By locking in a key New York time slot on WABC, Buena Vista Television has apparently found a final answer to a potentially terminal clearance crisis that threatened its syndicated version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." "Millionaire" had lost its place on WCBS in the country's top market when the CBS flagship station opted to replace it with "The People's Court" at 4 p.m., prompting speculation that "Millionaire's" future was in doubt (HR 4/3). "The deal is significant in that it gives BVT clearances in top markets that they did not have before and that caused there to be a question mark about the viability of 'Millionaire' going forward," said Bill Carroll, vp and director of programming at New York station rep firm Katz Television.

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