Lykkehjulet

Lykkehjulet
Created byMerv Griffin
StarringMichael Meyerheim, host
(1988)
Pia Dresner, co-host
(1988)
Bengt Burg, host
(1989–1996 & 1997–2000)
Carine Jensen, co-host
(1989–1994)
Maria Hirse, co-host
(1995–2001)
Keld Heick, host
(1996–1997)
Lars Herlow, host
(2000–2001)
Country of originDenmark
No. of episodes3,559
Production
Production companyNordisk Film
Original release
NetworkTV2 (Denmark)
Release1 October 1988 (1988-10-01) –
2001 (2001)
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Lykkehjulet is the Danish version of the Wheel of Fortune television game show. Airing in 1988, the show was the first big American game show to be imported to Denmark[1] and it was one of the first successes for Danish broadcaster TV2 when it became Denmark's second TV channel in 1988.[2] The show ran for 3,599 episodes until it was cancelled in 2001 due to declining viewership and a failed attempt at modernizing the format in the final year.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Gode gensyn og nye glæder på TV 2". TV2: 20 År (in Danish). TV2. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  2. ^ Liebst, Asger (2009). "Opfindelsen af Lykkehjulet". Reklamens århundrede: 1901-2001, billeder fra danskernes hverdrag. Nordisk Forlag A/S. p. 138. ISBN 978-87-02-08311-8.
  3. ^ "Lykkehjulet stopper til nytår". Politiken (in Danish). 17 May 2001. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  4. ^ Myhre, Dorte (17 May 2001). "Lykkehjulet stopper". Berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 1 November 2011.