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Deal or No Deal

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I like this show, but I take issue with NBC's obvious dubbing of Howie's voice, much like they do on The Apprentice with Trump.<P ID="signature">______________
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I don't know if the voice-overs are done for dramatic effect, or if there was some sort of audio malfunction on Howie Mandell's mircophone during taping which would have necessitated his "looping" his voice so viewers could understand what he was saying.
 
> I like this show, but I take issue with NBC's obvious
> dubbing of Howie's voice, much like they do on The
> Apprentice with Trump.
>

I'm glad I am not the only one who noticed. If this becomes a regular series, I hope NBC and Endemol USA (sp?) discontinue this pratice.
 
Canceled or Not Canceled

This is one of those shows that everybody flocks to see for the first few weeks, and then it dives off, and ends up somewhere at the bottom of the Neilson's, gone, forgotten and never to be heard from again.

Need proof?
What ever happened to: "Is that your final answer?"
Or how about: "You are the weakest link, Goodbye?"

And, does anybody really care about "Survivor" anymore?

How long will it be before Deal or no Deal, is no deal at all for NBC?
 
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> How long will it be before Deal or no Deal, is no deal at
> all for NBC?
>

As long as we don't see the show every night, every week, and as long as don't see any celebrity editions, I think "Deal or No Deal" will be a big hit.

The only question, though, is will the concept -- pick a case and hope it contains big money as you eliminate the "dead soldiers" -- keep viewers hooked later on?
 
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>
> As long as we don't see the show every night, every week,
> and as long as don't see any celebrity editions, I think
> "Deal or No Deal" will be a big hit.

I agree with that. That's what they did with Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and they burned it out by showing it 5 days a week at its peak and its downfall with the celebrity editions of it. And that's why Super Millionaire failed the couple of times that it was on more recently and why the revival of Let's Make A Deal only lasted 3 episodes on NBC in 2003.

Besides that,reality shows are on the decline now(peaking out more like it) with Survivor no longer being number 1 and shows such as CSI(all versions),Lost,Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy being more popular than reality shows.
 
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Hopefully, NBC will learn the lessons of the recent past and not over-expose "Deal Or No Deal" when (not if) it returns.

I can see two ways NBC could go.

One is to keep running it five-nights-a-week for a week or two at a time. If NBC decides to keep doing it this way, watch for it in the May sweeps (most of NBC's prime-time programming during the February sweeps---17 out of 28 nights---will be taken up by the Winter Olympics).

If NBC decides to run it once a week, it could return in early March (right after the Olympics) after receiving heavy promotion during the Games ("NBC Wednesday nights after the Olympics end.....the phenomenon returns.....does your suitcase contain a million dollars?....or just one cent?....'Deal Or No Deal'! NBC March").

But I think a better way to run it as a weekly show, and to avoid over-exposure, is to run it once-a-week from late May to mid-September as a Summer replacement.

By the way, last night's (December 23rd) installment of "Deal Or No Deal" again won it's timeslot both in total viewers and in key demographics. The show won it's time period all five nights of it's tryout.
 
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> >
> > As long as we don't see the show every night, every week,
> > and as long as don't see any celebrity editions, I think
> > "Deal or No Deal" will be a big hit.
>
> I agree with that. That's what they did with Who Wants To
> Be A Millionaire and they burned it out by showing it 5 days
> a week at its peak and its downfall with the celebrity
> editions of it. And that's why Super Millionaire failed the
> couple of times that it was on more recently and why the
> revival of Let's Make A Deal only lasted 3 episodes on NBC
> in 2003.
>
> Besides that,reality shows are on the decline now(peaking
> out more like it) with Survivor no longer being number 1 and
> shows such as CSI(all versions),Lost,Desperate Housewives
> and Grey's Anatomy being more popular than reality shows.
>

ah, you're answering your own questions on the fate of deal or no deal.

yes, ratings are down but for the most part reality shows have a longer
run because they involve thinking and strategy which gets the viewers ivolved. and you're also correct, who wants to be a millionaire burnt out of overexposure, but at least it was thinking show. deal or no deal is fun at first, but it will get tedious and boring no matter how many times you run it - once or five times a week. the show is 90% chance and 10% strategy. that's why it's an open and shut case - it will be gone before you know it. shake-phobic
howie better start looking for a new gig.
 
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> By the way, last night's (December 23rd) installment of
> "Deal Or No Deal" again won it's timeslot both in total
> viewers and in key demographics. The show won it's time
> period all five nights of it's tryout.
>

yes, the numbers were way higher than who wants to be a millionaire's
first week in 1999. doesn't mean it's a success in the long run.
as a matter of fact, i predict that it will likely have a shorter
life span than who wants to be a millionaire.
 
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> yes, the numbers were way higher than who wants to be a
> millionaire's
> first week in 1999. doesn't mean it's a success in the long
> run.
> as a matter of fact, i predict that it will likely have a
> shorter
> life span than who wants to be a millionaire.
>

The numbers were way higher, but also it was a week where it is hard to get people to watch tv. It most likely will have a longer series run, only becuse it naturally has suspense in it. People can take this show on whatever level they wish to take it from the face value to game theory.
 
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I love Deal or NO deal very much, but I'm actually shocked that the anti- deal or no deal crowd failed to also point out that, even with high ratings, it's still, currently a very expensive show to put on in its current form.
Those pretty(?) models don't work for free.<P ID="signature">______________
"If you never say NO, How much is your YES worth?"
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> > How long will it be before Deal or no Deal, is no deal at
> > all for NBC?
> >
>
> As long as we don't see the show every night, every week,
> and as long as don't see any celebrity editions, I think
> "Deal or No Deal" will be a big hit.
>
> The only question, though, is will the concept -- pick a
> case and hope it contains big money as you eliminate the
> "dead soldiers" -- keep viewers hooked later on?
>


It may end up 5 nights a week..... in syndication as syndicators are already interested in a 5 a week strip for Deal or No Deal!
 
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> This is one of those shows that everybody flocks to see for
> the first few weeks, and then it dives off, and ends up
> somewhere at the bottom of the Neilson's, gone, forgotten
> and never to be heard from again.
>
> Need proof?
> What ever happened to: "Is that your final answer?"

Gee, it happens to be a growing show in syndication, doing quite nicely. Moreover, it was hardly "a few weeks" that people flocked to the prime-time Millionaire. More like a couple of years.

> Or how about: "You are the weakest link, Goodbye?"
Some shows make it some don't...doesn't have any bearing on Deal or No Deal.
>
> And, does anybody really care about "Survivor" anymore?
Judging by the ratings, millions of people.

>
> How long will it be before Deal or no Deal, is no deal at
> all for NBC?

Guess we have to see if NBC overdoes it or not.

>
 
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