Drew Carey is aware of what it takes to step into the footwear of a sport present legend. Nevertheless, he didn’t go on any phrases of knowledge to Ken Jennings and Ryan Seacrest after 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 believe Bob [Barker] gave me the most effective recommendation. He stated, ‘You must 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 eternally. He is aware of find out how to make it his personal factor and have it come from himself authentically. That’s the factor while you’re on TV for an hour each day — you may’t actually faux 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 loss of life. 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 could be his substitute, and the previous morning present host took over in September 2024.
On his first day, Seacrest acquired some pleasant recommendation from Sajak and longtime letter flipper Vanna White. “Pat and Vanna each stated to me once I first acquired right here, ‘The most effective half is you’re going to satisfy three new folks each evening, they usually stroll away with money!’” he dished on Good Morning America.
He additionally assured viewers he wouldn’t be altering issues up from the way in which they have been performed 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 hold it transferring. And all we have to do is have enjoyable each evening. If that occurs, then I believe this present continues for a very long time.”
The Value Is Proper, Weekdays, 11/10c, CBS
– Further reporting by Amanda Bell