Zoneboy
03-20-2007, 04:54 AM
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.”
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.”