The Deal with “Deal or No Deal”

Howie Mandell seems to be lonely on the Deal or No Deal stage lately.

Deal or No Deal has come up with an interesting way to involve their audiences … and save money in this economy. When the show debuted, the game was played with up to 26 cases along with 26 models standing along side those cases wearing identical dresses and heels. The players choose a case to knock an amount of money off the board. Recent shows have led to a more audience interactive game show. Models in matching dresses no longer accompany cases, but instead audience members accompany the cases. Where the models usually stand, potential contestants stand in their place holding the cases waiting to become eligible to play the game. So while the network, NBC, is saving money, audiences are also given the opportunity to become more involved in the game show. Other ways for the audience to be involved in the game show is when the inevitable “deal or no deal” question arrives. Audience members are allowed to scream out what they encourage the contestant to decide on. This new interactive way will help fans get more involved and may even result in increased show ratings, which had dropped prior to the show’s change up.

For more information on the show and/ or other shows on NBC check out the website: http://www.nbc.com/Deal_or_No_Deal/