World wide information and links for Deal Or No Deal website:
Argentinian version
Here, the show is called "Trato Hecho". It airs on Telefe and is hosted by popular Argentinean game show host Julian Weich. The grand prize is 500,000 Argentinean pesos.
In less than a year, "Trato Hetcho" became the most watched program in Argentina. It was awarded the prestigious Clarin Award for Best Entertainment Show of 2003.
Australian version
The program debuted in late 2003 as an hour-long program, airing in prime-time on Sunday nights and offering a top prize of $2,000,000. In 2004 the show was reduced to a 30-minute format, airing weekdays at 5:30pm and offering a top prize of $200,000.
The launch of the show was viewed by 1.6 million viewers. The second series consistently pulled in up to a million viewers on Channel Seven, beating long established game show The Price is Right in its timeslot.
http://seven.com.au/seven/dealornodeal/
Brazilian Version
Deal or No Deal in Brazil is called "Topa ou Não Topa" and is presented by the Brazilian TV entrepreneur Silvio Santos. The maximum prize is R$1,000,000 – sounds a lot? It’s actually the equivalent to approximately 248,264, so almost exactly the same as the UK prize money – definitely a life-changing amount of money!
http://www.sbt.com.br/topaounaotopa/
Belgian version
In Belgium, the show uses the same title as its Netherlands counterpart, "Miljoenenjacht", and the host is Walter Grootaers. The top prize is €1,000,000.
It premiered in October 2004, almost grabbing 1 million viewers for the first show out of a population of ten million - This means an entire tenth of the country tuned in for the first show. The debut episode experienced an enormous build of viewers, starting out with 500,000 and finishing with 900 000.
Danish Version
Although presented in Danish, their show is still called "Deal or No Deal" and its presented by comedian Casper Christensen. Its currently in its first series over there and fingers crossed, there will be many more. Interesting fact? In the Danish Deal or No Deal, the Banker is female!
http://programmer.tv2.dk/deal/
Dutch version
The Netherlands' version is called Miljoenenjacht is where the show originated. The winner plays the briefcase bonus round to win anywhere from €0.01 to €5,000,000. The highest price that went out since the show began in December 2002 was €1,495,000.
It beat the ratings of World Idol in the same time slot and the first series had to be extended due to its phenomenal success. It also won the Dutch Academy Award 2003 in the Entertainment Category.
http://www.goudenkoffer.nl/op_tv/
French Version
The French version, called "A prendre ou a laisser" (which roughly translates to "take it or leave it"), premiered in January 2004 on TF1 and currently is shown every weeknight at 19:05.
The 22 boxes represent the 22 regions of France with each contestant coming from that region. The prizes range from €0.01 to €500,000; and include (normally) three "joke" prizes (e.g. a cup ) and a "joker".
The launch was watched by 6.2 million people. The daily show of the third series consistently attracts more than five million viewers per night.
http://lachaine.tf1.fr/lachaine/programmes/ jeux/0,,1570243,00.html
German version
The German version premiered on Sat. 1 in 2004 under the title Der Millionen-Deal. The game had a top prize of €2,000,000. In 2005, a new version called Deal or No Deal hosted by Guido Cantz premiered on the same network. The current version has a top prize of €250,000.
The launch attracted 3.81 million viewers and immediately became second in its time slot.
http://www.sat1.de/comedy_show/deal/
Greek Version
In Greece there are two versions of Deal or No Deal: "Deal" on weekdays and "Super Deal" on weekends. The first is similar to the British version we know and love and the top money is €200,000. The latter is similar to the American version with briefcases instead of boxes, which are held by glamorous models and the prize money is more than double at €500,000!
http://tv.antenna.gr/articleDetail/0,4051,123951,00.html
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http://tv.antenna.gr/articleDetail/0,4051,142183,00.html
Italian version
In Italy the show is a big hit on leading TV station Rai Uno The show is called Affari Tuoi, which literally translates to "Your Business".
During its first extended series, Affari Tuoi attracted audiences of up to 15.6 million - That's 49% of all viewers! It has been breaking records since its launch in 2003 and the third series is continuing the format's outstanding success.
http://www.affarituoi.rai.it/HPprogramma/0,,127,00.html
Pan Arabic Version
Deal or No Deal’s Middle Eastern version was first broadcast in 2005, having a brief weekly run on the Pan-Arabic channel MBC 1. After being cancelled, the show was revived as a daily program in April 2006 on LBC - The Lebanese Broadcasting Coorporation. The top prize is 1,000,000 riylas, which is largely considered to be the most common currency in the Middle East.
http://www.lbcgroup.tv/LBC/En/MainMenu/Programs/
Program+Details.htm?ID=267&CatID=7
Mexican version
In Mexico the show is called "Vas o no Vas", which means "Go or no go". The original version is transmitted on Saturday nights and a spin-off version is shown during weekday evenings.
It's proving to be once of Mexico's most successful shows
http://www.esmas.com/vasonovas/
Russian Version
The Russian version of Deal or No Deal, called Сделка (in English Sdelka) began in 2006 and the smallest prize amount of 1 Russian kopek is worth less than a penny!
http://sdelka.ren-tv.com/
South African Version
South Africa is only the second African country to get its own version of the show after Tunisia. The show, in English, is very similar to the US show. In the first episode, the contestant won a massive R255,000 (South African Rands) when the two remaining cases contained R500,000 and R1,000. That’s about £18,000.
http://www.mnet.co.za/mnet/shows/default.asp?id=265
Spanish version
In Spain, the show, called "Alla Tu!" and the top prize is €600,000.
In the first series, the daily ratings for the show in that timeslot were at their highest since Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
http://www.telecinco.es/dn_3972.htm
Swiss version (in German)
In Switzerland, the show airs on SF1 and is called "Deal or No Deal - Das Risko.
The launch of the show attracted more than half in a million viewers in this relatively small country.
US/Canadian version
The hour-long United States version, premiered on December 19 2005 on NBC and aired for five consecutive nights. The grand prize was $1 million. The cases are held not by the audience members in other versions, but 26 models who are identically dressed.
Canadian broadcast network Global, landed the Canadian rights to the show, and aired the original December 2005 run concurrently with NBC. It has become one of the most popular TV shows in Canada.
Early ratings for the show were extremely encouraging. In all five of its initial outings in December, Deal or No Deal won its time slot in overall ratings. Ratings have remained consistently high in 2006 despite difficult competition, particularly "American Idol"
http://www.nbc.com/Deal_or_No_Deal/
Deal Or No Deal is also shown in Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Japan, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, USA Telemundo, Vietnam.