Entertainer and businessman Merv Griffin, who created two of TV's longest-running game shows — Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune — died Sunday after a recurring bout with cancer. He was 82. He ...

Griffin, who created "Jeopardy" in 1963 and wrote its brief, unforgettable theme song, has not met the mild-mannered software engineer from Salt Lake City who has become a celebrity as the ...

That’s when Julann jokingly suggested that Griffin develop a show where contestants are given “the answers to start with,” Griffin explained in the forward of 1990’s “The Jeopardy!Book.” ...

LOS ANGELES — Merv Griffin, the big-band-era crooner turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, died Sunday. He was 82.

If Johnny Carson was TV's aloof arbiter of taste, Merv Griffin, who died Aug. 12 at 82, ... (A jack of all trades, he wrote the theme music for the Final Jeopardy answer as well.) ...

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.

LOS ANGELES -- Merv Griffin, the big band-era crooner turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, died Sunday. He was 82.

‘Jeopardy!’ wasn’t Merv Griffin’s first choice for the name of the show by: Michael Bartiromo. Posted: May 18, 2025 / 06:00 AM PDT. Updated: May 13, 2025 / 05:57 PM PDT.

(NEXSTAR) – When a contestant on “Jeopardy!” fails to phrase their response in the form of a question, Ken Jennings will usually offer a gentle reminder of the game’s fundamental rule (at ...

(NEXSTAR) – When a contestant on “Jeopardy!” fails to phrase their response in the form of a question, Ken Jennings will usually offer a gentle reminder of the game’s fundamental rule (at ...