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matt26

PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2025 11:22 pm    Author: matt26    Post subject: What on earth is going on with Deal Or No Deal right now?

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The decision to go on hiatus for over a month after airing just 20 episodes was strange enough, and especially with so many shows still recorded in 2024 yet to air.

Filling that spot with repeats from last year was even more weird. It's 2025 - you can literally watch all those episodes on ITVX anytime you want, and have been able to since they first aired. How do they consider reruns their best use of that timeslot?

And now, the official Deal Or No Deal Youtube account (major spoiler alert!) has today posted a video of part of an upcoming contestant's game. Not just the beginning either - it's at a critical stage! This makes me wonder if the decision to just air reruns was a last minute one, and either no one told whoever controls the YT account, or it was automated to release the video on that day and no one thought to correct it.

I don't expect the same level of dedication Channel 4 showed it for all those years, times have changed. But how they're handling it now is just absurd.


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YourPointlessFriend

PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2025 5:29 am    Author: YourPointlessFriend    Post subject: Re: What on earth is going on with Deal Or No Deal right now?

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Unfortunately, daytime game shows these days are filmed to be as cost effective and profitable as possible. Not that that wasn’t always the case, but it’s certainly more noticeable. They can drag out the series for as long as they humanly can to squeeze every last pound out of it before filming new episodes. That’s just how it’s done now.


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Mark

PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2025 6:11 pm    Author: Mark    Post subject: Re: What on earth is going on with Deal Or No Deal right now?

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It's obviously done to make the current series last longer, such as when Tipping Point and The Chase goes back to repeats as well.

Annoying indeed, as well as the contestants, making them wait longer.


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BankerSpanker

PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2025 11:52 am    Author: BankerSpanker    Post subject: Re: What on earth is going on with Deal Or No Deal right now?
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Pointless is also back on repeats and they're showing episodes from series 28 which aired 3 YEARS ago! :roll:

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JamesJMH91

PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2026 10:31 am    Author: JamesJMH91    Post subject: Re: What on earth is going on with Deal Or No Deal right now?

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I wonder if the volatile current world situation is going to have an effect on DoND when it finally returns. Expect an uptick in cautious contestants, what with the fuel crisis and what not :?


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