what year did the price is right first air
November 26, 1956 1956
title: The Price Is Right text: beginning on prime time in the fall of 1957. Shown weekly, that version had the distinction of being the first TV game show to be broadcast in color. After being a Top-10 prime time show for some time its ratings gradually but noticeably declined, and by 1963 NBC canceled it, only to be picked up by ABC. ABC's prime time version ran for one full season (1963–64), and the daytime version ended in 1965. Since 1972, the current version of "The Price Is Right" uses the same structure: When the new format debuted as "The New Price Is Right", shows title: The Price Is Right (1956 U.S. game show) text: daytime schedule on November 26, 1956, and quickly spawned a primetime series that aired once a week. "The Price Is Right" became one of the few game shows to survive the rigging scandal of the late 1950s, and gained even more popularity after other game shows exposed for being rigged had been cancelled. In 1963, "The Price Is Right" switched networks and both the daytime and primetime series moved to ABC. On September 3, 1965, the show aired its final episode after nearly nine years on the air. On the original version of "The Price Is Right", four contestants – title: The Price Is Right text: The Price Is Right The Price Is Right is a television game show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and created by Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia (Endemol in Netherlands). The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed media and board games. The franchise began in 1956 as a television game show hosted by Bill Cullen and was revamped in 1972. This version was originally hosted by Bob Barker. Since 2007, Drew Carey has hosted the program. In the show, contestants compete to win title: The Price Is Right (U.S. game show) text: The Price Is Right (U.S. game show) The Price Is Right is an American television game show created by Bob Stewart, Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. The show revolves around contestants competing by identifying accurate pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. Contestants are selected from the studio audience when the announcer states the show's famous catchphrase, "Come on down!" The program premiered on September 4, 1972, on CBS. Bob Barker was the series' longest-running host from its 1972 debut until his retirement in June 2007, when Drew Carey took over. Barker was accompanied by a series of announcers, title: The Price Is Right (1956 U.S. game show) text: New Price is Right"), hosted by Tom Kennedy and Doug Davidson, respectively. Paul Alter, who directed the original version of the show, became the director of the current version in 1986, replacing Marc Breslow, who had been in that role since its start in 1972, and continued to hold the position until 2000. The show originated from the Hudson Theatre in New York City, converted for television. A year later it used NBC's Colonial Theater at 66th and Broadway as its main origination. The Ziegfeld Theater was used for a few shows as well. When the show moved to ABC,