Ryan Secrest Wheel of Fortune contract revealed as Sony exx hope host will help transition show to streaming plus how the American Idol vet is already distinguishing himself from Pat s jaac Ryan secrist has Inked a monster contract as the new host of Wheel of Fortune the massive vot of confidence comes as the iconic game show looks to spin into the streaming TV space in the coming years Ryan 49 replaced Patza Jack 7 7 following the legendary host's retirement after 8,000 episodes in four decades the American Idol fixture will join Vanna White 67 as woof's new puzzle presenting pair starting in precisely a week with his hosting debut fast approaching new details about Ryan's contract have emerged mainly that Sony is thinking big picture Ryan is signed to host through the early 2030s the New York Times confirmed on Monday that means rayan will host a show for at least 6 years and the Staggering Revelation means he's far from just a fill in no better person the chairman of son said that one reason he signed Mr secrist through the early 2030s was to help the show transition to the streaming world the outlet wrote Wheel of Fortune has almost no presence on streaming services today they continued however son Executives hope that changes partly why Ryan will be the long-term new host we want to have the continuity of the host someone who is well known and who will travel with the show through that transition Sony chairman Tony Viner told the times I can't think of a better person to do that with than Ryan Wheel of Fortune and G Party are famously only available on cable which is made it challenging to attract younger fans the sister shows both owned by Sony recently shared that a streaming announcement is in the works though further details are unknown but it seems likely that the shows are negotiating a deal to go to a streaming platform for the first time in history what's tpjk Ryan's annual salary is currently undisclosed under the new six plus year contract however looking at what Pat made as the host could give fans a good idea of the numbers P reportedly earned $15 million per season of Wheel of Fortune Vanna was making $3 million a year while co-hosting with Pat which reportedly remained the same for 18 years under her own new contract Vanna is signed on to host until 2026 or for at least the first two seasons that Ryan will take the Reigns the iconic letter Turner reportedly fought hard to get a significant pay increase under her new contract while her new salary is also under undisclosed it would now appear that Ryan has a more extended contract with the show than she does his o spion Ryan is well into taping season 42 of woof his first as the new host alongside TV Royal Tan the New York Times also shared that unlike Pat Ryan doesn't use Q cards instead he memorizes every contestant's info when introducing them he has already brought a new energy to the set the outlet wrote he can break into a salsa dance he moves easily around the stage and he does not require index cards one of Mr s Jack's Hallmarks when he introduces each new contestant during his 40 plus years as host Pat famously carried a stack of index cards for the show's interview segment before getting into the game Pat relied on the Q cards to learn about the contestants and their personal lives not t santier of at n the American Idol host also told the outlet how he's approaching the new gig and what his many ongoing jobs have in common honestly if there's a through line to all of the things that I do I'm really not the center of attention he said at American Idol it's about the contestant on the radio we're playing songs with New Year's Eve it's the ball on Wheel it's the game there's also an actual rule book one that Ryan studied to prepare I studied episodes of Pat and Vanna I read the rule book I made flashcards of the rules he also shared he also said he appreciates the tradition of walking out and being called the star of the show alongside Vanna it's such an old school thing Ryan said no one says that anymore those classic vintage old school things about this show are what make this show NT also noted other changes at the iconic game show and the few things that remain the same last week fans saw the show's new set which has received a sweeping makeover and has an Ultra Modern look that said the centerpiece wheel is the same and has been used for over 20 years there is no other wheel said Suzanne prit the head of game shows at Sony the season 42 premiere of Wheel of Fortune is Monday September 9 at 700 p.m. Eastern