ABC said no a year ago but NBC, anxious to build some new hits, is saying yes to Deal or No Deal---the high-stakes game with an Australian origin.
Endemol USA holds the American rights. For executive producer Scott St. John (Street Smarts), Deal or No Deal marks his biggest shot to date at a prime time network game show.

NBC senior vice president for alternative programming Craig Plestis made the announcement Friday.

The network did not announce a time slot, target premiere date, nor an emcee.

As reported earlier in TVgameshows.net, the production company is already soliciting contestants at dealcasting@lockandkey.tv. Contestant coordinators are asking for a recent photo via e-mail and contact information.
"There are no physical stunts or trivia questions to answer. In order to claim a fortune, the winner will essentially have to know when to say 'when,'" said Plestis.
ABC optioned the show more than a year ago and actually announced the game for a Wednesday-at-9 slot between cycles of The Bachelor. However, when Susan Lyne and Lloyd Braun were canned as ABC's chief programmers, the new regime scrapped the plans and allowed the option to lapse.

So the producers got paid twice for the same show... nice

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