Howie Mandel to the rescue at CNBC

Remember when everyone in the world was watching CNBC, back in the internet hey day of, say, 1995-2000? Even people who weren't into business news and stocks would watch for the latest news of the internet. I used to like to see all the pretty numbers and colors fly by on the bottom of the screen. The shows and hosts gave the money info, but with a fun pop culture vibe, and even people with no interest in NASDAQ would watch.

Now? Not so much.

But CNBC's ratings are actually up, at least a couple of nights a week. The reason? Deal Or No Deal. Repeats of NBC's game show are actually doing better Nancy Grace and Countdown.