The producers showed a tremendous amount of disrespect to Pat Sajak by announcing his replacement a year before they needed to. The man has helped make Wheel what it is today and I think they should have let him have his glory year before announcing his replacement. Shame on them. As for the show, I watch it mostly for the puzzles and some of the goofy contestants and of course our genial host. Thoughts about his replacement, I like Ryan Seacrest just fine, he seems like a nice guy, but I'm afraid that's where the problem lies. He's a bit milk toast, I think they should have taken more time and found someone a little edgier.