Deal or No Deal on NBC

Ratings Catch-Up: Cold Case Heats Up, Castle Builds

• May 7, 2009 01:41 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 23 Comments

Castle's Nathan Fillion, Cold Case's Kathryn Morris

The Nielsen ratings reporting system is fixed, following a several-day glitch which kept the networks (as well as moi) in the dark.

Now we can bring you highlights from the start of the week; Tuesday and Wednesday's numbers will trickle in over the next day or so. Make the jump to see who did what! read more

Tonight's TV Hot List: Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008

• Dec 25, 2008 04:00 AM ET
• by TV Guide News
• 1 Comment

Miley Cyrus with Minnie Mouse, Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
10 am/ET ABC
As Christmas traditions go, it might not rank with coal in naughty children's stockings, but 25 years is nothing to sneeze at...right, Sneezy?

Read on for previews of SportsCenter 2008: The Greatest Year in Sports, Hot Ice, Cool Sounds, Hallmark Heroes and Deal or No Deal. read more

Patricia Kara: Deal or No Deal's Suitcase No. 9 Opens Up

• Oct 7, 2008 04:00 AM ET
• by Matt Webb Mitovich

Patricia Kara, who beholds suitcase No. 9 on NBC's Deal or No Deal, is putting her money where her months are, by way of a calendar whose proceeds will benefit a worthy cause. Kara shares a peek inside her eye-catching endeavor, as well as offers tips on how to be the guy who "flips her latch".

TVGuide.com: How did it get narrowed down to you and Tameka Jacobs as the only suitcase models on the syndicated Deal or No Deal?
Patricia Kara: I really don't know what the rhyme or reason was, other than we probably are the two loud-mouthed ones. [Laughs]

TVGuide.com: Or maybe you two happen open your cases with an extra-special flourish...?
Kara: You know, that might be it. Or not.

TVGuide.com: If one of you calls in sick, how is it decid read more

Deal or No Deal's Mommy Millionaire

• Sep 2, 2008 06:43 PM ET
• by TV Guide News

After three seasons of no big winners, Howie was finally able give away the million dollar jackpot to a stay-at-home mom. The odds were a bit better during last night's season premiere considering there were five million dollar briefcases in the mix, but what really kept this mommy-to-be in game was her "let-it-ride" attitude. read more

Ratings: Was Gossip Sufficiently Hot?

• Sep 2, 2008 04:09 PM ET
• by TV Guide News

Gossip Girl by Giovanni Rufino/The CW

Ladies and gentlemen, my calculator and I (sort of) welcome that time of year again. Now, without further ado, Monday's ratings highlights:• Deal or No Deal was the night's most-watched program, as 10.4 million total viewers watched Howie hand out the show's first million-dollar prize.• Prison Break's two-hour season opener averaged 6.48 mil, a 12 percent drop from a year ago. C'mon, people, give the boys a new chance! The set-up this time around is sweet.• Gossip Girl kicked off its sophomore run by drawing 3.38 mil, a bit shy of its September 2007 series premiere but a 380K improvement on its first season finale. That represents GG's best-ever ratings in several key demos, including adults 18-34 and women 18-49.• One Tree Hill delivered 3.14 mi, the same audience who tuned into last May's "Who did Lucas call?" cliffhanger. Next week: Sarah Connor rejoins the mix! — Matt MitovichRelated:• Read our recaps of Prison Break, Tree Hill and more• Cheers... read more

Jeers: Deal With the Devil

• Sep 2, 2008 05:40 AM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Deal or No Deal by Trae Patton/NBC Photo

Jeers to NBC for giving viewers a raw Deal. Did the Peacock have to crow so loudly over Deal or No Deal's first million-dollar winner in advance? The network sent out a suspense-spoiling press release a week before the episode aired. Even if you're not on NBC's e-mailing list, you couldn't miss the not-so-subtle hints peppered through the telecast. "The biggest Deal or No Deal ever!" "History will be made!" There was even a countdown clock, and footage of confetti falling from the rafters. The winner was straight out of central casting: a pregnant blond Texan named Jessica Robinson. And instead of the usual single million-dollar case, there were five. You don't suppose NBC was trying to drum up excitement about the show again because it's launching a syndicated half-hour version next week, do you? What are the odds?• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the Reader Cheers & Jeers discussion board.• We may feature your Cheer or Jeer on TVGuide.com or in TV... read more

Howie Mandel Details the Daily Deal or No Deal

• Aug 25, 2008 04:00 AM ET
• by Matt Webb Mitovich

Howie Mandel, Deal or No Deal

If tonight's season premiere of the prime-time Deal or No Deal (8 pm/ET, NBC) reignites your hunger for cash-filled suitcases, glam models and Howie Mandel's sexy-smooth dome, you're about to be sated quite nicely. Starting Monday, Sept. 8, a syndicated daily version of the red-hot game show hits the airwaves, streamlining the game play, yet serving up even more of what makes the series such a big Deal. Mandel shared a look at the half-hour version's tweaks and twists as well as previewed the nighttime edition's upcoming thrills. TVGuide.com: The last time you and I spoke was on the Ferris wheel at the Times Square Toys R Us....Howie Mandel: Oh, I remember that! So this time we read more

Maybe I'm missing something ...

• Aug 4, 2008 04:00 AM ET
• by Matt Roush

Question: Maybe I'm missing something here, but please explain to me how Deal or No Deal is considered reality, and why Howie Mandel is nominated for an Emmy as the host of such a show. I understand that the Emmys make a distinction between reality and reality-competition programs, and it's understandable how shows such as Survivor and Dancing with the Stars fit into the latter category. But if you ask me, Deal or No Deal is strictly a game show. It's no less of one than The Price Is Right or Wheel of Fortune. Is Deal lumped into the reality categories because there's simply nowhere else to put it? Or does someone honestly believe that the all-too-familiar pick-the-right-case snorefest is in some way a reality show? Howie Mandel's Emmy nomination in a "reality" category is puzzling enough on its own, and it's downright criminal when it takes up a slot that should have gone to The Amazing Race's far superior Phil Keoghan. Answer: Couldn't agree more about the shameful snub of Phil ... read more

Are Politicians Going Too Far With TV Appearances?

• Apr 22, 2008 05:42 PM ET
• by gdinunno

Is it just us, or does anyone else think that the lengths our political figures are willing to go to in order to win some love from the American people is getting to the point of sheer ridiculousness? They've been on late shows, SNL, The Daily Show, Colbert Report, even The View. We get it — you guys (and gal) are hip and cool. But if you happened to be watching TV last night, you may have noticed that all the current heavy hitters were appearing in some really odd places. First, President Bush showed up on the hit game show, Deal or No Deal, delivering a thank you message to a soldier contestant as well as poking fun at his low approval rating: But the icing on the cake had to be when we saw Hillary, Barack and McCain air a message on WWE Raw the night before the Pennsylvania Democratic primary. Their wrestling jokes were so cringe-worthy, we could barely make it through to McCain’s bit: Your take: How do you feel about our politicians making so many TV appearances, namel... read more

Bush Gives Presidential Deal of Approval

• Apr 19, 2008 05:08 PM ET
• by TV Guide News

Call it "Operation Greenback Freedom." On this Monday's episode of NBC's Deal or No Deal, as Capt. Joseph Kobes — a Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient who has served in Iraq three times — attempts to win enough cash to pay off his parents' home, President Bush appears via video to surprise the war vet with a thank-you for time served and a wish for luck in his quest for big bucks. Bush taped the segment at the White House, and I presume the message was approved by John McCain. — MWM read more