Adios, 'Guiding Light'; Hello, 'Let's Make a Deal'
thewrap.com 8/2/2009 — CBS will replace the longest-running drama on television with what's behind door number one. The network has given the go-ahead to a new version of "Let's Make a Deal," the product placement-friendly game show in which contestants bargain for the best ...

How Long Do You Think LET'S MAKE A DEAL Will Last?
welovesoaps.net 8/2/2009 — Here is the broadcast history of the LET'S MAKE A DEAL franchise over the years. As you can see the show has changed networks, moved to syndication, and had many comeback attempts. GUIDING LIGHT premiered on radio on January 25, 1937 and has, until now, outlasted every attempt to make this ...

LET'S MAKE A DEAL Replaces GUIDING LIGHT
welovesoaps.net 8/2/2009 — According to The Wrap , CBS is expected to officially announce a deal for LET'S MAKE A DEAL Monday morning at its portion of the Television Critics Association summer press tour. The network has given the go-ahead to a new version of LET'S MAKE A DEAL, the product placement-friendly game show ...

LET'S MAKE A DEAL Premieres October 5
welovesoaps.net 8/3/2009 — CBS has sent out a formal press release announcing the premiere of LET'S MAKE A DEAL. LET'S MAKE A DEAL, a new take on the classic game show where audience members dress in outlandish costumes to win cash and prizes by making deals with the host, will premiere Monday, Oct. 5, (check local ...

Deal or No Deal to Air Two Hour Special on Christmas Day
realitytvfans.com 12/22/2008 — NBC’S ‘DEAL OR NO DEAL’ IS MAKING A LIST AND CHECKING IT TWICE TO SEE IF THE CONTESTANTS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN NAUGHTY OR NICE UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. In the spirit of the holidays, “Deal or No Deal” continues the tradition of becoming a winter ...

How's the New LET'S MAKE A DEAL Doing?
welovesoaps.net 10/24/2009 — TheWrap.com takes a look at how LET'S MAKE A DEAL, the show that replaced GUIDING LIGHT in the CBS lineup, is doing now that two weeks of ratings data is available. After two weeks of episodes, DEAL is drawing a few more viewers than GL overall, up 7 percent in overall households (1.6/5) vs. ...

Let's Make A Deal Replaces Guiding Light
thewebdish.com 8/4/2009 — CBS will replace the long running soap opera, Guiding Light, with a former long running game fav, Let's Make A Deal, hosted by Wayne Brady. "I am honored and ready to go; it is not every day that you get to be a part of a franchise like Let's Make A Deal," said Wayne Brady. "I think it is a ...

Reality TV Tryouts: 'Deal or No Deal'
blogs.nypost.com 6/23/2009 — How to get your 15 seconds of fame. THIS WEEKEND "Deal or No Deal" What exactly do you have to do to try out for "Deal or No Deal"? There isn't any sort of skill or knowledge required, so what is the audition -- proving you can shout out numbers and conduct lengthy but pointless ...

Octomom Confirms TV Deal
blogs.nypost.com 4/15/2009 — Octomom Nadya Suleman is not going away anytime soon. The mother of 14 - including octuplets born in January - has confirmed her TV show deal - but it won't be a reality show. "What I'm doing with this TV show is basically creating documentaries about the lives of my children," ...

CBS Looking to Develop “Let’s Make A Deal” for Daytime Revival
buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com 5/6/2009 — Pyramid isn’t the only game show CBS is looking at to bring back to daytime to fill the gap left by recently canceled soap opera Guiding Light . CBS is looking to develop the classic trading game show Let’s Make A Deal to place in ...

SAG, Producers Reach Labor Deal — In Depth 4/17/2009
The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract. Details of the basic agreement between producers and SAG will not be revealed until Sunday, when SAG's ...

SAG Strike Likely Averted as Actors and Producers Reach Tentative Agreement — TVGuide.com: Breaking News 4/17/2009
It looks like the threat of a strike by members of the Screen Actors Guild has been averted. The union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced Friday that the two sides have reached a tentative agreement on actors' ...

SAG, AMPTP reach tentative deal — Variety.com - TV News 4/17/2009
TV News: Guild's national board expected to approve -- SAG and the congloms have reached a tentative agreement on the feature-primetime contract -- nearly 10 months after the previous deal expired.

SAG, studios reach tentative agreement — From Inside the Box 4/17/2009
The deal will go up for vote on Sunday, April 19 > The Screen Actors Guild and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are offering a cautious ...

Actors’ Union and Studios Agree on Tentative Deal — NYT > Television 4/18/2009
People close to the talks said the agreement would provide the actors with no substantial financial gains over contracts previously signed by other show-business guilds.