Deal or No Deal | |
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Created by | Endemol |
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Country of origin | Arab world |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 61 |
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Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
Running time | 50 minutes (with commercials) |
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Release | September 15, 2004 2006 | –
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Deal or No Deal is an Arabic version of the franchise Deal or No Deal and was first broadcast on September 15, 2004, with a brief weekly run on the Pan-Arabic channel MBC 1, called Al Safqa (الصفقة) and hosted by Amir Karara. The top prize was $1,000,000, which has been the biggest prize to be won on any Middle Eastern game show at the time.
After being cancelled after only six episodes due to low viewership, the show was revived as a daily program between April 1, 2005 and 2006 on LBC, called Deal or No Deal and hosted by Michel Sanan. The top prize was US$250,000, and used the French format. A contestant won the top prize after refused the offer of US$71,000.[1]