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Jun 6, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: June 6, 1986 – Final Episode of The Merv Griffin Show Airs.

On this day June 6, 1986, the final episode of The Merv Griffin Show aired, closing the curtain on one of television’s longest running talk shows. Originally premiering in 1962, the program ran for an incredible 4,855 episodes and became a staple of daytime and late night television for over two decades.

Hosted by entertainer and media mogul Merv Griffin, the show featured a wide variety of guests...

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