing his personal factor. He ought to do his personal factor. Ryan Seacrest has been within the internet hosting enterprise ceaselessly. He is aware of learn how to make it his personal factor and have it come from himself authentically. That’s the factor once you’re on TV for an hour every single day — you’ll be able to’t actually pretend an excessive amount of. It all the time comes out somehow.”
Carey took over as host of The Value Is Proper after Barker’s retirement in 2007. In the meantime, Jennings was named the everlasting host of Jeopardy! in December 2023 following Alex Trebek‘s October 2020 dying. At first, the previous champion crammed in as a visitor host, then cut up the internet hosting duties with Mayim Bialik starting in 2021 earlier than he took on the place full-time.
Pat Sajak left Wheel of Fortune in 2024 after internet hosting the present for greater than 40 years. Sony confirmed in 2023 that Seacrest can be his substitute, and the previous morning present host took over in September 2024.
On his first day, Seacrest bought some pleasant recommendation from Sajak and longtime letter flipper Vanna White. “Pat and Vanna each mentioned to me once I first bought right here, ‘One of the best half is you’re going to fulfill three new folks each evening, and so they stroll away with money!’” he dished on Good Morning America.
He additionally assured viewers he wouldn’t be altering issues up from the best way they have been achieved with Sajak on the helm. “Don’t make any modifications. Don’t contact it. This present works,” Seacrest defined. “All I have to do is maintain it shifting. And all we have to do is have enjoyable each evening. If that occurs, then I feel this present continues for a very long time.”
The Value Is Proper, Weekdays, 11/10c, CBS
– Further reporting by Amanda Bell
