Headline Chasers

Headline Chasers is an American game show that ran daily in syndication from September 9, 1985, to May 23, 1986, with reruns airing until September 5. The series was hosted by Wink Martindale, who also created the series and was its executive producer, with Johnny Gilbert serving as announcer. It was produced by Wink Martindale Enterprises and Merv Griffin Enterprises with King World Productions, Griffin's partner for his other syndicated game show offerings, as distributor. Headline Chasers was recorded at TAV Celebrity Theater in Hollywood, the same studio which housed The Merv Griffin Show (which, at the time Headline Chasers premiered, was still in production).

Headline Chasers
GenreGame show
Created byWink Martindale
Directed byKevin McCarthy
Presented byWink Martindale
Narrated byJohnny Gilbert
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes185
Production
Executive producersWink Martindale
Merv Griffin
ProducersJohn Tobyansen
David M. Greenfield
Production locationsTAV Celebrity Theater
Hollywood, California
Running timeapprox. 22 minutes
Production companiesMerv Griffin Enterprises
Wink Martindale Enterprises
Original release
NetworkSyndicated
ReleaseSeptember 9, 1985 (1985-09-09) –
May 23, 1986 (1986-05-23)

This show pitted two couples against each other solving Hangman-style word puzzles designed to look like newspaper headlines, as well as answering questions about the subjects of these puzzles, in an attempt to win money.

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