Deal or No Deal (UK game show) Deal or No Deal (UK game show) Deal or No Deal is a British game show which was hosted by Noel Edmonds, based on the format which originated in the Netherlands that ran from 2005 to 2016. The show featured a single contestant trying to beat the Banker as they open 22 identical sealed red boxes assigned to potential contestants in an order of their choosing. The boxes contain randomly assigned sums of money inside ranging from 1p to £250,000. The day's contestant is selected at the beginning, bringing their box to the chair. As the boxes are opened over
Deal or No Deal (U.S. game show) show also did well in the ratings and won its time slot against the other networks. The Tuesday and Thursday episodes suffered from tough competition: "Dancing with the Stars", "Grey's Anatomy" and "CSI". The success of "Deal or No Deal" was a factor in NBC's decision to program another Endemol game, "1 vs. 100", which premiered on October 13, 2006 and assumed "Deal"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Friday night time slot on October 27, 2006. Meanwhile, NBC announced the Thursday episodes would end with the November 8, 2006, to be replaced by sitcoms "Scrubs" and "30 Rock". Through all these changes, the Monday night