The Price Is Right logo from Season 39 (2010 � 2011).
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Name | The Price Is Right | Format | Game show | Created by | Bob Stewart | Directed by | Marc Breslow (1972 � 1986) Paul Alter (1986 � 2001) Bart Eskander (2000 � 2009) Rich DiPirro (2009 � present) | Presented by | Bob Barker (1972 � 2007) Drew Carey (2007 � present) | Narrated by | Johnny Olson (1972 � 1985) Rod Roddy (1986 � 2003) Rich Fields (2004 � 2010) | Composer | Edd Kalehoff | Country of origin | United States | Language | English | No. of seasons | 39 | No. of episodes | 7,312 (as of September 24, 2010) | Location | CBS Television City Hollywood, California (1972 � present) | Running time | 60 minutes (1975 � present) 30 minutes (1972 � 1975, occasional episodes from 1976 � 1994) | Production company | Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (1972 � 1984) Mark Goodson Productions (1984 � 2007) Price Productions (1972 � 1994) Mark Goodson Productions, LLC (1994 � 2007) FremantleMedia (2007 � present) | Original channel | CBS | Picture format | 480i (SDTV, 1972-2008) 1080i (HDTV, 2008-present) | Audio format | Mono (1972 � 1988) CBS StereoSound (1988 � 1997) Digital Stereo (1997 � present) | First aired | September 4, 1972 | Last aired | present | Status | Returning series | Preceded by | The Price Is Right (1956 � 1965) | Related shows | The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular |
| Name | The Nighttime Price is Right | Format | Game show | Created by | Bob Stewart | Presented by | Dennis James (1972 � 1977) Bob Barker (1977 � 1980) Tom Kennedy (1985 � 1986) | Narrated by | Johnny Olson (1972 � 1980, 1985) Gene Wood (1985 � 1986) Rod Roddy (1986) | Country of origin | United States | No. of episodes | 300 (1972 � 1980) 170 (1985 � 1986) | Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) | Production company | Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (1972 � 1980) Mark Goodson Productions (1985 � 1986) Price Productions (1972 � 1980; 1985 � 1986) | Distributor | Viacom Enterprises (1972 � 1980) The Television Program Source (1985 � 1986) | Original channel | Syndicated | First aired | September 10, 1972 | Last aired | September 13, 1980 (weekly) September 9, 1985 - September 5, 1986 (daily) | Status | Ended | Related shows | The New Price Is Right (1994 � 1995) |
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'The Price Is Right' is an American game show in which contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The current version of the show premiered on September 4, 1972 on CBS and was hosted by Bob Barker until his retirement on June 15, 2007. Drew Carey succeeded Barker at the beginning of Season 36 on October 15, 2007. In a 2007 article, TV Guide named The Price Is Right the "greatest game show of all time". The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly-selected contestants to "Contestants' Row".
The original version of the show aired from 1956 � 1965 and was hosted by Bill Cullen. While retaining some elements of the earlier generation show, the 1972 version added many new distinctive gameplay elements and is the longest continuously-running game show in United States television history, with over 7,300 episodes aired. The program's 39th season premiered on September 20, 2010.
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