October 1, 1962 - March 29, 1963
Merv Griffin's guests on his first talk show day time series are Jack E. Leonard and Ann Sothern.
NOTE:
All but one of the 125 NBC Daytime THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW broadcasts are NOT know to exist. The Network wiped them as was the current practice at the time to reuse the 2" quad video tape.
The one extant broadcast...Danny Kaye appearing November 9, 1962.
However, Phil Gries founder of ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUIDO, INC. is personally responsible for audio taping 35 of these shows, direct line on to 1/4" reel to reel audio tape, during the original airing of these shows...historically remaining the only broadcast record (approximately a third) of Merv Griffin's first television talk show series.