October 8 - 14, 2023
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BY JAY BOBBIN
Wayne Brady OF LET’S MAKE A DEAL ON CBS Q: How long has Wayne Brady been hosting “Let’s Make a Deal”?
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A: Ever since CBS’ current daytime version began in 2009. Its premiere there made it a rare series to run on three different broadcast networks, since the original show – hosted by Monty Hall, also (along with business partner Stefan Hatos) a creator and producer of it – ran on NBC from 1963 to 1966, then moved to ABC, where it continued until 1976. There also were other editions before the Brady-hosted revival premiered, with NBC attempting it again twice, in daytime with Bob Hilton and (very briefly) in prime time with Bush. Brady has earned two of his five Emmy Awards for his work on “Let’s Make a Deal,” and by the time he started that job, the idea of comedians becoming game-show hosts had been accepted. Among examples, Drew Carey assumed the hosting spot on “The Price Is Right” in 2007, and Louie Anderson had guided “Family Feud” from 1999 to 2002 (Steve Harvey started in the latter show in 2010). In interviews, Brady has maintained that he never wanted to be just one thing in the entertainment world … not exclusively an actor nor a comic (a skill he has displayed plentifully on the improvisation-oriented “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”) nor a singer (he was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award for his cover of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come”). He also has appeared on Broadway in “Chicago,” “Freestyle Love Supreme” and “Kinky Boots.”
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Along with “The Price Is Right,” extra episodes of “Let’s Make a Deal” have been made expressly for CBS’ prime time lineup. That will continue for both shows during the upcoming television season, when they are slated to be seen on Friday nights starting in November.