Let's Make A Deal
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| Also known as | The All New Let's Make a Deal (1984–86) |
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Stefan Hatos Monty Hall |
| Directed by |
Joe Behar (1963–77, 1984–85) Geoff Theobald (1980–81) Hank Behar (1985–86) Barry Glazer (1990–91) James Marcione (1990–91) Morris Abraham (2003) Lenn Goodside (2009–present) |
| Presented by |
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| Starring |
Assistant: Carol Merrill (1963–77) Maggie Brown (1980–81) Julie Hall (1980–81) Karen LaPierre (1984–86) Melanie Vincz (1984–86) Diane Klimaszewski (1990–91) Elaine Klimaszewski (1990–91) Georgia Satelle (1990–91) Geri Halliwell(1991–92) Alison Fiori (2009–10) Tiffany Coyne (2010–present) Danielle Demski (2013–14) |
| Narrated by |
Wendell Niles (1963–64) Jay Stewart (1964–77) Chuck Chandler (1980–81) Brian Cummings (1984–85) Dean Goss (1985–86) Dean Miuccio (1990–91) Vance DeGeneres (2003) Jonathan Mangum (2009–present) |
| Music by |
Sheldon Allman (1963–77, 1984–86) Marilyn Hall (1963–77, 1984–86) Michel Camilo for Score Productions, Inc. (1984–86) |
| Composer(s) | Ivan Ditmars and his band (1963–76) Stan Worth (1976–77, 1980–81) Sheldon Allman (1976–77, 1984–85) Todd Thicke (1985–86) Jerry Ray (1990–91) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | NBC/ABC (1963–76): ~3,200 Syndicated (1971–77): 234 Syndicated (1981): 195 Syndicated (1984–86): 390 NBC (1990–91): 128 NBC (2003): 3 CBS (2009–present): 1,000+ (as of December 2014) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Stefan Hatos (1980–81, 1984–86) Dick Clark (1990–91) Ron Greenberg (1990–91) Monty Hall (2003) Sharon Hall (2003) David Garfinkle (2003) Jay Renfroe (2003) Jeff Mirkin (2003) Mike Richards (2009–present) |
| Producer(s) | Stefan Hatos (1963–77) Monty Hall (1980–81) Ian MacClennan (1980–81) Bob Synes (1984–86) Alan Gilbert (1984–86) Bruce Starin (1990–91) Paul Pieratt (1990–91) Ross Kaiman (2003) Gloria Fujita-O'Brien (2003) |
| Location(s) |
NBC Studios, Burbank, California (1963–68, 1984–85, 2003) ABC Television Center, Hollywood, California (1968–76) Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada (1976–77) Panorama Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia (1980–81) Hollywood Center Studios, Hollywood (1985–86) Disney's Hollywood Studios, Orlando, Florida (1990–91) Tropicana Resort & Casino, Las Vegas (2009–10) Sunset Bronson Studios, Hollywood (2010–2014) Raleigh Studios Hollywood (2015–present) |
| Running time | 22–26 minutes (1963–77, 1980–81, 1984–86, 1990–91) 44–52 minutes (2003, 2009–present) |
| Production company(s) |
Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall Productions (1963–77, 1980–81, 1984–86, 2009–present) Catalena Productions(1980–81) Dick Clark Productions (1990–91) Ron Greenberg Productions (1990–91) Monty Hall Enterprises, Inc. (2003) FremantleMedia North America (2009–present) |
| Distributor | ABC Films/Worldvision Enterprises (1971–77) Rhodes Productions (1980–81) Telepictures Corporation (1984–86) FremantleMedia Enterprises (2009–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
NBC (1963–68, 1990–91, 2003) ABC (1968–76) Syndicated (1971–77, 1980–81, 1984–86) CBS (2009–present) |
| Picture format |
SDTV (480i) (1963–2014) HDTV (1080i) (2014–) |
| Original release | December 30, 1963 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Let's Make a Deal is a television game show that originated in the United States in 1963 and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The program was created and produced by Stefan Hatos and Monty Hall, the latter serving as its host for many years.
The format of Let's Make a Deal involves selected members of the studio audience, referred to as "traders," making deals with the host. In most cases, a trader will be offered something of value and given a choice of whether to keep it or exchange it for a different item. The program's defining game mechanism is that the other item is hidden from the trader until that choice is made. The trader thus does not know if he or she is getting something of greater value or a prize that is referred to as a "zonk," an item purposely chosen to be of little or no value to the trader.
Let's Make a Deal is also known for audience members who dress up in outrageous or crazy costumes in order to increase their chances of being selected as a trader.
The most recent edition of Let's Make a Deal has been airing on CBS since October 5, 2009, when it took over the spot on the network's daytime schedule vacated by the long running soap opera Guiding Light. Wayne Brady is the host of the current series, with Jonathan Mangum as his announcer/assistant and Alison Fiori as the show's prize model. Tiffany Coyne joined the series as Fiori's replacement in 2010 and musician Cat Gray joined the program in 2011. Danielle Demski filled in for Coyne while the latter was on maternity leave for part of the 2013–14 season.
Let's Make a Deal first aired on NBC in 1963 as part of its daytime schedule. The show moved to ABC in 1968, where it remained until 1976; and on two separate occasions the show was given a weekly nighttime spot on those networks. The first syndicated edition of Let's Make a Deal premiered in 1971. Distributed by ABC Films, and then by its successor Worldvision Enterprises once the fin-syn rules were enacted, the series ran until 1977 and aired weekly.
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