The original version of The Price is Right was an American game show where contestants won prizes by giving the closest bid to merchandise items and other products.
The original version, hosted by Bill Cullen, aired from 1956-1963 on NBC and 1963-1965 on ABC. Versions aired in both daytime and (from 1957-1964) prime-time. It was the precursor to the current and most well-known version of The Price Is Right, which has been running on CBS since 197...
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The original version of The Price is Right was an American game show where contestants won prizes by giving the closest bid to merchandise items and other products.
The original version, hosted by Bill Cullen, aired from 1956-1963 on NBC and 1963-1965 on ABC. Versions aired in both daytime and (from 1957-1964) prime-time. It was the precursor to the current and most well-known version of The Price Is Right, which has been running on CBS since 1972, with Bob Barker as host from 1972-2007 and Drew Carey as host beginning in 2007.
Bill Cullen hosted both the daytime and nighttime versions of the show. For two seasons (1959-1961), the nighttime version was eighth in the prime-time Nielsen ratings, making it the most-watched game show on television at the time. Critics cited Cullen's easygoing personality as a key part of the show's success.
On the original version of The Price is Right, four contestants – one a returning champion, the other three chosen from the studio audience – bid on...
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