5 TV Shows That Are So Bad, They're Actually Brilliant

4. Deal or No Deal (NBC)

There was a time when game shows had clever set-ups, witty hosts and intelligent participants. Not so much, anymore, if only because lowest common denominator audience members would tune in to watch blue collar Americans -- just like them, but with more heart-wrenching back stories -- point and scream wildly at suitcases being held by sexy ladies. Sometimes the contestants win money, sometimes they do not. But there is always shouting. And the formula -- adapted from an international game show of Dutch origin -- is so foolproof that audience members do not even care that Howie Mandel hosts and that some of the contestants are just plain idiots (proof below). Because Deal or No Deal has been so successful in spite of its mind-numbing premise -- which is basically the TV adaptation of a scratch-off lottery ticket -- the NBC series qualifies as brilliant.

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