"Deal'"s Thursday time slot had initially been intended for "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" when NBC announced its fall schedule. However, the program moved on May 25 from its announced Friday time slot to Thursdays. The drama "Crossing Jordan", which had been planned for a mid-season run, was to be brought into the Friday lineup in what would have been "Deal" 's second weekly time slot. However, after "Deal or No Deal" completed airing special episodes in that time slot to success, NBC moved "Crossing Jordan" back to midseason and used "Deal" on Fridays as well to help launch another game show, "1 vs. 100".