I don’t think I have seen a show in at least 10 years that has drawn a national reaction of “TAKE THE MONEY YOU MORON” more in my life than Deal or No Deal. This tremendous show, hosted by Howie Mandel, finally debuted tonight at 8PM ET on NBC (it’ll be on every day this [...]

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NBC’s (semi-) new primetime game show Deal or No Deal premiered tonight. Alex is writing a more in-depth and coherent review, so I’ll give my pros and cons of the show.
Pros.
!. Paced surprisingly well
@. Howie Mandel channels the British WWTBAM host, Chris Tarrant, in his hosting– a very good thing
#. The [...]

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Yes, we are recording one. All you have to do is go to the Deal or No Deal chat tonight at one of these links.
Buzzer & ClassicGameshows.com Game Show Chat
ClassicGameshows.com
There, play along, guessing what is in each case. If you do the best throughout the evening, you have the opportunity to be on [...]

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Time to relive this post. One of TV’s most beloved women, Betty White, will get her own marathon as GSN gives you “A Betty White Christmas” on December 25th starting at 12:00PM ET/PT. The marathon will feature her first game show apperance on a 1955 What’s My Line and then a speciak 1963 [...]

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We finally have the contest rules. One case will be deemed the “lucky case” during the evening. When the show is on, text or input to the website what case you think is the lucky one. If you’re right, you may be randomly drawn to win $10,000 LIVE on NBC later that [...]

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Well, this one isn’t overly great. GSN went back to a .3 rating for the month of November with a headcount of 200,000. It managed to get above Discovery Health Channel, but had a lower rating that TVGuide Channel. Let’s see a big December.
Source: CableWORLD

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Just basically a “push”. Want to communicate as players on NBC’s Deal or No Deal make terrific or terrible decisions? Buzzer and ClassicGameshows.com are teaming up to bring you a live chatcast! Just go to this link tomorrow at around 7:30-7:45PM ET so we can know who is who and chat during the show. [...]

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GSN’s hit show “The World Series of Blackjack” had been picked up for the 2006 tournament and was doing satellite tournaments in Colorado’s Ute Mountain Casino to find it’s players, as report before. GSN finally has one of the players. Patricia M. Nicholas of Durango, Colorado picked up $3,150 and has a shot [...]

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The Boston Herald is posting its review for Deal or No Deal, and it’s looking like a No Deal for ABC. The big complaint is the gameplay itself: Can you really base a whole game on DRAMA without skill? The Herald says, no.
The Boston Herald

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