Neither of these pre-emptions affect any contestants, as nobody on these two episodes lives in a market where Wheel airs on an ABC affiliate.

On September 11 and 18, Monday Night Football is preceded by pregame coverage at 7:30 PM Eastern on ABC, pre-empting Wheel in several significant markets (and causing Wheel to get replaced with Jeopardy! in at least two other markets where Wheel normally airs at 7:00).

In some markets, the majority of these episodes do not air in their entirety depending on the length of the games.

On all Mondays during NFL season, Wheel is moved to later time slots on West Coast ABC affiliates due to Monday Night Football becoming a weekly network event for the first time since 2005.

The 'only vowels remain' beeps do not sound in the Speed-Up.There appears to be a null cycle edited out in Round 3, as indicated by Pat stating 'We are using a standard English alphabet' (a common quip of his when several wrong letters have been called) early in the round.The audience is shown on camera for the first time since Season 37.September 11 is European Vacation, taped August 9.After the winning contestant chooses their Bonus Round category, footage of Maggie is shown on location or demonstrating a prize, during which a QR code appears on screen along with a word related to the prize that viewers must enter online for a chance to win. Friday episodes now feature a giveaway segment called 'Fan Fridays', hosted by Maggie.During the Bonus Round, the crossfades present since Season 1 are replaced with cuts.The winning SPIN IDs are displayed on the website after the user verifies their own ID.

Instead, a QR code is shown that links to the show's website, and e-mails are sent to Wheel Watchers Club members.

Some of the 2017-21 cues are heard when going to commercial.

Prize Puzzle answers are no longer directly related to the prize.

Sixth episode weeks now have each episode themed after their original taping.

As a result, studio audiences are back to full capacity, and they are shown on camera for the first time since Season 37, but only from the back. There are no longer any COVID-19 protocols in the studio.$75,000 is permanently added, having previously been used during Big Money Week in 2012 and on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.The minimum cash prize in the Bonus Round remains at $40,000, ending the trend that started in Season 32 of the lowest amount being the season number multiplied by $1,000.Some changes are made to the Bonus Wheel:.Alex Van Wagner takes over as director.

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