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Deal or No Deal Latest News

48 Metascore
2005-2023
4 Seasons
NBC
Family, Comedy, Game Show
TVPG

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Contestants compete for cash inside sealed briefcases in this game show.

Deal or No Deal Is Getting Rebooted

Howie Mandel will return; Meghan Markle will not

Tue, Mar 13, 2018

Fox Picks Up Howie Mandel's Mobbed to Series

Following the successful debut of Mobbed, the surprise flash mob special hosted by Howie Mandel, Fox has ordered it to series for eight episodes, Deadline.com reports. Based on a format from the Deal or No Deal host, Darryl Trell and Howard Kitrosser, Mobbed adds a hidden-camera element to the ever-popular flash mobs springing up around the world and on television shows, including...

Fri, Apr 1, 2011

CBS Orders Game Show Pilot from Idol's Nigel Lythgoe

CBS has ordered a Deal or No Deal-esque game show pilot called Secret Fortune from American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producer Nigel Lythgoe, Deadline.com reports.Get more of today's latest newsThe game presents contestants with 24 envelopes, each containing a check for amounts ranging from a dollar to an outrageous fortune. Over the course of the game, 23 envelopes are destroyed, leaving the contestant with a possibly life-changing sum...

Fri, Apr 1, 2011

Kevin Pollak to Host Fox Prime-Time Game Show

Kevin Pollak has been tapped to host Fox's new prime-time game show Million Dollar Money Drop, the network announced Monday. The game show — from the masterminds behind Deal or No Deal — gives a team $1 million in cash; to keep it, they have to ...

Mon, Nov 8, 2010

Exclusive: Bette Midler to Take Part in Marriage Ref Panel

Bette Midler will be a panelist on an upcoming episode of NBC's The Marriage Ref, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. NBC renews Marriage Ref, Minute to Win It, Who Do You Think You Are? Midler will be joined on the panel by Deal or No Deal host Howie Mandel. A third panelist has not been announced for the episode, which is slated to air May 13.

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

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

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!

Thu, May 7, 2009

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

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

Tue, Oct 7, 2008

Deal or No Deal's Mommy Millionaire

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.

Tue, Sep 2, 2008

Howie Mandel Details the Daily 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

Mon, Aug 25, 2008

Howie Mandel: Deal Me In on New Sitcom

Deal or No Deal host Howie Mandel has signed on to star in and executive-produce a new sitcom for NBC. Hoping to make use of Mandel's ad-lib comedic abilities, NBC has given the nod to Howie Do It, an unscripted weekly laffer.  J.R. Whalen

Fri, Apr 18, 2008

Howie Mandel Packs Suitcases for Big Deal Tour

"Deal, n'est-ce pas?" For a May-sweeps stunt, NBC's Deal or No Deal is taking the show on the road, into the air and maybe even on a catamaran or two, taping shows in some of the foreign locales that produce their own sometimes "tweaked" versions of the hit program. Setting up shop on Deal sets in Estonia, the Philippines and South Africa, Howie Mandel will guide American contestants through any special foreign rules, while a bevy of indigenous suitcase models fill the stage. "It's been a fun internal thing when we watch clips from the foreign versions," executive producer Scott St. John tells the Reporter, "so we decided we're going to explore the way they do it."Oh goody. I won 1,000,000 kroons.

Tue, Feb 26, 2008

Scheduling Notes: Bionic Woman Unplugged, Life Cut Short

Sci Fi is pulling the plug on its Bionic Woman repeats and USA is cutting short its run of Life encores after this week, according to the thefutoncritic.com.... But the news isn't all fatalistic for Life. NBC has scheduled the first of a two-part arc for Dec. 3 at 10 pm/ET, following Heroes' fall finale. (And if that doesn't breathe some life into the ratings.... ) Part 2 will air in the show's regular time slot, on Dec. 5.... Forget Deal or No Deal, this is more like "Making a Killing or Overkill." The briefcase-picking game show will "treat" us to two-hour episodes on Dec. 10 and 12, and just for good measure, NBC is squeezing in yet another hour-long installment on the 11th.  Ben Katner

Fri, Nov 16, 2007

Exclusive: Ellen, Office Accountants Make a Deal

Even as host of the most glamorous of Hollywood shows such as the Oscars and the Emmys, Ellen DeGeneres opted to sport beautifully tailored velvet or silk tuxedos instead of the more conventional gown. For that matter, it's been a very long time since fans have seen DeGeneres in a dress  but that may all change in January.A good friend of Deal or No Deal host Howie Mandel (who in turn has been a frequent guest on Ellen), DeGeneres will be his game show's first celebrity spokesmodel. That's right: DeGeneres will be one of the 26 briefcase-toting, elegant, sparkly dress-wearing women who may or may not be holding the million-dollar bag. "Ellen is a great supporter of the show and we were looking for our first celebrity model. Who better to do that than Ellen?" says Libby Hansen, NBC's vice president of alternative series and specials. DeGeneres' appearance will be shot on Nov. 9 and air sometime in January 2008.Ellen fans will get an early preview of the show, since DeGeneres wi...

Sat, Oct 27, 2007

Deal or No Deal Overexposed? Exec Not Worried

NBC Universal has cleared for next fall a syndicated weekday version of Deal or No Deal, with Howie Mandel on board to perform double duty as host. Tweaks to the half-hour daytime edition include a $250,000 prize cap and faster-paced, self-contained episodes. Asked about the possibility of Millionaire-esque ubiquity, the president of NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution tells the Reporter, "We waited... to make sure the show was going to hold up, and it clearly has. [So] there's really no fear about overexposure." 'Cept when it comes to the models' skimpy dresses.

Mon, Oct 8, 2007

Deal or No Deal: Here's the Half-hour Deal

NBC Universal is telling potential buyers that the syndicated version of the red-hot Deal or No Deal will only be a half hour, and the top prize will be a "mere" $250,000 (as opposed to a full mil). Variety also reports that while Howie Mandel is continuing on as host, the bevy of suitcase-toting hotties will be narrowed down from 26 to an as-yet-undetermined number. The Banker has also been instructed to start talking faster.

Mon, Aug 13, 2007

Double Dealing: Who'll Help Howie Mandel Host?

With a spin-off of Deal or No Deal slated to go into syndication next fall, sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that in addition to performing some double duty, Howie Mandel (remember when he and I rode the Ferris wheel?) may get an assist in hosting. Among the names being bandied about are Arsenio Hall (whoop-whoop!) and Mark Curry [Crickets]. Hey, what about that available up-and-comer named... Barker, is it? Bobby Barker?

Mon, Jun 11, 2007

Jon Hein's NBC Upfront Thoughts

Monday has the potential to be NBC's biggest night. Deal or No Deal is a game-show juggernaut. Heroes will have a make or break sophomore season and Heroes: Origins better not be too gimmicky. Journeyman will try to carry the futuristic vibe of Heroes, but will fare about as well as Studio 60.  Jon HeinTo read more of the Jump the Shark creator's thoughts on the NBC fall lineup, click here.

Tue, May 15, 2007

We Invite Three Deal or No Deal Models to "Open Up"

For a show that seems to be on every night, you may be surprised to hear that NBC's Deal or No Deal is only now hitting the 100-episode mark tonight at 8 pm/ET, with an outing that offers one past player a second chance to become a millionaire... or at the very least top the $10 he won the first time around. What else is on tap for this milestone Monday? Offered the chance to chat up not one but three of the show's 26 suitcase-brandishing beauties about that and much more, TVGuide.com said, "Deal! TVGuide.com: What can we expect from this week's milestone episode? Confetti? Special guests? The Banker's silhouette is naked?Claudia Jordan: A naked Banker silhouette? Now that's a good idea!Lindsay Clubine

Mon, May 7, 2007

Support Supporting Characters

When it comes to supporting characters, a little bit really does go a long way. A quick scene here, a subtle look there... Suddenly, we can't get enough of them.Be careful what you wish for. When these quirky cast members become featured players, that's when it's time to worry.It all goes back to Happy Days (what doesn't?). Arthur Fonzarelli was a minor character when the show began. The creators realized what they had in The Fonz and he natureally became more prominent in the series which initially was, uh, cool.The next thing you knew, full story arcs revolved around The Fonz and a guy we couldn't get enough of became the guy you couldn't get rid of.That was then. Let's talk about now.30 Rock  Alec Baldwin deserved the supporting actor award for his performance, but every story line now seems to focus on Jack Donaghy. He's much more effective randomly popping in and out during an episode. The same goes for the geeky page Kenneth, and Tina Fey's cleavage.Heroes  Hiro i...

Tue, Feb 20, 2007

Sunday, Monday...Happy Days

Thanksgiving is upon us, which means it's time to update my nightly viewing schedule. I record plenty of stuff, but these are the shows that I try to watch live.MONDAYS:8 pm/ET Deal or No Deal (NBC)As a student of Jeopardy! and The Price is Right, every logical fiber of my being tells me I should be repulsed by this brainless show. Yet I cannot stop watching, and actually look forward to it. Well done, Howie and crew.9 pm/ET Heroes (NBC)The only thing I'm tired of hearing is "Save the Cheerleader, Save the World." Can't wait to see how Peter gets a scar on his face.10 pm/ET CSI: Miami (CBS)I'll take Caruso's emoting over Sorkin's pontificating. TUESDAYS:8 pm/ET Friday Night Lights (NBC)Dancing with the Stars is gone and Idol is coming. In the meantime, I'll watch some fake football.9 pm/ET House (FOX)Great acting, good stories, and plenty of crotchetiness. Easily the best show of the night.10 pm/ET Nip/Tuck (FX)Yeah, it jumped the shark with the Carver, but it's still interesting to...

Sun, Nov 19, 2006

Ratings: Howie, Heroes and Miami Hit Highs

Wow, a lot of people were watching television this Monday night: Deal or No Deal, with an audience of 17.97 million total viewers, enjoyed not just a season high but also its second-biggest audience ever, behind the June 5 first-season finale. Prison Break (9.15 mil) had its best outing since Sept. 18. Up 800,000 heads from last week, The Class (8.5 mil) earned its best grades since Oct. 16. Heroes set a new series high, with 15.01 million viewers, coming within a mil of comedy warhorse Two and a Half Men. A repeat of House drew 9.25 mil. That's 3.4 mil more than the number of people who checked out the last fresh outing of Justice. CSI: Miami's based-on-a-LaRue-story episode (18.43 mil) was its season's best. Studio 60 (7.79 million) had its best showing since Oct. 9.Playing the role of Debbie Downer in this ratings recap is What About Brian, which celebrated its full-season pickup by drawing its smallest audience of the season  5.59...

Tue, Nov 14, 2006

Forget the Cheerleader  Save NBC

NBC jumped the shark in 2004.The Apprentice was the hottest show on television. We're talking absolute must see TV that was oozing buzz. NBC tried to capitalize on the show's success and put all their eggs in the Donald's reality basket.I said it then, and I'm saying it now  moving The Apprentice to anchor Thursday nights sent the network right over the fin. ABC learned its lesson with Millionaire. CBS always had CSI and Everybody Loves Raymond to go with Survivor and The Amazing Race.Thursday nights belonged to NBC. It lost Friends and Frasier (which had jumped the shark years ago) and had nothing in the pipeline. First to fourth wasn't an "if", it was a "when".I understand how tempting it is to lead off each night with a game show or reality show (i.e. inexpensive show). It's also another big mistake. Deal or No Deal is getting pummeled into the ground as I type as the contestants get more and more "wacky".So you're Jeff Zucker... what do you do? Glad you asked.1. Pluck C...

Mon, Oct 23, 2006

Exclusive Preview: We've Got The Nine's Number!

Tonight at 10 pm/ET, ABC dials up The Nine, a serialized thriller that quickly stages, and then picks up during the aftermath of, a bank hostage situation that has a profound effect on the strangers involved. Among the many familiar faces filling out the cast are Tim Daly (Wings), Scott Wolf (Everwood), Kim Raver (24) and Chi McBride (Boston Public). TVGuide.com grabbed nine minutes with Hank Steinberg, who cocreated The Nine with his sister K.J., to get an exclusive preview o

Wed, Oct 4, 2006

Press Tour Diary: NBC Day 2

I'm sure Keith Olbermann puts on a good show on MSNBC, but even the promise of a "hot breakfast" isn't enough to lure me down to his early-morning Countdown panel. I'm sleeping in.HEROES PRESENTATION10:51 am: If we can make it through this session without a question that starts, "This is for the entire cast: If you could have any superpower...," then I'll be a very happy man.10:53 am: As the Heroes trailer plays on the monitor, the cast hoots and hollers like a football team before the big game. This is going to be a fun bunch. 10:54 am: The trailer ends, the lights come up, and... sweet Jesus Jenny Craig, my buddy Greg Grunberg is half the man he used to be! 10:55 am: This is odd. Adrian Pasdar, arguably the biggest "name" in the cast, is banished to the back row alongside second-tier stars Santiago Cabrera, Tawny Cypress, Masi Oka and Leonard Roberts. Up in front are Grunny, Ali Larter, series creator Tim Kring, Sendhill Ramamurthy, Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia. How'd th...

Sun, Jul 23, 2006

Wasn't there a game show back ...

Question: Wasn't there a game show back in the '50s or '60s called Treasure Hunt? Was it similar to Deal or No Deal?Answer: That it was, Gail. Treasure Hunt, which debuted on ABC in September 1956 before jumping to NBC the following year and leaving the air in 1958, was hosted by Jan Murray and posed a series of questions to players who selected each other's categories. They earned 50 bucks for each correct answer, and whoever had the most money at the end of the question segment got to choose from among 30 treasure chests, hoping to avoid the worthless items and win themselves a chunk of money. To drive players nuts, of course, they were given the opportunity to sell their selected chest back before it was opened. Two other things worth noting: Among the guest hosts for the original ve

Tue, Apr 4, 2006

THIS 'N' THAT

Former Walt Disney Co. chief Michael Eisner will host Conversations with Michael Eisner, an hourlong interview program for CNBC, the network announced on Tuesday.... David Bowie, blues pioneer Robert Johnson and the late Richard Pryor will be honored with lifetime achievement awards at next month's Grammys.... FX has ponied up big bucks for the cable-TV rights to Superman Returns, six months before the film even hits theaters.... NBC's hot new game show, Deal or No Deal, is looking for contestants in Universal City (today), San Francisco (Jan. 14) and Philadelphia (Jan. 19). For places and times, visit NBC.com.

Wed, Jan 11, 2006

GUESS IT'S A DEAL

Monday's premiere of Deal or No Deal brought to the negotiating table 11.6 million viewers, enough of them in the 18-to-49 and 25-to-54 demos for the NBC game show to win the night in those categories. Me? I miss Monty Hall.

Wed, Dec 21, 2005

OK, when I was watching Two and...

OK, when I was watching Two and a Half Men, it was really bothering me that I couldn't figure out who the girl playing Sandy was. I finally remembered, though: It was Josie Davis, the younger, brainy sister from Charles in Charge. Is it sad that I knew that? Probably a little bit. There were some great lines, including one from little Jake, who adjusted to his dad's dating with only one request, "Just remember the walls are thin and I'm impressionable." His adorable little mug and dry delivery made me forgive him for the sappy The Christmas Blessing. Turns out tha

Tue, Dec 20, 2005

Is NBC's Big Deal the New Millionaire?

Who still wants to be a millionaire? The contestants on NBC's Deal or No Deal, a new game show airing every night this week at 8 pm/ET, apparently do. Why else would they put themselves through the nerve-frazzling agony of deciding whether to keep one unopened case — which could contain anywhere from a penny to a cool mil — or "deal" it to the mysterious Bank for what could be a higher (or, natch, lower) payout. Sound a touch confusing here on "paper"? Let host Howie Mandel try to sum up the series, which is already a massive hit internationally. Each contestant, confronted with a stage full of fab femmes, each holding a numbered case, "picks a number, and one of 26 different increments of money is in each box," Mandel says. But instead of simply popping open the chosen case to assess your bounty and whether you should walk away with it, "the wa

Mon, Dec 19, 2005