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MERV GRIFFIN’S CROSSWORDS™ --
HIGHEST RATINGS OF THE YEAR
Syndicated Procedural Drama Earns 1.0 AA%
Los Angeles, CA — January 11, 2008 — Delivering its best performance of the season, Merv Griffin’s Crosswords earned a 1.0 HH AA% rating for the week of 12/31/07. The half-hour strip is up +11% week-to-week, and up +25% over its November 07 performance according to the latest Nielsen preliminary data.
Renewing now for Season 2, 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.
Created by Merv Griffin who personally selected daytime television star Ty Treadway as its host, Merv Griffin’s Crosswords™ is a fast-paced, new generation “Q & A” half-hour game show in which players compete against each other and the clock in a unique way to solve a crossword puzzle. The series airs as a daily strip in over 90% of the U.S., including major market NBC-owned stations.
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Media Contact: Melissa Ford / Priority Public Relations (661) 964-0333 melissa@prioritypr.net
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