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Zoneboy · 06-23-2008, 08:40 PM

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The game is almost over for "Merv Griffin's Crosswords."

The TV game show has gone on indefinite hiatus because of low ratings and high production costs, said syndicator Program Partners. The show premiered in September, and 225 episodes have been produced -- some of which have yet to air.

Program Partners said it decided to stop shooting new episodes at least through the fourth quarter.

"We haven't made a determination beyond that," company co-founder Josh Raphaelson said.

A mix of new and repeat episodes of "Crosswords" will be available through a new programming initiative for TV stations dubbed "DaytimePlus." The package, which will launch in the fall, includes two shows from Canada: the TV-trivia game show "Inside the Box" and the makeover series "Style by Jury."

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rodwayne · 07-11-2008, 04:02 PM

From what I have watch,it wasn't that great of a game show anyway.The host was ok,so was the set,but crossword games(With the exception of SCRABBLE)really never does that well.

Schmoopie · 07-14-2008, 08:05 AM

That's too bad because I love this show! I also love that Ty Treadway is the host. He used to be on OLTL and on Soaptalk which aired on Soapnet.

Andrea

IGNTBone · 09-04-2008, 10:40 PM

My oldest friend, Thad, was a contestant on this show. He had the highest total of any episode's champ - $17,100. I think that may have contributed to the high costs...lol

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rodwayne Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 27, 2002 Posts: 367	From what I have watch,it wasn't that great of a game show anyway.The host was ok,so was the set,but crossword games(With the exception of SCRABBLE)really never does that well.
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IGNTBone Member Senior Member Join Date: May 03, 2000 Location: Tequesta, FL Posts: 1,201	My oldest friend, Thad, was a contestant on this show. He had the highest total of any episode's champ - $17,100. I think that may have contributed to the high costs...lol