Tag Archives: Merv Griffin

Coronavirus sacks “Jeopardy”, “Wheel” live studio audiences

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Terence | Permalink 0

Decision made after epidemic spreads across globe; Chicago film studio also affected Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 4 p.m. on March 10.  The coronavirus epidemic has [..]

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“Jeopardy!”: A case of a successful game show

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Terence | Permalink 0

A: This show has been a successful story for 35 years – even before Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer came on the scene. Q: What is Jeopardy? In [..]

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“Monopoly Millionaires’ Club” comes to TV – but not in Chicago?

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on “Monopoly Millionaires’ Club” comes to TV – but not in Chicago?

Illinois residents may not be able to join the Monopoly Millionaires’ Club  A new Monopoly-themed TV show is coming to a market near you this winter. But if [..]

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Whitney Houston dies

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Whitney Houston dies

Six-time Grammy-award winning artist Whitney Houston was found dead Saturday afternoon in a hotel room in the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. She was 48 years old. [..]

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WLS-TV to replace "Oprah" with live, local morning show

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on WLS-TV to replace "Oprah" with live, local morning show

In news first reported Tuesday morning on Robert Feder’s blog at Vocalo, ABC-owned WLS-TV has announced plans to replace The Oprah Winfrey Show, which departs first-run syndication on [..]

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Merv Griffin dies

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Merv Griffin dies

The legendary former talk-show host and producer, who basically put first-run syndication on the map with Dance Fever, Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy!, has died at the age [..]

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Let’s Play Crosswords

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Let’s Play Crosswords

And that’s what Program Partners, Merv Griffin, and the William Morris Agency will do this fall as five NBC O&O’s have agreed to clear the new game show [..]

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