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''The Merv Griffin Show'' was an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, May 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986. ==Series history== After a short run on NBC from October 1962 to March 1963, Merv Griffin launched a syndicated version of his talk show for the "Group W" division of Westinghouse Broadcasting. which made its debut in May 1965. ''The Merv Griffin Show'' aired in multiple time slots throughout North America (many stations ran it in the daytime, some broadcast it opposite Johnny Carson's ''The Tonight Show'', and it was carried for many years in prime time on WNEW in New York). Stations had the option of carrying either a 60-minute or a 90-minute version. Merv's announcer-sidekick was the veteran British character actor Arthur Treacher, who had been his mentor. Treacher would introduce Griffin with the phrase: "...and now, here's the dear boy himself, Meeeer-vin!" after reading off the list of guests for that evening's show. Seeing his strong ratings, CBS offered him a network series opposite the powerhouse ''Tonight Show'', and his program moved there in the fall of 1969, with his debut guest lineup consisting of Hedy Lamarr, Ted Sorensen, Leslie Uggams, Moms Mabley, and Woody Allen. Although the series did well enough to quickly force the cancellation of another Carson competitor, ABC's ''The Joey Bishop Show'', it was unable to make much of a dent in Carson's ratings. Furthermore, the network was uncomfortable with the guests Griffin wanted, who often spoke out against the Vietnam War and on other taboo topics. When political activist Abbie Hoffman was Griffin's guest in April 1970, CBS blurred the video of Hoffman so viewers at home would not see his trademark American flag pattern shirt, even though other guests had worn the same shirt in the past, uncensored, and Pat Boone appeared in an automobile commercial on that very broadcast wearing a similar flag-motif shirt. That same year, Griffin relocated his show from New York to Los Angeles, but without sidekick Arthur Treacher, who told him "at my age, I don't want to move, especially to someplace that shakes!". From that point on, Griffin would do the announcing himself, and walk on stage with the phrase: "And now..., here I come!" However, Griffin's show continued to rank in second place behind Carson, even after the move. By early 1972, sensing that his time at CBS was ending, and tired of the restrictions imposed by the network, Griffin secretly signed a contract with rival company Metromedia. The contract with Metromedia would give him a syndication deal as soon as CBS canceled Griffin's show. Within a few months, Griffin was fired by CBS. His new show began the following Monday and proved to be more successful than its network counterpart, running until 1986. While this was a second syndicated daily version, ''The Merv Griffin Show'' was seen on Los Angeles TV Station KTTV Channel 11 starting on February 14, 1972. His show was seen in prime time on all the owned Metromedia TV independent stations such as 5 WNEW-TV New York City, 5 WTTG Washington, D.C. as well as KTTV. The network affiliated stations also ran Merv Griffin but in the daytime. When Metromedia acquired 19 WXIX Cincinnati in 1972 and 26 KRIV Houston in 1978, the show moved to those stations in the prime time slot. When Metromedia acquired 32 WFLD Chicago, the show was not on in the market and had not been since WSNS evolved from general entertainment to Subscription TV. Upon its 1983 acquisition, the show was put in prime time on WFLD. Also, when Metromedia acquired KNBN 33 Dallas, Texas from National Business Network in 1983, the Merv Griffin Show was plugged into prime time at 7 p.m., though the station remained Spanish most of the day from 3 p.m. on and Business News before 3 p.m. That station was renamed KRLD-TV in the Summer of 1984 and the station flipped to general entertainment and Merv was double run on that station. Beginning in 1981, the Merv Griffin Show was cut back to just the hour long edition due to lack of interest in the 90 minute edition. Metromedia sold their television division including the production arm to Rupert Murdoch's 20th Century Fox. Fox's television group dropped the show from WNYW, WTTG, and KTTV on April 11, 1986 in favor of prime time movies from the 20th Century Fox film library which Fox acquired broadcast rights to run on their stations (with exception of movies owned by other stations in the market). The show was canceled later that year; by that time, distribution moved to King World Productions, which acquired the show from Metromedia in 1983. In New York City, the show moved to WOR-TV, Los Angeles the show went to 9 KHJ-TV, and in Washington, DC to WFTY on April 14, 1986 and ran through its final episode on September 5, 1986. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Merv Griffin Show」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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