The success of Let's Make a Deal enabled Monty Hall and producing partner Stefan Hatos to sell ABC Split Second in 1972. The series lasted three years, and a subsequent revival, hosted and produced by Hall, ran for 1 season in 1986 in syndication.
So it's a surprise that the series is back, updated for the 21st century, and is the latest acquisition of Game Show Network. John Michael Higgins (ex-America Says, Saved by The Bell) is the series host for this revival, which launched a week ago.
GSN's YouTube channel has the opener:
This time, they're not giving away cars, like they did 50 years ago. Keep an eye for it, since GSN, at last check, was spamming reruns of the Steve Harvey iteration of Family Feud into the ground.
Rating: A.
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