NBC Seals More "Deal"

Joseph T. Cool

Administrator & WC HOF'er

NBC got an early Christmas gift last week when its game show "Deal or No Deal" captured strong ratings. Now the network is returning the favor to the show's producers.

The network has ordered more episodes of "Deal," which will likely return to the air in the spring. NBC hasn't decided yet how many episodes it wants, nor is it clear how the show would be scheduled. For its initial run, "Deal or No Deal" aired at 8 p.m. ET on five consecutive nights.

What is clear, though, is that viewers enjoyed what they saw. All five shows last week finished in the top 15 among total viewers, peaking with 14.1 million people watching the Wednesday, Dec. 21 installment. For the week, "Deal or No Deal" averaged about 12.7 million viewers and a solid 4.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic by which NBC measures its success.

Those numbers compare favorably with the last big game-show hit on television, ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." It drew an average of 11.5 million viewers in its initial few airings in August 1999.

Joseph T. Cool

Administrator & WC HOF'er

I watched this show after hearing you guys talk so favorably about it.

It was the first game show to hold my attention in a long time.

I hope they give it a regular timeslot and order it on a seasonal basis.

It's a great show.

Danny Diamond

Founder/Admin

I am glad to hear this. Sometimes people just want a game show that gives people good prizes and doesnt require any brain power.

Its all dumb luck, but its full of suspense.

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Mr. WikipediaSpamBot

I just hope they don't do the same thing ABC did with WWTBAM and air it so much that people get bored with it.