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Season 9 (CBS Late Night)(1971-72)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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CBS late-night Monday to Friday 11:30pm (1969-72)
Produced by Griffin Productions in association with the CBS Television Network
with Mort Lindsay Orchestra.
Final season on CBS (ends 11-Feb-1972)
9.01 [1710] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Quincy Jones"
06Sep1971 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
producer Quincy Jones
comedian Bill Cosby
actor Rod Steiger
singer-songwriter Roberta Flack
singers Sarah Vaughan and Ray Charles perform "What'd I Say".
9.02 [1711] Merv Griffin Show "Sidekicks"
07Sep1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Hans Conried (George Burns' sidekick)
Grady Sutton (Mickey Daniels sidekick)
TV personality Maxie Rosenbloom (Max Baer's sidekick)
comedian-actor Eddie Rochester Anderson (Jack Benny's sidekick)
and Merv's former sidekick-announcer Arthur Treacher.
9.03 [1712] Merv Griffin Show "Husband-Wife Teams"
08Sep1971 [Chicago Tribune] [rerun 21Dec71]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss
Howard Duff and Ida Lupino
Suzanne Pleshette and Tom Galagher
Phil Ford and Mimi Hines
and Mitzi McCall and Charlie Brill.
9.04 [1713] Merv Griffin Show
09Sep1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Charlton Heston
comedian Joe Flynn
matchmaker Clara Lane
author Max Wilk
storyteller George Gilbert
and Joseph Coffman.
9.05 [1714] Merv Griffin Show
10Sep1971 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Laurence Harvey
actress Carol Lynley
singer Trini Lopez
comedian Joe Flynn
and Henry Calero author of "Body Language".
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9.06 [1715] Merv Griffin Show
13Sep1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor William Conrad
impressionist-actor Frank Gorshin
actors Henry Silva
and Elisha Cook
singer Glen Campbell
and comedian Joe Flynn.
9.07 [1716] Merv Griffin Show
14Sep1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Fernando Lamas
former sidekick Arthur Treacher
comedians Richard Dawson
and Wally Cox
director-comedy writer Hal Kanter
and comedian Joe Flynn.
9.08 [1717] Merv Griffin Show
15Sep1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor David Janssen
singer-actor Frankie Avalon
singer-actress Lainie Kazan
singer Karen Morrow
Hawaiian singer Danny Kaleikini
and comedian Joe Flynn.
9.09 [1718] Merv Griffin Show
16Sep1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Jack Klugman
Tony Randall
and Jim Backus
comedienne Rose Marie
and comedian Morey Amsterdam.
9.10 [1719] Merv Griffin Show
17Sep1971 [Cincinnati Enquirer]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singers Tony Martin
and Jackie DeShannon
drummer Vin Cardinal
dance team Brascia and Tybee
and singing duo Judy & Jim (the brother and sister team of Judy Ginn and Jim
Walchuk.)
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9.11 [1720] Merv Griffin Show
20Sep1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
dancer-actress Ann Miller
actor Ron Ely
bodybuilder Dave Draper former Mr. Universe
columnist Rubin Carson
dentist Dr. Sydney Garfield
and nutritionists Adelle Davis and LeRoy Jenkins
9.12 [1721] Merv Griffin Show
21Sep1971 [Cincinnati Enquirer]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Ricardo Montalban
and Gig Young
musician Desi Arnaz Jr.
Dr. David Reuben
and Dr. Cleo Dawson.
9.13 [1722] Merv Griffin Show "Comedy Night"
22Sep1971 [Daily News Post]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Red Buttons
Rich Little
Norm Crosby
Jimmy Martinez
and the Good Humor Co.
9.14 [1723] Merv Griffin Show "Wild West Show"
23Sep1971 [The Argus]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Gov. Norbert T. Tiemann of Nebraska
actor George Hamilton
author Louis L'Amour
rodeo trick rider-actor-stuntman Montie Montana
and Indian dancers and performers.
9.15 [1724] Merv Griffin Show "Cooking"
24Sep1971 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Vincent Price
comedienne Rose Marie
actress Eva Gabor
comedians Jackie Vernon
and Lyle Waggoner.
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9.16 [1725] Merv Griffin Show "Actors and Accents"
27Sep1971 [Independent]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Laurence Harvey
Fernando Lamas
and Nehemiah Persoff
entertainer George Gilbert
singer Robert Clary
and Israeli singer Aliza Kashi.
9.17 [1726] Merv Griffin Show "Actresses".
28Sep1971 [Chicago Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Shirley Booth
Maureen O'Hara
Jo Ann Pflug
and Pamela Mason.
9.18 [1727] Merv Griffin Show
29Sep1971 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Cameron Mitchell
comedians Jack Carter
and Stanley Myron Handelman
and football player Joe Kapp.
9.19 [1728] Merv Griffin Show
30Sep1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Vince Edwards
actress Ruth Roman
comic Stu Gilliam
comedian Jack Carter
animator-producer George Pal
and singer Renee Valenti.
9.20 [1729] Merv Griffin Show "Singer-Songwriters"
01Oct1971 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-songwriters Roger Miller
Kris Kristofferson
and John Denver
singer Helen Reddy
and comedian George Carlin.
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9.21 [1730] Merv Griffin Show "Sons"
04Oct1971 [Boston Globe]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Lou Rawls Sr. & Jr.
actor John Carradine and David Carradine
former California Goveror Edmund G. Brown Sr. & Jr.
and actress June Allyson and Dick Powell Jr.
9.22 [1731] Merv Griffin Show
05Oct1971 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Gloria DeHaven
Chief Red Fox
comedienne Jackie 'Moms' Mabley
and composer Rudolf Friml.
9.23 [1732] Merv Griffin Show
06Oct1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Doug McClure
comedian Pat Paulsen
comic Jimmy Martinez
and musician John Geary.
9.24 [1733] Merv Griffin Show
07Oct1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Angie Dickinson
Ted Mack host of "Amateur Hour"
race car driver Graham Hill
and singer Tony Love.
9.25 [1734] Merv Griffin Show
08Oct1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Donald Sutherland
sky dancer Benny Fox
aerialist Karl Wallenda
and race car driver Graham Hill.
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9.26 [1735] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to producer Stanley Kramer"
11Oct1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Anthony Quinn
actress Elizabeth Ashley
comedian Stan Freberg
Dr. Marty Dennes
and producer Stanley Kramer.
9.27 [1736] Merv Griffin Show "Husbands & Wives"
12Oct1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Lloyd Haynes and Sandra Haynes
James Brolin and Nancy Brolin
Rob Reiner and Penny Marshall
and Marty Allen and Frenchy Allen
[--] Merv Griffin Show
13Oct1971 [postponed to 18Oct71]
Graham Hill, Eartha Kitt, Andy Russell, Charo, Little Richard
9.28 [1737] Merv Griffin Show
14Oct1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Peter Ustinov
comedienne Totie Fields
comedians Richard Dawson
Robert Klein and Lyle Waggoner
and spa owner Anne Marie Bennstrom.
9.29 [1738] Merv Griffin Show
15Oct1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Amanda Blake
comedian-actor Red Buttons
comic duo Patchett and Tarses
and musician-comedian Mickey Katz.
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9.30 [1739] Merv Griffin Show
18Oct1971 [Independent] [postponed from 13Oct71]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Eartha Kitt
entertainer Charo
singer Little Richard
vocalist Andy Russell
and race car driver Graham Hill.
9.31 [1740] Merv Griffin Show "Fascinating Women"
19Oct1971 [Independent]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Luciana Paluzzi
actress-hostess Pamela Mason
columnist Rubin Carson
and Helen B. Andelin author of "Fascinating Womanhood".
9.32 [1741] Merv Griffin Show
20Oct1971 [Independent]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Joan Crawford
actor Clint Eastwood
bullfighter Luis Dominguin
Dr. Louis B. Leahey
and musician Ken Weiner.
9.33 [1742] Merv Griffin Show "Singers and Dancers" (Pt 1 of 2).
21Oct1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Sterling
and wife actress Anne Jeffreys
tap dancers the Jackson Brothers
singer Helen O'Connell
bandleader Freddy Martin
composer-pianist Gordon Jenkins
and the American Folk Ballet.
9.34 [1743] Merv Griffin Show "Singers and Dancers" (Pt 2 of 2).
22Oct1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Jack Albertson
and George Maharis
singers Margaret Whiting
Anna Maria Alberghetti
and Toni Arden
and tap dancer Johnnie Mack.
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9.35 [1744] Merv Griffin Show
25Oct1971 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors John Gavin
and Ben Murphy
actress Marlyn Mason
actor-comedian Richard Dawson
comedienne Marcia Wallace
and singer-actress Teresa Graves.
9.36 [1745] Merv Griffin Show
26Oct1971 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comic actor Joe Flynn
singer-actor Ed Ames
astrologers Linda Goodman
and Jack Bradford.
9.37 [1746] Merv Griffin Show "Golf Nuts"
27Oct1971 [Independent]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
bandleader Lawrence Welk
actor Ron Ely
actress Abby Dalton
comedian Jack Carter
and golf pro Jack Koennecker (Spiro's coach).
9.38 [1747] Merv Griffin Show
28Oct1971 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
baseball star Willie Mays
actors Dennis Hopper
and James Brolin
actress Diane Baker
and writer Lee Irons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcywX-IlWhE
[--] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Andrew V.
McLaglen" (R)
29Oct1971 [repeat from 31May71]
Andrew V. McLaglen, George Kennedy, Dean Martin,
Hal Needham and James Stewart (R)
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9.39 [1748] Merv Griffin Show
01Nov1971 [Los Angeles Times]
From Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
surprise appearance by Ed Sullivan
comedian Don Rickles
boxer Joe Louis
impressionist Marilyn Michaels
singer Sergio Franchi
The Randells
and Bobby Stevens & The Checkmates.
9.40 [1749] Merv Griffin Show
02Nov1971 [Independent]
From Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedienne Totie Fields
singers Jimmy Dean
and Louis Prima
comedian Jan Murray
singer-actress Heidi Bruhl
and the Ritz Brothers.
9.41 [1750] Merv Griffin Show
03Nov1971 [San Francisco Examiner]
From Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Connie Stevens
comedian Corbett Monica
golfer Lee Trevino
singer Don Cherry
Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass.
9.42 [1751] Merv Griffin Show
04Nov1971 [Press-Telegram]
From Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Dennis Weaver
actress Zsa Zsa Gabor
comedian Jackie Gayle
singer Jan Peerce
entertainer Little Richard
Buck Owens and the Buckaroos.
9.43 [1752] Merv Griffin Show
05Nov1971 [Press-Telegram]
From Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actor Robert Goulet
comedian Pat Henry
entertainer Charo
singers Fats Domino
Billy Joe Royal
and Sonny King
and the Ultra Three.
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9.44 [1753] Merv Griffin Show "Husbands and Wives"
08Nov1971 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Deborah Kerr and Peter Viertel
Allen Ludden and Betty White
Karen Valentine and Carl McLaughlin,
and Dr. & Mrs. David Reuben.
9.45 [1754] Merv Griffin Show "The Impressionists".
09Nov1971 [Independent]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
impressionists Rich Little
Will Jordan
and Duke Hazlett
actress Lynne Carter
comedian-actor Richard Dawson
and singer Tasha Thomas.
9.46 [1755] Merv Griffin Show "Husbands and Wives".
10Nov1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Senator and Mrs. Edmund Muskie
singer Dionne Warwick and her husband William Elliott
and Israeli actor Topol and wife Galia.
9.47 [1756] Merv Griffin Show "Family Singing Groups"
11Nov1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
The Lennon Sisters
The Hagers
Patti and Maxine Andrews
and Judy and Jim Walchuk.
9.48 [1757] Merv Griffin Show "Self-Made Millionaires"
12Nov1971 [postponed from 03Sep71]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Industrialist H. L. Hunt
businessman H. Block
Colonel Harlan Sanders, food franchise operator
and Walter Knott, amusement park operator.
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9.49 [1758] Merv Griffin Show "Wives"
15Nov1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Elke Sommer (Mrs. Joe Hyams);
Dorothy Bracken (Mrs. Don Adams);
Altovise Davis (Mrs. Sammy Davis Jr.);
Caroline Boubis (Mrs. Stuart Whitman);
Kamala Devi (Mrs. Chuck Connors);
Ulla Andersson (Mrs. Quincy Jones);
and Grace Palmero (Mrs. Harold Robbins).
9.50 [1759] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Arthur & Kathryn Murray"
16Nov1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Arthur Murray and Kathryn Murray
actress-dancer Ginger Rogers
actors Cesar Romero
and Jack Klugman.
9.51 [1760] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Spencer Tracy & Katherine
Hepburn"
17Nov1971 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
playwright Garson Kanin
actresses Ruth Gordon
and Natalie Wood
actors Walter Matthau
Gene Kelly, Pat O'Brien
David Wayne and Mickey Rooney.
9.52 [1761] Merv Griffin Show
18Nov1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
host-announcer Hugh Downs
actors Cornel Wilde
and Lex Barker
and author Al Abrams.
*Note: CBS airs a movie on Fri. Nov 19, 1971
in Merv's spot. Friday's show aired on Sunday.
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9.53 [1762] Merv Griffin Show
21Nov1971 CBS Sun
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singers Helen Forrest
Vic Damone
Jerry Reed
Cab Calloway
and Joe Williams.
9.54 [1763] Merv Griffin Show
22Nov1971 [Independent]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Lynn Redgrave
and Miyoshi Umeki
TV hostess Pamela Mason
entertainer Charo
and Dr.Cleo Dawson.
9.55 [1764] Merv Griffin Show "Husbands and Wives"
23Nov1971
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Vince Edwards and his wife Linda Foster
columnist Rubin Carson
actor Forrest Tucker
and Billy Barty.
9.56 [1765] Merv Griffin Show "Thanksgiving Cooking"
24Nov1971 [Independent]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Sebastian Cabot
actress Amanda Blake
singer John Davidson
comedian Louis Nye
and celebrity Zsa Zsa Gabor.
9.57 [1766] Merv Griffin Show "Comedians"
25Nov1971 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedians Pat Cooper
Joe Flynn
Pete Barbutti
Richard Dawson
Jimmy Martinez
and writer George Plimpton.
9.58 [1767] Merv Griffin Show
26Nov1971 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Sally Struthers
comic Joe Flynn
singer Trini Lopez
performer Tim Morgan
and entertainer Bambi McCormick.
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9.59 [1768] Merv Griffin Show "Sports Champions"
29Nov1971 [Independent]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
football quarterback John Brodie
jockey Willie Shoemaker
ski champion Billy Kidd
race car driver Peter Revson
and billiards Willie Mosconi.
9.60 [1769] Merv Griffin Show
30Nov1971 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Chad Everett
Cameron Mitchell
and Jan Michael Vincent
actress Brenda Sykes
and Hollywood columnist Rona Barrett.
9.61 [1770] Merv Griffin Show "First Ladies of TV"
01Dec1971 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedienne Carol Burnett
actresses Jean Stapleton
Susan Saint James
and Florence Henderson.
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9.62 [1771] Merv Griffin Show
02Dec1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Gene Hackman
Kent McCord
and Doug McClure
actress Jessica Walters
and Country singer Roger Miller.
9.63 [1772] Merv Griffin Show
03Dec1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
"Alias Smith & Jones" stars actors Pete Deuel
and Ben Murphy
actor Ken Howard
comedian Joe Flynn
actress Barbara Sharma
and comedy team Hudson and Landry.
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9.64 [1773] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Rudolf Friml"
06Dec1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
composer Rudolf Friml
songwriter-composer-arranger Johnny Green
singer-actor Harve Presnell,
actor Fernando Lamas
singer Anna Maria Alberghetti
and Pamela Hicks.
*News Item: CBS announces that it will replace the
late evening Merv Griffin Show
with old feature films in mid-February 1972.
Griffin made a deal months ago to move his program to Metromedia
broadcasting for
syndication when he wound up his CBS contract.
9.65 [1774] Merv Griffin Show "English Actors"
07Dec1971 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Reginald Owen
actresses Glenda Jackson
and Juliet Mills
TV hostess Pamela Mason
and comedian-actor Richard Dawson.
9.66 [1775] Merv Griffin Show
08Dec1971 [The Argus]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Peter Lawford
musician Jack Sheldon
writer-actor Chip Hand
comedian Stanley Myron Handelman
singer Leslie Uggams
and The Treniers.
9.67 [1776] Merv Griffin Show "Brothers & Sisters"
09Dec1971 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Peter Marshall and Joanne Dru
Herschel Bernardi and Jack Bernardi.
[--] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to George Marshall"
(R)
10Dec1971 [repeat from 29Jul71] [Daily News]
12Dec1971 Sunday airing [repeat]
George Marshall, Glenn Ford, William Holden, Edgar Buchanan, Lucille Ball
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9.68 [1777] Merv Griffin Show "Backstage"
13Dec1971 [Independent]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
columnist Earl Wilson
singer-dancer Chita Rivera
actors Michael Callan
Gene Sheldon
and Louis Jourdan
and singer Davy Jones.
9.69 [1778] Merv Griffin Show "Couples Night"
14Dec1971 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Sen. and Mrs. Hubert Humphrey
actor Lorne Greene and his wife Nancy Greene
comic Joe Flynn
and impressionist Rich Little.
9.70 [1779] Merv Griffin Show "Lawyers"
15Dec1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
F. Lee Bailey
Vincent Bugliosi
Melvin Belli
and Thomas Farna.
9.71 [1780] Merv Griffin Show "Tribute to David Butler"
16Dec1971 [San Francisco Examiner] [rerun 03Jan72]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
director David Butler
actors Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
and Dorothy Lamour who were directed by Butler in the "Road" movies.
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9.72 [1781] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Howard W. Koch".
19Dec1971 Sun [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
producer Howard W. Koch
actors Jack Lemmon
Walter Matthau
Alan Arkin
Dan Blocker
and Mike Connors
actresses Sandy Duncan
and Sally Kellerman.
9.73 [1782] Merv Griffin Show
20Dec1971 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Senator John V. Tunney (D-Calif.)
actress Jill St. John
actor Laurence Harvey
and socialite Perle Mesta.
[--] Merv Griffin Show (R)
21Dec1971 [repeat from 08Sep71] [Independent]
Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss, Howard Duff and Ida Lupino,
Ford & Hines, and Suzanne Pleshette and Tom Galagher
9.74 [1783] Merv Griffin Show "Christmas Show"
(Pt. 1 of 2)
22Dec1971 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
impressionist Rich Little
singers Pat Boone
and Rosemary Clooney
The Lennon Sisters
Gospel singer Sarah Vaughan
Opera singer Roger Williams
Country singerJimmy Boyd
and the Ted Tadlock Dancers.
9.75 [1784] Merv Griffin Show "Christmas Show"
(Pt. 2 of 2)
23Dec1971 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singing duo Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
Opera singer Robert Merrill
The Lennon Sisters
comic Dave Arlen
impressionist Rich Little
and the Mike Curb Congregation.
[--] Merv Griffin Show
24Dec1971 [San Bernardino County Sun]
pre-empted by Christmas Eve Service.
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9.76 [1785] Merv Griffin Show
27Dec1971 [Newsday]
Roger Miller is the guest host
Guests
TV personality Dick Clark
singer-songwriters Glen Campbell
Ken Curtis and Red Lane.
9.77 [1786] Merv Griffin Show
28Dec1971 [Independent]
Eva Gabor is the hostess
Guests
astrologer Carroll Righter
game show host Peter Marshall
comedian Louis Nye
actor Rosey Grier
martial arts expert Chuck Norris
vocalist Bobby Stevens
and the Checkmates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxLOQLxie6w
9.78 [1787] Merv Griffin Show
29Dec1971 [Press-Telegram]
Wayne Newton is the guest host
Guests
singer-songwriter Bobby Darin
actor Danny Thomas
actress Ruth Gordon
comic actor Dave Barry
and singer-actor Frankie Avalon.
9.79 [1788] Merv Griffin Show
30Dec1971 [Press-Telegram]
Leslie Uggams is the guest hostess
Guests
bandleader Mitch Miller
actor James Brolin
health spa operator Ann Marie Bennstrom
record producer Quincy Jones
singers Little Richard
and Bill Withers
and the Hues Corporation.
[--] Merv Griffin Show
31Dec1971
pre-empted for "New Years Eve with Guy Lombardo"
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[--] Merv Griffin Show
03Jan1972 [repeat from 16Dec71]
Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, "Road" director David Butler
9.80 [1789] Merv Griffin Show "Adventurers"
04Jan1972 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-traveler Lowell Thomas
travel program host Bill Burrud
aviator Elgen Long
and General James Doolittle.
9.81 [1790] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Glenn Miller"
05Jan1972 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
bandleader-saxophonist-singer Tex Beneke
dancer-actress Paula Kelly
vocalist Ray Eberle
singer-actress Marion Hutton
Bullets Durgom
and The Modernaires.
9.82 [1791] Merv Griffin Show "Married Couples"
06Jan1972 [Independent]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Dom DeLuise and Carol DeLuise
Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland
Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows
and singing duo Sonny Bono & Cher.
9.83 [1792] Merv Griffin Show
07Jan1972 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actor-dancer Larry Kert
comedian Richard Pryor
singer Trini Lopez
actress Betty Rhodes
singer-actress Lisa Kirk
accordion player Peter Argiro
and R&B group the Honey Cone.
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9.84 [1793] Merv Griffin Show "Follies of 1928"
10Jan1972 [Wichita Beacon]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
George Gerot
bandleader Cab Calloway
fan dancer Sally Rand
entertainer Diosa Costello
singer-actor Louis Jourdan
singer-actress Virginia O'Brien
singer Rudy Vallee
comic Lou Holtz
and the Wiere Bros.
9.85 [1794] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Don Rickles"
11Jan1972 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor Don Rickles
comic Corbett Monica
actors Carroll O'Connor
Jackie Cooper
and Robert Hogan
actresses Louise Sorel
and Erin Moran
and producer Sheldon Leonard.
9.86 [1795] Merv Griffin Show "The Comedians"
12Jan1972 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Red Buttons
Woody Allen
Pat Henry
Dick Shawn
Sid Caesar
Corbett Monica
and Cheech & Chong.
9.87 [1796] Merv Griffin Show "Screen Tests"
13Jan1972 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
screen star Renee Valente
actor James Caan
screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky
and film producer Philip D'Antoni.
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9.88 [1797] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Elgin Baylor"
16Jan1972 Sun [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
former Lakers captain Elgin Baylor
actress Connie Stevens
actor Tony Curtis
jockey Willie Shoemaker
comic Stu Gilliam
and Basketball commissioner Walter Kennedy .
Elgin Baylor will be recognized in a tribute on tonight's "Merv Griffin
Show."
The entire show will be devoted to the former Lakers captain arid his
outstanding accomplishments 'as an NBA player for 13 years.
9.89 [1798] Merv Griffin Show "Married Couples"
17Jan1972 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Dr. & Mrs. David Reuben
David & Helen Gurley Brown
and singer-actor Robert Goulet & Carol Lawrence
9.90 [1799] Merv Griffin Show
18Jan1972 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Richard Castellano
and James Brolin
comedian-actor Richard Dawson
comic Joe Flynn
and singer Buddy Greco.
9.91 [1800] Merv Griffin Show
19Jan1972 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
adventurer Thor Heyerdahl
actor Lex Barker
writer Otis Carney and Mrs. Carney
TV hostess Pamela Mason
and singer Linda Ronstadt.
9.92 [1801] Merv Griffin Show "The Comedians"
20Jan1972 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
ventriloquist Edgar Bergen
impressionist Rich Little
comedians Henny Youngman
Shecky Greene
Norm Crosby
and 'Fat Jack' Jack E. Leonard.
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9.93 [1802] Merv Griffin Show
23Jan1972 Sun [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Cliff Robertson
comedian Soupy Sales
football player Roger Staubach
dancer Joey Heatherton
singers Roberta Flack
and Julie Budd
and the Mills Brothers.
9.94 [1803] Merv Griffin Show "Italians"
24Jan1972 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ernest Borgnine
comedienne Rose Marie
comedians Jackie Vernon
and Pat Henry
singer Anna Maria Alberghetti
and Chef Jimmy Esquiroz.
9.95 [1804] Merv Griffin Show "The Selling of a Candidate"
25Jan1972 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Senator Alan Cranston
political consultant Hal Evry
lawyer and political aide Lloyd Hand
actor Darren McGavin
and singer-actress Della Reese.
9.96 [1805] Merv Griffin Show "Proteges"
26Jan1972 [Chicago Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedians Tom & Dick Smothers
Country singer Roger Miller
and raconteur George Jessel, each with his protege;
Marilyn and Clark
Mike Steele
and Larry and Lorrie Collins and Band.
9.97 [1806] Merv Griffin Show "Popular Songs"
27Jan1972 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV host Dick Clark
The Supremes perform "Where You Lead" and "Nathan Jones";
Country singer Lynn Anderson
singer-actor Pat Boone
and singer Jean-Paul Vignon.
9.98 [1807] Merv Griffin Show "Health Food Cooking"
28Jan1972 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor Dom DeLuise and his wife Carol
actress Cloris Leachman
actor Fred Williamson
comedienne Joanne Worley
and health food expert Adelle Davis.
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9.99 [1808] Merv Griffin Show "Single Girls"
31Jan1972 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Jo Ann Pflug
Linda Cristal
Marcia Wallace
Donna Mills
Anne Francis
and Angel Tompkins.
9.100 [1809] Merv Griffin Show "The Aquarians"
01Feb1972 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Zsa Zsa Gabor
and Suzanne Pleshette
columnist Jack Bradford
and actor Cesar Romero.
9.101 [1810] Merv Griffin Show
02Feb1972 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actor Ed Ames
actress Edie Adams
actress Sheila MacRae
comedian Leonard Barr
comic-actor Guy Marks
and singer-dancer Lola Falana.
9.102 [1811] Merv Griffin Show "Husbands & Wives"
03Feb1972 [Independent]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Joe Flynn and Shirley Flynn
Rubin Carson and Linda Carson
Chad Everett and Shelby Grant
and Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor
the husband and wife team who wrote and star in the movie "Made For Each
Other".
==================================
9.103 [1812] Merv Griffin Show
06Feb1972 Sun [Independent]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
producer-musician Desi Arnaz
actor Laurence Harvey
actress Miyoshi Umeki
comedian Pat Cooper
and singer Robert Clary.
*News item: There will be double feature movies on
the television networks
each Monday, Thursday and 'Friday- night starting 14Feb1972.
The reason is 'that on this date CBS-TV will begin showing late-night movies
in place of the canceled Merv Griffin series.
9.104 [1813] Merv Griffin Show "Fathers & Sons".
07Feb1972 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Lloyd Bridges & Jeff Bridges
comedian Jackie Vernon & David Vernon
and bandleader Bob Crosby & Chris Crosby.
9.105 [1814] Merv Griffin Show
08Feb1972 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Sharon Farrell
actor Ben Murphy
comedians Jack Carter
and Lenny Schultz
and singer Anne Murray.
9.106 [1815] Merv Griffin Show "Singers"
09Feb1972 [Press-Telegram]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singers Helen Reddy
Ted Neeley
Jerry Reed
John Stewart
and Dax Xenos
and Hudson and Landry.
9.107 [1816] Merv Griffin Show "Weight Watchers"
10Feb1972 [Democrat and Chronicle]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Weight Watchers president Jean Nidetch
humorist Rubin Carson
comedian Jackie Gayle
actor Charles Nelson Reilly
comedienne Ruth Buzzi
and psychologist Dr. Cleo Dawson.
9.108 [1817] Merv Griffin Show
11Feb1972 CBS Finale, 11:30 p.m. [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV hostess Pamela Mason
actor Lloyd Haynes
comedian-actors Joe Flynn
and Richard Dawson
comedienne-actress Marcia Wallace
and singer Roger Miller.
*News item: CBS movies take over slot on Monday,
with local "Name of the Game" encores on Sundays.
This was part of the 167-film package purchased by CBC
to replace late show "The Merv Griffin Show".
*Note: News item: Merv makes his debut in
Metromedia syndication on 13Mar1972
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