New Empress and deal

Vijay TV will have a new serial named maharani[ empress], from tomorrow week days 7-7.30. 'Maharani' is a tale of two young orphans, who face the turmoil of life with utmost boldness. The plot centers around two young girls named Mahalakshmi and Rani who are brought up in an orphanage. It is produced by Sandra Communications and  Sujitha is doing the lead role. 


Watch Maharani on Vijay TV from October 19 - October 23, Monday - Friday, 7pm, answer to the simple questions asked in between the serial. SMS MR with your right answer to 57827. Lucky winners could get 'Mahalakshmi' gold coins worth Rs. 1 lakh as special prizes


Sun TV brings in Tamil the world famous game show from Dutch producer Endemol called dealaa no deal Saturday and Sunday from October 31st.[ 8.30 pm]  


The central game of Deal or No Deal involves a contestant , a banker (unseen in some versions of the show), and a host/presenter who acts as Master of ceremonies for the game. The game revolves around the opening of a set of numbered briefcases, each of which contains a different prize (cash or otherwise). The contents of all of the cases are known at the start of the game, but the specific location of any prize is unknown. The value of each of the cases is indicated by a label or card sealed within it.

The contestant claims (or is assigned) a case to begin the game. The case's value is not revealed until the conclusion of the game.

The contestant then begins choosing cases to be removed from play. The amount inside each choice is immediately revealed; by process of elimination, the amount revealed cannot be inside the player's chosen case. Throughout the game, after a predetermined number of cases have been opened, the banker offers the contestant an amount of money and/or prizes to quit the game, the offer based roughly on the amounts remaining in play and the contestant's demeanor. The player then answers the titular question, choosing:

• "Deal", accepting the offer presented and ending the game, or
• "No Deal", rejecting the offer and continuing the game.

This process of removing cases and receiving offers continues, until either the player accepts an offer to 'deal', or all offers have been rejected and the values of all unselected cases are revealed. The player wins the value of the deal taken, or if no deal is taken, the contents of the player's case.

Deal or no deal has various versions in the different countries it has been played. 

Worldwide, the largest win (after adjusting for exchange rates) is €1,495,000 on Dutch version Miljoenenjacht, offered on November 13, 2005. It stands as the biggest win in the history of the format, despite many versions (either occasionally or permanently) having higher top prizes.

Deal or No Deal has attracted attention from mathematicians, statisticians, and economists as a natural decision-making experiment. A team of economists has analyzed the decisions of people appearing in European and US episodes of Deal or No Deal and found, among other things, that contestants are less risk-averse or even risk-seeking when they have seen their expected winnings tumble

Over 73 countries have played this game and many have more than two TV stations  having this program in slightly changed format or language. In india, Sony TV had played deal Yaa no deal- the initial 35 programs had Madhavan as the Master of ceremonies. Later Mandhira Bedi took over., followed by Rajiv Khandelwal. In Hindi, it wasn't a big success because most did not understand the format.