fans are divided over Ryan crest's Wheel of Fortune debut episode on September 9th Secrest took over for Pat sadak following his retirement after a 41-year hosting stint Ryan sec's first episode as host of Wheel of Fortune has come and gonan fans are divided over his big debut following Pat Zac's retirement in June after 41 years as host the torch was officially passed to seest on Monday sept nine viewers were thrilled to see Vanna White return as the letter Turner for the Beloved game show however not everyone agreed about how Secrest did it helming the wheel for the first time many thought the TV presenter and producer 49 nailed it as the new Wheel of Fortune host one ex-user wrote I have to say him really liking Ryan CEST as host of Wheel of Fortune can't wait to watch him every night someone else shared vix just watched the first Wheel of Fortune with Ryan Secrest hosting Miss Pat sadak but the show is in very good hands yet another viewer declared Ryan SEC did a fabulous job A Wheel of Fortune excited for the this new era however others offered more critical feedback with one ex user writing Ryan not holding cards feel so awkward does he really memorize the contestants personal anecdotes is there a teleprompter or Q cards offscreen # wheeler Fortune still other viewers Express disappointments with the game Show's new set design one ex-user shared I usually don't tweet about much stuff I watch but why does whe of Fortune looks so awful now like WTF another fan on X wrote the new Wheel of Fortune set looks so cheap where's the personality the vehicles did they lose their whole budget paying for Ryan Secrest someone else declared this weird new setup is giving 90s computer game version of Wheel of Fortune hash wheel of fortune. double quotes saad's final episode as host of Wheel of Fortune aired on June 7th during which he shared a heartfelt farewell message it's been an incredible privilege to be invited into millions of homes night after night year after year decade after decade he told viewers and I've always felt that privilege came with the responsibility to keep this daily half hour a safe place for a family fun no social issues no politics nothing embarrassing I hope just a game the 77-year-old continued but gradually it became more than that a place where kids learn their letters where people from other countries home their English skills where families came together along with friends and neighbors and entire Generations what an honor to have played even a small part in all of that sadak concluded thank you for allowing me into your lives [Music] he