UNLESS SOMETHING CHANGES. SEE IF THAT HOLDS. OK, RYAN, THANK YOU. SO WHAT COULD THIS MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE SHOW. THE LONGTIME HOST AND. >> WELL, THE VIEWERSHIP REMAIN THE SAME. TO HELP US ANSWER THAT. I'M JOINED BY NEWS NATION MEDIA CONTRIBUTOR AND FOUNDING EDITOR OF MEDIAITE DOT COM COLBY HALL. GOOD MORNING. ARE WHEEL OF FORTUNE FAN. >> I GREW UP WATCHING REALLY FORTUNE OF I DON'T FIND SO MUCH TIME IN MY DAY. BUT IT'S FUNNY HOW LIKE REAL FORTUNE STILL WHEN THERE'S A REALLY BAD MISS ON A GUEST. NOTHING GOES VIRAL MORE ON THE INTERNET. THEN SOMEONE WHO TOTALLY AN OBVIOUS GUESS. SO YEAH, IT'S STILL WILDLY POPULAR AND VERY COLD CULTURALLY RELEVANT. >> AND THERE'S A COLD FOLLOWING TO IT. AND PART OF THAT HAD TO DO WITH PAT SAJAK AND VANNA WHITE RIGHT. BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THEM FOR 40 YEARS. CAN THE SHOW SURVIVE WITH A NEW HOST GIVEN WHO WATCHES IT. >> WELL, I I DO THINK AVERAGE AGE OF THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE. AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SHOW. THAT'S LOVED BY KIDS. BUT IT'S A SHOW THAT'S LOVED BY PEOPLE GREW UP WITH IT RIGHT. IT'S IT'S SORT OF COMFORT FOOD THAT COMES ON TYPICALLY LIKE 6 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. AND IF YOU'RE NOT WATCHING THE NEWS, THEN IT'S A NICE WAY TO SORT OF LIKE PLAY THE GAME AS YOU GO ALONG. YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING. THIS SHOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S ON YOUR AROUND 3 100 EPISODES, BUT THEY ONLY SPENT ABOUT 9 TO 10 WEEKS TAPING GANG OF 6 SHOWS IN DAY'S TIME AND THEN A REPORTEDLY MAKES 3 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR 9 TO 10 WHERE WEEKS OF WORK ANNUALLY. SO YOU KNOW, MAYBE SHE'S READY TO RETIRE. I DON'T BLAME OR MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE AND STOP WORKING. BUT I WOULD I WOULD CUT A CHECK FOR THAT GIG RIGHT NOW. MAYBE I COULD BE THE NEXT IN A WAY BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF A WORD LIMITED WORK. I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY SWEET GIG. I LIKE IT TO KOBE. >> WHAT ABOUT THE CHEMISTRY? I MEAN. >> THEN THIS DAY AND AGE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY CAN SEE THROUGH IF 2 PEOPLE ON TV DON'T LIKE EACH OTHER. SO THE CHEMISTRY IS IMPORTANT. BUT IT'S A LITTLE CURIOUS TO ME THAT THEY DIDN'T FIGURE THAT OUT GOING INTO IT, RIGHT. IF IF HER FEEDBACK WAS WAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN SELECTING SEACREST IS THE HOST OR VICE VERSA. >> RIGHT. I I'M SURE THAT THEY DID SOME CHRIS MEETINGS. YOU KNOW, REALLY KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE. I WAS SO ONCE WE GET TO WORK ENVIRONMENT. I THINK THERE'S 2 THINGS HERE. 1 IS GENERATIONAL. I'VE WORKED WITH RYAN SEACREST WHAT I WAS AND I HEARD RADIO AND I FOUND HIM TO BE GREAT. FUNNY. LITTLE PROFESSIONAL. HE'S ALSO INCREDIBLY BUSY WHEN HE'S NOT JUST DOING AMERICAN IDOL. HE ALSO NATIONALLY SYNDICATED RADIO SHOW EVERY MORNING. SO HE'S HE'S A GUY THAT COMES IN READY TO GO, GO, GO. ANOTHER ONLY REALLY HOST OF WHEEL OF FORTUNE. SO I'M SURE HE CAME IN WITH A MORE LEISURE LEE RELAXED VIBE AND PERHAPS THEY'RE IN LATE MAY LIE. THE CONFLICT KNOW THEN A WHITE SOURCES HAVE SAID THROWING COLD WATER ON THIS REPORT, BUT IT WAS OUT THERE. CLEARLY THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON. WE'LL SEE. MAYBE, MAYBE EVEN A WARRANT SEIZE. THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR HER TO DEB AND MOVE ON WITH HER RETIREMENT. WELL, IF THEY DON'T CALL YOU TO REPLACE OR IF SHE CHOOSES TO TO GO OUT. WHO DO YOU THINK THE LIKELY SUCCESSOR WOULD BE US AJAX DAUGHTER, TOP OF THE LIST. >> I I WILL ADMIT THAT I WAS AWARE OF. THAT'S A START. I THINK THAT'S A LOVELY AND ELEGANT SOLUTION BECAUSE SHE'S FAMILIAR SHOW. ALSO, THERE'S A MILLION SUDDEN INSTAGRAM INFLUENCERS WHO HAVE TONS OF FOLLOWERS THAT IF WHEEL OF FORTUNE PRODUCERS WANT TO GO THAT ROUTE AND APPEAL TO CIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS. THERE'S TO OF YOUNG ENGINEERS THAT WOULD DO THAT. BUT I PAT'S DAUGHTER, IT'S A PERFECT SOLUTION FOR DANA WHITE'S REPLACEMENT. IT'S RDYE T BRINGING IN T