"Merv Griffin's Crosswords" Promo 2007

That's not a typo; there really is a new daytime game show debuting on TV this fall. Here's a promo for "Merv Griffin's Crosswords", which premieres Sep. 10th. For those who live in South Florida, it'll air weekdays at 4:00PM. Everywhere else, check your local listings.

Here's some trivia about game shows and NBC 6. For WTVJ, "Merv Griffin's Crosswords" will be...

• ...the first daytime game show to air on WTVJ in 13 years (the last was "Caesar's Challenge" hosted by Ahmad Rashad back in 1994).

• ...the first afternoon game show to air on WTVJ in over 20 years (the last, I believe, was reruns of "The Newlywed Game" but I may be wrong. If anyone here knows, drop me a line).

• ...The first weekday game show WTVJ will be airing under the NBC 6 moniker.

Welcome back to the game, 'TVJ!

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[palmercomm]

The video game has higher stakes than this show ($25K and a trip for a Bonus Round win).

[huggyface]

At least you have a chance to still watch the show if you wish...WTVJ dropped it, as did many other stations. A few, as I guess KTVU is among them, are airing some "Best of X-words" shows that were shown already (though I read a few eps. in the best-of package were never aired last season).

[gshowguy]

IIRC, he was also voicing for KTVU and KSBW as well.

Speaking of "Merv Griffin's Crosswords" and KTVU, that station airs that show at 12:30 PM Pacific Time this season in my market. (Before that, it aired at 2:30 PM on KNTV, which, earlier, aired it back-to-back at 4:00 PM and 4:30 PM)

[animfan1]

In addition, if a spoiler on "Crosswords" is locked out, they had two ways to get back in the game; if someone else spoiled or all 3 spoilers were locked out.

[animfan1]

when a spoiler on "Double Dare" gives a wrong answer, you got $100 for each time that happened. If the spoiler got the right answer, they won $100 and got to hear the rest of the round. When a spoiler on "Crosswords" gives the right answer, sometimes they had a choice, sometimes they didn't when it comes to podium choosing. But the spoiler takes the money with them depending on which podium they choose. When a "Crosswords" spoiler gives a wrong answer, they are locked out for the time being.

[huggyface]

But the spoilers on DD are all PhD's...the ones on this show are just regular schmucks, haha

[animfan1]

I compare "Crosswords" to "Double Dare" because of the spoilers.

[ICDave]

The show sucks..

[animfan1]

Merv Griffin was working on a couple of episodes before he died of prostate cancer at the age of 82.

[huggyface]

Ahh, no sweats...besides, Crosswords is probably MUCH better than Temptation anyway. ;-)