Shows That Count

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Heeeeerrrreee’s Monday. (For younger solvers, that’s an ancient television reference.)

I don’t remember how or when the idea for this puzzle came to me, but I’m sure it was not while I was watching TV. I would guess that it’s not high on the meta-Mohs scale (i.e., not all that hard), but then the one thing I share with Matt Gaffney is that we both sometimes are pretty bad judges of the difficulty of our puzzles.

Thanks to @Abide for editorial suggestions and corrections. And much thanks to @Joe Ross, who figured out exactly how I managed to mess up the Excel file. And then corrected it so I didn't have to.

The answer is a TV show.

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Off the couch! Nice one, Jay. :D
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#3

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Turned the TV off and jumped OTC.
Thanks Jay!
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OTC, fun one Jay!
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Off the Couch...nice one Jay.

42A is forever cemented in my brain....when I was young my family did a cross country trip and dad brought 1 cassette tape. The 2 songs I'll forever remember are 42A and the chiropractors song, cause they were played for the 5 weeks we were on that trip.
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Off the couch. Enjoyed it. Thanks for the puzzle Jay.
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Off the couch - thanks for the puzzle!
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Got off the couch to turn the dial. Thanks, Jay
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Off the couch. Nice one.
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I’m off the couch. Thanks Jay.
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Off the couch... and on the counter. Thanks, Jay!
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Off the couch. Thanks, Jay.
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:crossed_swords: :rabbit: :tv: :couch_and_lamp: OTC - now to adjust the rabbit ears so I can watch that show...
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OTC! Fun one, Jay!
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I showed I could count and left the couch, thanks for the puzzle and the very clever fill.

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Off the couch. Thanks for the puzzle, Jay!
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Great stuff as always. Had the mechanism before finishing the grid, just needed to backsolve one letter. Fun one, thanks. :)
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OTC! Never heard of it. Thank you Mr. G. Fun puzzle Jay!
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OTC! and On The Count!
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Off the couch! Thanks, Jay!
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