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Merv Griffin's Crosswords Clears 50 of Top 50

Syndicated Half-Hour Game Show to Reach Over 92% of All U.S. Markets

Los Angeles, CA — August 29, 2007 — Program Partners and Merv Griffin Entertainment today announced that Merv Griffin’s Crosswords has cleared all 50 of the top 50 markets, bringing its reach to over 92% of the U.S. Set to premiere in national syndication September 10, the weekly half-hour game show strip has added five new markets, including Louisville, Albuquerque, Green Bay, Cedar Rapids and Palm Springs.

The Top 50 markets carrying Merv Griffin’s Crosswords this fall now include New York (WNBC), Los Angeles (KNBC), Chicago (WMAQ), Philadelphia (KYW), San Francisco (KNTV), Dallas (KXAS), Boston (WHDH), Washington DC (WJLA), Atlanta (WXIA/WATL), Houston (KRIV/KTXH), Detroit (WDIV), Tampa (WFTS), Phoenix (KTVK/KASW), Seattle (KING/KONG), Minneapolis (KSTP/KSTC), Miami (WTVJ), Cleveland (WOIO/WUAB), Denver (KUSA/KTVD), Orlando (WFTV/WRDQ), Sacramento (KTXL), St Louis (KPLR), Pittsburgh (WPXI), Portland (KGW), Baltimore (WBAL), Indianapolis (WTTV/WXIN), Charlotte (WCNC), San Diego (KGTV), Hartford-New Haven (WTIC/WTXX), Raleigh-Durham (WLFL/WRDC), Nashville (WZTV/WUXP), Kansas City (KSHB/KMCI), Columbus (WSFJ), Cincinnati (WKRC/EKRC), Milwaukee (WDJT/WMLW), Salt Lake City (KTVX/KUCW), Greenville-Spartanburg (WLOS/WMYA), San Antonio (KENS/KCWX), West Palm Beach (WFLX), Grand Rapids (WWMT/EWMT), Birmingham (WTTO), Harrisburg (WPMT), Norfolk (WAVY/WVBT), Las Vegas (KVCW/KVMY), Memphis (WPXX), Oklahoma City (KOKH/KOCB), Albuquerque (KOAT), Greensboro (WXLV/WMYV), Louisville (WDRB/WMYO), Buffalo (WGRZ), and Jacksonville (WJXX/WTLV).

Crosswords affiliates include stations from the NBC O&Os, Allbritton, Belo,
CBS O&Os, Clear Channel, Cordillera, Cox, Duhamel, Freedom, Gannett, Gray, Hearst-Argyle, Hoak, Hubbard, Journal, JW Broadcasting, LIN, McGraw-Hill, Mission, New Age Media, Nexstar, Post-Newsweek, Raycom, Schurz, Scripps, Sinclair, Sunbeam, Tribune, and Young groups.