"Match Game PM" ran until the end of the 1980–81 TV season. For its last two seasons, the show's affiliate count went down significantly due in large part to a daily syndicated version that debuted in September 1979, although some markets kept both shows on the air–in New York, WCBS-TV ran the daily syndicated version as WABC-TV continued to air episodes of "Match Game PM" into its final season. The show aired 230 episodes over six seasons, and remains the longest-running version to air in syndication.