How Long Do You Think LET'S MAKE A DEAL Will Last?

Roger Newcomb Sunday, August 02, 2009

Here is the broadcast history of the LET'S MAKE A DEAL franchise over the years. As you can see the show has changed networks, moved to syndication, and had many comeback attempts. GUIDING LIGHT premiered on radio on January 25, 1937 and has, until now, outlasted every attempt to make this show work in both daytime and primetime.

NBC Daytime -- December 30, 1963 - December 27, 1968

NBC Primetime -- May 21, 1967 - September 3, 1967

ABC Daytime -- December 30, 1968 - July 9, 1976

ABC Primetime -- February 7, 1969 - August 30, 1971

Nighttime Syndicated -- September 18, 1971 - May 28, 1977 (Worldvision)

Syndicated -- September 29, 1980 - July 14, 1981 (Catalena Productions, Canada)

Syndicated -- September 17, 1984 - September 12, 1986 (Telepictures)

NBC Daytime -- July 9, 1990 - January 11, 1991
(Dick Clark Productions at Disney World) (Hosted by Bob Hilton then Monty Hall)

Family Channel -- 1993 - 1998 - re-runs of shows taped in the 1970's and 1980's

Game Show Network -- 2001 - 2005 - re-runs of shows taped in the 1970's and 1980's

NBC Primetime -- March, 2003
(Monty Hall Enterprises and Renegade 83 Productions) (Hosted by Billy Bush with guest appearance by Monty Hall)

Trato Hecho - January 10, 2005 to December 9, 2005 (Univision)
Spanish-language version of LET'S MAKE A DEAL (Hosted by Guillermo Huesca)

Game Show Marathon - June, 2006 - a new production of LET'S MAKE A DEAL was included as part of a seven-show package broadcast by CBS in 2006 (Fremantle Media).

GSN Cable Network -- June, 2007 to the present - re-runs of shows taped in the 1970's and 1980's