The makers of “Wheel of Fortune” are reportedly ready to solve the puzzle, spelling out the classic game show’s new host: Ryan Seacrest.
The “American Idol” host will take the reins at the syndicated game show, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
The decision comes a little more than two weeks after Pat Sajak announced his departure. Seventy-six-year-old Sajak, who served as host since 1981, said he would retire at the end of “Wheel of Fortune’s” upcoming season.
A representative for Sony Pictures Entertainment, the production company behind the phrase-filled TV competition, didn’t immediately return ITK’s request for comment.
Seacrest, 48, who famously wears several showbiz hats as the host of “Idol,” the radio program “On Air” and the annual “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” exited his role as co-host of “Live with Kelly and Ryan” in April.