Well, that was fast. It was just Will revealing puzzle answers about Early Show anchors. Will promoted the Starbucks contest, and they showed 2 seconds of Merl in "Wordplay" (so why didn't they use a clip of Will?).
And here's CBS adhering to the tried and true journalistic convention we all know and love:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/01/earlyshow/living/resources/main1356874.shtml