“I was prematurely gray,” Barkers told the Los Angeles Times. In 1987, Barker had to get approval from the head of daytime programming to stop dyeing his hair, becoming one of the few TV hosts with gray hair. THE SHOW’S RATINGS IMPROVED WHEN BOB BARKER WENT GRAY. Here are 15 more Showcase Showdown-sized facts about the game show. About 2.4 million people have sat in the studio audience, and the show has given away more than a quarter of a billion dollars in cash and prizes. In 2014, the show celebrated its 8000th episode and 43 seasons, and in 2015 the show hit a milestone in becoming the longest-running game show of all time. In 2007 Barker retired, and a few months later Drew Carey took over as host. The game show benefited from its audience participation format, and having people perform the simple task of guessing prices of everything from cars to vacations. The show was canceled in 1965, but revived in 1972 at CBS, with the now-iconic Bob Barker as host.
Originally a black-and-white show on NBC consisting of four people bidding auction-style on items, it began airing in 1956 with Bill Cullen as host. The Price is Right has been around for so long that most of us grew up with it in some capacity.
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