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{{Short description|American game show}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox television | image = LMADlogo2011.jpg | alt_name = {{Plainlist| * ''The All New Let's Make a Deal'' (1984β86) * ''Let's Make a Deal Primetime'' (2020βpresent) }} | genre = {{Plainlist| * Comedy * Variety show * Game show * [[Musical film|Musical comedy]] }} | creator = {{Plainlist| * Stefan Hatos * [[Monty Hall]] }} | director = {{Plainlist| * [[Joseph Behar|Joe Behar]] <small>(1963β77, 1984β85)</small> * Geoff Theobald <small>(1980β81)</small> * Hank Behar <small>(1985β86)</small> * Barry Glazer <small>(1990β91)</small> * James Marcione <small>(1990β91)</small> * Morris Abraham <small>(2003)</small> * Lenn Goodside <small>(2009βpresent)</small> }} | presenter = {{Plainlist| * [[Monty Hall]] * [[Bob Hilton]] * [[Billy Bush]] * [[Wayne Brady]] }} | announcer = {{Plainlist| *[[Wendell Niles]] *[[Jay Stewart]] *Chuck Chandler *[[Brian Cummings]] *Dean Goss *Dean Miuccio *[[Vance DeGeneres]] *[[Jonathan Mangum]]}} | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Carol Merrill]] * Maggie Brown * Julie Hall * Karen LaPierre * Melanie Vincz * [[Klimaszewski Twins|Diane Klimaszewski]] * [[Klimaszewski Twins|Elaine Klimaszewski]] * Georgia Satelle * Alison Fiori * [[Tiffany Coyne]] * [[Danielle Demski]] * Chris "Money Fairy" Ahearn }} | theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist| * [[Sheldon Allman]] <small>(1963β77, 1984β86)</small> * Marilyn Hall <small>(1963β77, 1984β86)</small> * [[Michel Camilo]] for [[Score Productions|Score Productions, Inc.]] <small>(1984β86)</small> }} | composer = {{Plainlist| * Ivan Ditmars <small>(1963β76)</small> * Stan Worth <small>(1976β77, 1980β81)</small> * [[Sheldon Allman]] <small>(1976β77, 1984β85)</small> * [[Todd Thicke]] <small>(1985β86)</small> * Jerry Ray <small>(1990β91)</small> * Cat Gray <small>(2009βpresent)</small> }} | country = United States | num_episodes = {{Plainlist| * NBC/ABC (1963β76): 3,784 * Syndicated (1971β77): 281 * Syndicated (1981): 195 * Syndicated (1984β86): 340 * NBC (1990β91): 128 * NBC (2003): 3 * CBS (2009βpresent): 2,000+ }} | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * Stefan Hatos <small>(1980β81, 1984β86)</small> * [[Dick Clark]] <small>(1990β91)</small> * [[Ron Greenberg]] <small>(1990β91)</small> * Monty Hall <small>(2003)</small> * Sharon Hall <small>(2003)</small> * David Garfinkle <small>(2003)</small> * Jay Renfroe <small>(2003)</small> * Jeff Mirkin <small>(2003)</small> * [[Mike Richards (television personality)|Mike Richards]] <small>(2009β2019)</small> * John Quinn <small>(2019βpresent)</small> }} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Stefan Hatos (1963β77) * Monty Hall (1980β81) * Ian MacClennan (1980β81) * Bob Synes (1984β86) * Alan Gilbert (1984β86) * Bruce Starin (1990β91) * Paul Pieratt (1990β91) * Ross Kaiman (2003) * Gloria Fujita-O'Brien (2003) }} | location = {{Plainlist| * [[The Burbank Studios|NBC Studios]], Burbank, California (1963β68, 1984β85, 2003) * [[The Prospect Studios|ABC Television Center]], Hollywood, California (1968β76) * [[Westgate Las Vegas|Las Vegas Hilton]], Las Vegas, Nevada (1976β77) * [[List of filming locations in the Vancouver area#Panorama Studios|Panorama Studios]], [[West Vancouver]], British Columbia (1980β81) * [[Sunset Las Palmas Studios|Hollywood Center Studios]], Hollywood (1985β86) * [[Disney's Hollywood Studios|Disney-MGM Studios]], Orlando, Florida (1990β91) * [[Tropicana Las Vegas|Tropicana Resort & Casino]], Las Vegas (2009β10) * [[Old Warner Brothers Studio|Sunset Bronson Studios]], Hollywood (2010β15) * [[Famous Players Film Company|Raleigh Studios Hollywood]] (2015β17) * Saticoy Studios, Van Nuys (2017β22) * Quixote Studios, Sylmar (2022β23) * Haven Studios, Atwater Village (2023βpresent) }} | runtime = {{Plainlist| * 22β26 minutes <small>(1963β77, 1980β81, 1984β86, 1990β91)</small> * 44β52 minutes <small>(2003, 2009βpresent)</small> }} | company = {{Plainlist| * [[Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall Productions]] <small>(1963β77, 1980β81, 1984β86, 2009β2021)</small> * [[Catalena Productions]] <small>(1980β81)</small> * [[Dick Clark Productions]] <small>(1990β91)</small> * Ron Greenberg Productions <small>(1990β91)</small> * Monty Hall Enterprises, Inc. <small>(2003)</small> * [[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle North America]] <small>(2009βpresent)</small> * Marcus/Glass Productions <small>(2021βpresent)</small> }} | network = [[NBC]] | first_aired = {{Start date|1963|12|30}} | last_aired = {{End date|1968|12|27}} | network2 = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | first_aired2 = {{Start date|1968|12|30}} | last_aired2 = {{End date|1976|07|09}} | network3 = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] | first_aired3 = {{Start date|1971|08|30}} | last_aired3 = {{End date|1977|5|28}} | first_aired4 = {{Start date|1980|9|22}} | last_aired4 = {{End date|1981|5|22}} | first_aired5 = {{Start date|1984|9|17}} | last_aired5 = {{End date|1986|5|23}} | network6 = [[NBC]] | first_aired6 = {{Start date|1990|7|9}} | last_aired6 = {{End date|1991|1|4}} | first_aired7 = {{Start date|2003|3|4}} | last_aired7 = {{End date|2003|3|18}} | network8 = [[CBS]] | first_aired8 = {{Start date|2009|10|05}} | last_aired8 = present }} '''''Let's Make a Deal''''' (also known as '''''LMAD''''') is a 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 [[game show host|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 equal or 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. When ''Let's Make a Deal'' first started, contestants wore suits and dresses, normal attire for the time. In short order, however, audience members began to dress in outrageous and unique costumes to increase their chances of being selected as a trader, and that has become a signature feature of the show.{{r|boca}}<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.letsmakeadeal.com/showinfo.htm| website=LetsMakeADeal.com| title=Show Info| access-date=2009-12-20| quote=Wearing costumes was the audience's idea. To attract Monty's attention, the traders got creative to out-do each other. |archive-date=2016-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130134602/http://letsmakeadeal.com/showinfo.htm| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="floss">{{cite web |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/18193/creatively-speaking-monty-hall |title=Creatively Speaking: Monty Hall |date=March 9, 2008 |first=David K. |last=Israel |work=Mental Floss |accessdate=2024-05-28 }}</ref> The current edition of ''Let's Make a Deal'' has aired on [[CBS]] since October 5, 2009, when it took over the spot on the network's daytime schedule vacated by the soap opera ''[[Guiding Light]]''. [[Wayne Brady]] is the host of the current series, with [[Jonathan Mangum]] as his announcer/assistant. [[Tiffany Coyne]] is the current model, joining in 2010, with musician Cat Gray in 2011. From Season 12 (2020β21) to Season 14 (2022β23), ''Let's Make a Deal'' filmed with a hybrid of audience members in-studio seated in pods as well as virtual traders playing from their homes during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] (nicknamed "At-Homies") that delayed the start of Season 12. According to executive producer John Quinn, all COVID-19 protocols are in effect during production, including social distancing, testing, masks (only for crewmembers and while off set), and [[personal protective equipment]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=White|first1=Peter|date=October 20, 2020|title='Let's Make A Deal' Returns To The Studio With Redesigned Set & Preps First CBS Primetime Specials|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/lets-make-a-deal-studio-return-primetime-specials-1234599941/|access-date=2020-11-15|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> The 15th season of the current version premiered on September 25, 2023, and six primetime episodes were filmed during the season. One is the show's Christmas primetime episode, and five more were broadcast in January and February 2024, between seasons of ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Share Let's Make A Deal Airdate Schedule |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/lets_make_a_deal/news/67178/ |website=CBS.COM |publisher=Paramount Global |access-date=2023-11-22 |ref=PGLMAD}}</ref> The show is owned by Marcus/Glass Productions, a joint venture of Marcus Entertainment ([[Marcus Lemonis]]) and [[Nancy Glass]] following an August 2021 acquisition of Hatos-Hall assets, with Sharon Hall, a former Endemol Shine executive, as the consultant.<ref>{{cite web|title='Let's Make a Deal' Intellectual Property Acquired by Producers Marcus Lemonis and Nancy Glass|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/lets-make-a-deal-marcus-lemonis-nancy-glass-1235038015/|website=Variety.com|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=August 10, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Let's Make A Deal': Marcus Lemonis & Nancy Glass Acquire IP Rights To Classic Gameshow, Bring In Sharon Hall To Consult|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/lets-make-a-deal-marcus-lemonis-nancy-glass-acquire-ip-rights-classic-gameshow-sharon-hall-1234812019/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Peter|last=White|date=August 10, 2021 }}</ref> As of January 2022, CAN'T STOP media has been in charge of the format's international distribution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://realscreen.com/2021/12/02/extra-marcusglass-to-distribute-lets-make-a-deal-team-whistle-executive-hiring/|title=Extra: Marcus/Glass to distribute "Let's Make a Deal"; Team Whistle executive hiring}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Let's Make a Deal' Set to Expand Into International Territories (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/lets-make-a-deal-expanding-to-international-territories-exclusive-1235321503/|website=Variety|first=EJ|last=Panaligan|date=July 21, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Let's Make a Deal" to Receive Reboots, New Commissions in Five Territorires|url=https://realscreen.com/2022/07/22/lets-make-a-deal-to-receive-reboots-new-commissions-in-five-territories/|website=Realscreen|first=Andrew|last=Tracy|date=July 22, 2022 }}</ref>
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