Next week, TV viewers will get a chance to watch people sweat over unknown piles of cash on NBC’s “Deal or No Deal.” And, the network says, viewers will get to sweat a little too.

The network has added an interactive component to the game in which viewers at home can get a shot at winning $10,000 by choosing, via text message or online vote, one of the money-holding briefcases in the televised game. During each night of “Deal or No Deal,” which airs for five nights starting Monday, Dec. 19, one case will be chosen as the “lucky case,” with winners chosen randomly from those who picked the right one.

Winners will be chosen in three time zones – Eastern/Central (which get the same broadcast feed), Mountain, Pacific – and announced live during the broadcast in each of those time zones.

Hosted by comedian Howie Mandel, “Deal or No Deal” is essentially a test of will for players hoping to win a cash prize. In each game, the player will pick one of 26 briefcases – containing amounts of money from a penny to $1 million – to keep as his or her own, then eliminate the others one by one.

Periodically, an entity known as “The Bank” will players whether they want to keep their own case or take the average of the dollar amount in the remaining cases – leading to the question of the title.

Details on the viewer component of “Deal or No Deal” will be at NBC.com once the show debuts.

Bravo dreams of Bobby Brown Christmas

The show that introduced the phrase “Hell to the no” into the lexicon this year will soon be bringing viewers a little ho-ho to the ho.

Bravo has ordered up a holiday episode of its series “Being Bobby Brown” that will give viewers a peek into how Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston and their kids deck their halls. “Christmas with the Browns” will premiere at 11 p.m. EST Wednesday.

“Bravo couldn’t let 2005 come to an end without indulging viewers with another helping of “Being Bobby Brown,”‘ says Lauren Zalaznick, president of Bravo. “This holiday special will take a look at how this very public family spends their private holiday time together.”

The half-hour special will follow Brown and Houston as they make preparations for a holiday party at their home in Atlanta. Cameras will tail the family as they shop for the party, trim their tree and welcome guests to their home.

“Being Bobby Brown” was a solid success for Bravo over the summer. The series debuted to better than a million viewers and held onto much of that audience throughout its run. There’s been no word yet on whether the network wants a second season.