Deal or No Deal (UK game show) not known to anyone except the adjudicator. At the start of each game one of the 22 contestants, each standing behind one of the red boxes, is selected to be the contestant for that episode. The contestants themselves do not know who is to take the seat until it is revealed at the beginning of the show. Usually, contestants will appear on around 15–25 shows before they are selected to play. The contestant then takes their box and walks to the centre of the set, taking their place at the "pound table", in what Edmonds refers to as the "crazy
Deal or No Deal (U.S. game show) edition of "Deal" continued to win its time slot by a large margin. On Monday, October 30, 2006, for instance, "Deal" won its time slot with a 10.3 household rating and 16 percent share, easily outdistancing second-place "Prison Break" at 5.6/8. During the November sweeps period, the ratings for "Deal or No Deal" on Thursday grew slightly despite heavy competition in the time slot. NBC moved the second weekly episode of "Deal or No Deal" to Wednesday at 9 p.m. as of January 2007, and also added a few episodes at 7:00 p.m. Sundays in hopes of giving a boost