Howie Mandel is the host of the all-new half-hour version of the hit game show “Deal or No Deal,” which debuts in national syndication on Monday, September 8th.

This new half-hour version of the popular game show will air Monday-Friday on local broadcast stations (check local listings) and include all of the key elements that made NBC’s primetime version a breakout hit; Mandel as host, the Banker, models, contestants risking big money and the same award-winning production team from Endemol USA.

Mandel, who was recently nominated for an Emmy® Award for his work as host of NBC’s successful primetime version of “Deal or No Deal,” will walk each contestant through the game as they play for a cash prize in a high-energy contest of nerves, instincts and raw intuition.

"My wife could not be more thrilled to have me out of the house and at work Monday thru Friday," said Mandel. “I am having a blast doing the syndicated version of ‘Deal or No Deal’ and love playing the game with contestants from all over the country on a daily basis.”

Each weekday, the game of odds and chance unfolds when a wheel is spun and a lucky contestant is chosen to play the game and confronted with 22 sealed briefcases full of varying amounts of cash -- ranging from a measly penny to the top prize of $500,000. Without knowing the amount in each briefcase, the contestant picks one – his or hers to keep, if they chooses -- until its unsealing at game's end.

The risk element kicks in when the player must then instinctively eliminate the remaining 21 cases -- which are opened and the amount of cash inside revealed. The pressure mounts in each round, after a pre-determined number of cases are opened, the participant is tempted by a mysterious entity known only as "the Banker," to accept an offer of cash in exchange for what might be contained in the contestant's chosen briefcase -- prompting Mandel to ask the all-important question -- Deal or No Deal?

As each case is opened, the likelihood of the player having a valuable cash amount in his or her own case decreases or increases. Viewers will see if truly fortune favors the bold. The contestant knows that as long as the larger cash prizes haven't been opened, the Banker's offers will only get higher. And if the conflicted contestant accidentally opens a case with a bigger cash value -- the Banker's offer could suddenly evaporate.

"Deal or No Deal" was NBC’s most watched entertainment program of the 2007-2008 TV season, averaging more than 11 million viewers per telecast, continuously building on its lead-in for stations across the country, according to Nielsen Media Research. Additionally, "Deal or No Deal" delivered more than 132 million unique viewers this season—second only to American Idol.