Merv Griffin didn’t have the name “Jeopardy!” in mind for the iconic game show when he created the concept. In fact, he had a wildly different title picked out.

Back in 1963, Griffin was brainstorming ideas for a new NBC game show with his wife Julann when he began to lament the scandals that had plagued the quiz shows of the 1950s. Some of the producers ...

A Brief History of CBS’s Late-Night Eras With the hosts Merv Griffin, Pat Sajak, David Letterman and Stephen Colbert, CBS has taken many runs at late-night TV. Some were more successful than others.