Awards and Nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Recipient | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Nominated | Golden Globe Award | Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy | Merv Griffin | |
| 1970 | Nominated | Emmy Award | Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction of a Variety, Musical or Dramatic Program | Mort Lindsey | Episode from Las Vegas featuring Chuck Connors, Joey Heatherton, Buddy Greco and Jack E. Leonard |
| 1971 | Nominated | Emmy Award | Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction of a Variety, Musical or Dramatic Program | Mort Lindsey | For episode "Big Band Salute" (Part 1 and 2) |
| 1976 | Nominated | Emmy Award | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Daytime Programming | Richard W. Wilson | For episode with Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, and Fred Astaire |
| 1974 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy Awards | Best Individual Director for a Talk, Service or Variety Program | Ron Appling | For episode with Clint Eastwood, Forrest Tucker and Stanley Myron Handleman |
| Nominated | Daytime Emmy Awards | Best Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service, or Variety Series | Merv Griffin | ||
| Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk, Service or Variety Series | Bob Murphy | ||
| Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Best Writing for a Talk, Service or Variety Program | Tony Garafalo, Bob Murphy, Merv Griffin | For episode with Billie Jean King, Mark Spitz, Hank Aaron, and Johnny Unitas | |
| Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Best Individual Director for a Talk, Service or Variety Program | Dick Carson | For episode with Rosemary Clooney, Helen O'Connell, Fran Warren, and Kay Starr | |
| 1975 | Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Director for a Daytime Variety Program | Dick Carson | For episode with Robert Goulet, Louis Prima, and Shecky Greene |
| 1976 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series | Merv Griffin | |
| 1977 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Director for a Daytime Variety Program | Dick Carson | For episode "Merv Griffin in Israel" |
| Nominated | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series | Merv Griffin | ||
| Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk, Service or Variety Series | Bob Murphy | ||
| 1978 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk, Service or Variety Series | Bob Murphy | |
| 1981 | Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety Series | Peter Barsocchini | |
| 1982 | Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Variety Series | Merv Griffin | |
| 1983 | Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety Series | Peter Barsocchini | |
| Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Direction for a Variety Show | Dick Carson | ||
| 1984 | Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety Series | Bob Murphy and Peter Barsocchini | |
| Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Variety Series | Merv Griffin | ||
| 1985 | Won | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing in a Talk/Service Show | Dick Carson |
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