Let's Make A Deal - Broadcast History

Broadcast History

The original and most widely-known version of the show aired from 1963 to 1968 on NBC, then moved to ABC where it ran until 1976. A weekly nighttime syndicated version of the show aired from 1971 to 1977. Two daily syndicated versions aired in the 1980s, one a Canadian-based revival that aired from 1980 to 1981, and The All New Let's Make a Deal, which aired from 1984 to 1986. NBC aired a daytime series in 1990–1991 and three episodes of a weekly prime time version in 2003.

The weekly nighttime syndicated series, seen from 1971–1977, was distributed by ABC Films and its successor, Worldvision Enterprises. The 1980 daily syndicated series was co-produced and distributed by Canadian production company Catalena Productions, with its American partner Rhodes Productions distributing the series in the United States (as they would later do with another Catalena production, Pitfall). The 1984 daily syndicated series was distributed by Telepictures. A partial remake called Big Deal, hosted by Mark deCarlo, aired in the fall of 1996 on FOX. One episode of the show was part of the summer replacement series Gameshow Marathon on CBS in 2006, hosted by Ricki Lake.

On July 8, 2009 a pilot was taped at CBS Television City, with Wayne Brady as host and Jonathan Mangum as announcer. The program premiered on CBS on October 5, 2009, and affiliates may carry the show at different times depending on their commitments to syndicated programming. CBS briefly screened two new episodes daily between the cancellation of As the World Turns and the debut of The Talk. It is one of only two CBS network programs not yet broadcast in HDTV (the other is Up to the Minute), instead broadcasting solely in standard-definition 480i.