Photo by Cade Martin. Courtesy of Jeopardy Productions, Inc. In 1963, television host and erstwhile actor Merv Griffin was flying back to New York City with his wife Julann, after a weekend ...

King World struck deals with the original producer, Merv Griffin Enterprises, in the early 1980s to distribute “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel.” Sony later acquired Griffin’s company, but those ...