Deal or No Deal to be axed

[-Big Dan-]

From The Guardian:

Noel Edmonds’ game show Deal Or No Deal will end this autumn after more than a decade on screens.

The presenter is to embark on a farewell tour of the UK, taking the show’s 22 red boxes to the audience at landmarks across the country.

Beginning in 2005, Edmonds has presented almost 3,000 episodes of the show and handed out £40m in prize money, although just eight people have walked away with the £250,000 jackpot.

Last year, the show was moved from its previous slot of 3.30pm or 4pm to 1.10pm or 2pm.

Deal or No Deal was based on a Dutch format by Big Brother producer Endemol, which has been sold to more than 100 countries since its launch in 2000.

Edmonds will remain on Channel 4 screens with a new big-money studio game show in the pipeline and two pilots.

Cheap Cheap Cheap will see Edmonds challenge contestants to guess the lowest price of three items in his eclectic general store to win a huge pot of money.

Noel Edmonds’ Sell Or Swap sees the presenter become auctioneer as contestants bid on items ranging from expensive antiques to a second-hand speed boat or a never-used wedding dress.

Sellers will be faced with the question – will they sell or swap?

Channel 4’s chief creative officer Jay Hunt said: “I remember watching Deal Or No Deal launch and watching it grow to become a hit that captivated audiences for over a decade.

“A lot of the credit for that must go to Noel and his exceptional presenting.

“As the studio shows ends, I’m delighted he’ll now be taking Deal Or No Deal to the audience.”

[LT]

quite glad to be honest, I guess Im probably still bitter after auditioning and not getting through.....

[Jordan]

Had no idea this was still even going

[ManicKangaroo]

It's been off air for a couple of months

[-Big Dan-]

My sister is quite gutted, if only because she'll no longer be able to read my tweets about how irritating I find the show, or more specifically, its host and at least 95℅ of its contestants.

[raliverpool]

Much like his long time nemesis (Chris Tarrant) show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, it was a brilliant entertainment show out of what should be a 5 minute contest game of chance, which was genuinely entertaining to watch for the first few years, whilst marvelling at Mr Blobby's less talented co-star ability to waffle for 40 odd minutes, whilst watching the contestants get so stressed as to what was in their box.

But by the end it seemed to be a stuffy middle England little cult club with an audience involved in some kind of mass hypnosis, with too many gimmicks, and too many contestants who were attention seeking wannabes who were either too old, too ugly, or were not voyeuristic or talented enough to audition for Big Brother, Take Me Out, or X-Factor.

And much like WWTBAM when they started to do the ghastly celebrity versions which were far more generous financially, the expiry date of the show was nearly up.

[suedehead]

I always felt that it was a programme that everybody should watch once, just to find out how terrible it was. There was no need to watch it again.

[coolchristie2]

Didn't realise it was still going.

I don't think it will be missed by too mny people.

[Mic1812]

I thought that this had already finished.

The format was starting to change stupidly as it got on.

Bringing in another Box towards the end was stupid.

Its run its course. But a great idea to begin with.