New Merv Griffin Game Show Clears in Over 65 Percent of U.S.

LOS ANGELES, March 19: The new half-hour game show Let’s
Play Crosswords from Merv Griffin
Entertainment (MGE), William Morris Agency and Program Partners has cleared in
over 65 percent of the U.S. for a syndication launch in the fall.

Following the recent announcement that NBC affiliates in New
York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Dallas stations have agreed to
carry Let’s Play Crosswords, the series
has now cleared 30 of the top 40 U.S. markets. Affiliates also include stations
from the Belo, Clear Channel, Cox, Gannett, Gray, Hubbard, McGraw-Hill,
Pegasus, Raycom, Scripps-Howard, Sinclair, Sunbeam, Tribune and Young groups.

“What you’re seeing here is a flight to quality,” said Ritch
Colbert of Program Partners. “The response of top shelf stations to Let’s
Play Crosswords has been overwhelming and a
statement of the high regard they have for Merv Griffin, his incredible track
record and this exciting new show.”