U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 31

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Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:00am EDT

WASHINGTON, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily
"Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

MONDAY, MARCH 31: JEOPARDY!'S 44TH

Profile America -- Monday, March 31st.  The answer is "Jeopardy!."  The
question is: What is one of the most popular game shows in television history
seen for the first time this week in 1964?  The show was created by Merv
Griffin in response to the game show scandals that rocked the industry in the
1950s.  After two runs of several years each, the show was revived in 1984,
and has been on the air ever since with Alex Trebek as host.  Through the
years, "Jeopardy!" has consistently drawn a big audience and has won 27 Emmy
awards.  When "Jeopardy!" first was aired, there were nearly 52 million
households across the U.S. with television sets - today that figure is just
over twice as large.  You can find these and more facts about America from the
U.S. Census Bureau on the Web at http://www.census.gov.

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S.
Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments ready
to air on a monthly CD or on Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the
"Newsroom" button). For further information, contact Rick Reed at
+1-301-763-2812, fax at +1-301-457-3670, or e-mail at rreed(At)census.gov.

SOURCE  U.S. Census Bureau

Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812
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