5 years ago, the success of Millionaire inspired other big-money quiz shows like Greed, Winning Lines, Weakest Link, and the remake of Twenty-One.
Then, the reality competition craze that started with Survivor inspired Amazing Race, Fear Factor, The Bachelor/Bachelorette, America's Next Top Model, and, most successfully of all, American Idol.
Now, with Deal or No Deal already enough of a hit for NBC to order up additional episodes next year, might it be too unique to inspire remaking old game shows of the past, like Card Sharks, High Rollers, and Whammy/Press Your Luck, by eliminating the question portions?
[Historical note: When Chuck Barris brought back Treasure Hunt in 1973, he originally wanted to do a quiz portion in the pilot, but then chose to cut it in favor of a jack-in-the-box selection round.]
Having no questions would save money on the production costs and those shows can avoid hiring writers for them, as well as all the union headaches associated with that. But do you think old shows like these can have new lives without the questions?