The Name of the Game
Drama
Action
Adventure
Runtime
90
Min
Status
Ended

The Name of the Game was actually three series under one title. It rotated among three characters working at Howard Publications, a large magazine publishing company—Jeffrey "Jeff" Dillon, a crusading reporter with People magazine (before there was a real-life People magazine); Glenn Howard, the sophisticated, well-connected publisher; and Daniel "Dan" Farrell, the editor of Crime magazine. Serving as a common connection was Peggy Maxwell, the editorial assistant for each.

Season 1
# Title Airdate
1 Sep 21, 1968
2 Sep 28, 1968
3 Oct 5, 1968
4 Oct 12, 1968
5 Oct 19, 1968
6 Oct 26, 1968
7 Nov 2, 1968
8 Nov 9, 1968
9 Nov 16, 1968
10 Nov 23, 1968
11 Nov 30, 1968
12 Dec 7, 1968
13 Dec 14, 1968
14 Dec 21, 1968
15 Dec 28, 1968
16 Jan 11, 1969
17 Jan 18, 1968
18 Jan 25, 1968
19 Feb 1, 1968
20 Feb 8, 1969
21 Feb 15, 1969
22 Feb 22, 1969
23 Mar 1, 1969
24 Mar 8, 1969
25 Mar 15, 1969
26 Mar 22, 1969
SP
Nov 27, 1966
Season 2
# Title Airdate
1 Sep 20, 1969
2 Sep 27, 1969
3 Oct 4, 1969
4 Oct 11, 1969
5 Oct 18, 1969
6 Oct 25, 1969
7 Nov 1, 1969
8 Nov 8, 1969
9 Nov 15, 1969
10 Nov 29, 1969
11 Dec 6, 1969
12 Dec 13, 1969
13 Dec 20, 1969
14 Jan 3, 1970
15 Jan 10, 1970
16 Jan 17, 1969
17 Jan 24, 1970
18 Jan 31, 1970
19 Feb 14, 1970
20 Feb 21, 1970
21 Feb 28, 1970
22 Mar 7, 1970
23 Mar 21, 1970
24 Mar 28, 1970
25 Apr 4, 1970
26 Apr 11, 1970
Season 3
# Title Airdate
1 Sep 19, 1970
2 Sep 26, 1970
3 Oct 3, 1970
4 Oct 10, 1970
5 Oct 17, 1970
6 Oct 24, 1970
7 Oct 31, 1970
8 Nov 7, 1970
9 Nov 14, 1970
10 Nov 21, 1970
11 Nov 28, 1970
12 Dec 5, 1970
13 Dec 12, 1970
14 Dec 19, 1970
15 Jan 9, 1971
16 Jan 16, 1971
17 Feb 6, 1971
18 Feb 6, 1971
19 Feb 13, 1971
20 Feb 20, 1971
21 Feb 27, 1971
22 Mar 6, 1971
23 Mar 13, 1971
24 Mar 20, 1971