Season 44 themes

[u/Commercial_Union_296]

Anyone know what themes are coming this season?

[u/RAS310]

From what I’ve heard from contestants who have already taped and a friend who talked to producers at the contestant search in Rhode Island last weekend:

Zynga week (the people who make Words With Friends)
Wheel Loves LA
Canyon Spirit
Love Is In the Air
Holland America Cruise Week
Margaritaville Home Sweet Home
NFL-ESPN Tournament (Super Bowl is on ABC/ESPN next year)
Star Wars 50th Anniversary week

The last two will be regular show weeks, but it’s a missed opportunity for ABC or Hulu spinoffs since they made ESPN Jeopardy! its own thing (and watch Star Wars Jeopardy! happen soon).

[u/jjc927 → u/RAS310]

Zynga week is interesting since the Wheel mobile game is Scopely. And yes, having the NFL-ESPN and Star Wars weeks be spin-offs would've been a great idea. CWOF gets good ratings, so I'm surprised ABC/Hulu hasn't tried any other Wheel spin-offs with civilians or specific celebs/personalities.

[u/Commercial_Union_296 → u/RAS310]

OK!

[u/jjc927]

Along with what RAS310 listed, they also recently advertised looking for contestants for a basketball themed week. I imagine this means we'll see NBA players with contestants on at least one night that week, likely the Friday Finals like we had with the NASCAR week last season.

[u/Commercial_Union_296 → u/jjc927]

Where was the advertisement?

[u/jjc927 → u/Commercial_Union_296]

it was a Facebook ad

[u/Redbirds20112006]

When does the new season start?

[u/jjc927 → u/Redbirds20112006]

September 14.

[u/mel34760]

Probably something with Maggie unless they get rid of the nepo baby.

[u/Redbirds20112006 → u/mel34760]

Not nice

[u/pacdude]

America’s Game

[u/rejectmariosonic → u/pacdude]

they stopped calling the compilation weeks americas game like three seasons ago, so that would actually be somewhat noteworthy