Let's Make a Deal is an American television game show that originated in the United States in 1963 and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The program was created and produced by Stefan Hatos and Monty Hall, the latter serving as its host for nearly 30 years. The format of Let's Make a Deal involves selected members of the studio audience, referred to as "traders," making deals with the host. In most cases, a trader will be offered something of value and given a choice of whether to keep it or exchange it for a different item. The program's defining game mechanism is that the other item is hidden from the trader until that choice is made. The trader thus does not know if they are getting something of greater value or a prize that is referred to as a "zonk," an item purposely chosen to be of little or no value to the trader.
| Genre | Comedy, Variety show, Game show, Musical comedy |
| Created by | Stefan Hatos, Monty Hall |
| Directed by | Joe Behar (1963–77, 1984–85), Geoff Theobald (1980–81), Hank Behar (1985–86), Barry Glazer (1990–91), James Marcione (1990–91), Morris Abraham (2003), Lenn Goodside (2009–present) |
| Presented by | Monty Hall, Bob Hilton, Billy Bush, Wayne Brady |
| Starring | Assistant, Carol Merrill, Maggie Brown, Julie Hall, Karen LaPierre, Melanie Vincz, Diane Klimaszewski, Elaine Klimaszewski, Georgia Satelle, Alison Fiori, Tiffany Coyne, Danielle Demski |
| Narrated by | Wendell Niles, Jay Stewart, Chuck Chandler, Brian Cummings, Dean Goss, Dean Miuccio, Vance DeGeneres, Jonathan Mangum |
| Music by | Sheldon Allman (1963–77, 1984–86), Marilyn Hall (1963–77, 1984–86), Michel Camilo for Score Productions, Inc. (1984–86) |
| Composer(s) | Ivan Ditmars (1963–76), Stan Worth (1976–77, 1980–81), Sheldon Allman (1976–77, 1984–85), Todd Thicke (1985–86), Jerry Ray (1990–91) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | NBC/ABC (1963–76): ~3,200, Syndicated (1971–77): 281, Syndicated (1981): 195, Syndicated (1984–86): 340, NBC (1990–91): 128, NBC (2003): 3, CBS (2009–present): 2,000+ (as of February 19,2021) |
| Executive producer(s) | Stefan Hatos (1980–81, 1984–86), Dick Clark (1990–91), Ron Greenberg (1990–91), Monty Hall (2003), Sharon Hall (2003), David Garfinkle (2003), Jay Renfroe (2003), Jeff Mirkin (2003), Mike Richards (2009–2019), John Quinn (2019–present) |
| Producer(s) | Stefan Hatos (1963–77), Monty Hall (1980–81), Ian MacClennan (1980–81), Bob Synes (1984–86), Alan Gilbert (1984–86), Bruce Starin (1990–91), Paul Pieratt (1990–91), Ross Kaiman (2003), Gloria Fujita-O'Brien (2003) |
| Location(s) | NBC Studios, Burbank, California (1963–68, 1984–85, 2003), ABC Television Center, Hollywood, California (1968–76), Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada (1976–77), Panorama Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia (1980–81), Hollywood Center Studios, Hollywood (1985–86), Disney's Hollywood Studios, Orlando, Florida (1990–91), Tropicana Resort & Casino, Las Vegas (2009–10), Sunset Bronson Studios, Hollywood (2010–14), Raleigh Studios Hollywood (2014–present) |
| Running time | 22–26 minutes (1963–77, 1980–81, 1984–86, 1990–91), 44–52 minutes (2003, 2009–present) |
| Production company(s) | Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall Productions (1963–77, 1980–81, 1984–86, 2009–present), Catalena Productions (1980–81), Dick Clark Productions (1990–91), Ron Greenberg Productions (1990–91), Monty Hall Enterprises, Inc. (2003), Fremantle North America (2009–present) |
| Distributor | ABC Films/Worldvision Enterprises (1971–77), Rhodes Productions (1980–81), Telepictures Corporation (1984–86), Fremantle (2009–present) |
| Original network | NBC (1963–68, 1990–91, 2003), ABC (1968–76), Syndicated (1971–77, 1980–81, 1984–86), CBS (2009–present) |
| Picture format | SDTV (480i) (1963–2014) HDTV (1080i) (2014–) |
About Let's Make a Deal
Members of the studio audience make deals with the host in this game show with new episodes broadcast on NBC (1963-68, 1990-91, 2003), ABC (1968-1976) and CBS beginning in 2009. The audience member is often offered something of value and given a choice as to whether to keep it or gamble on something else which could be better or worse.
Achievement of Let's Make a Deal
The series was known by the name The All New Let's Make a Deal for its time between 1984 and 1986.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Let's Make a Deal
Let's Make a Deal Category.. Television series by Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall Productions.. Television series by Dick Clark Productions.
Latest information about Let's Make a Deal updated on July 28 2021.
