There's an interesting little blurb on The Price is Right website which questions earlier reports that CBS weatherman Dave Price has been selected to replace Bob Barker when he retires at the end of the season. Here it is, straight from the site:
All fans of The Price Is Right, here is your chance to attend a taping on a Thursday as two non-air shows of Price will be taped on Thursday, January 25 at 12:15pm with John O'Hurley and Todd Newton and at 4:45pm with The Young and the Restless' Doug Davidson.
Hmm. Certainly sounds like an audition to me, particularly for Newton and Davidson, who have hosted other versions of TPIR. Todd has been hosting stage versions of Price Las Vegas and Atlantic City, while Doug hosted the short-lived, nighttime, syndicated version of the show back in 1994-95. O'Hurley may be there due to his recent hosting duties on Family Feud. So, if you live in the Los Angeles area you may want to stop by . . . you could be watching a try-out for the next host of The Price is Right. More information on tickets can be found at the show's website.
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1-24-2007 @ 11:10AM
MissPinkKate said...
John Hurley! I think he'd be pretty good!
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1-24-2007 @ 12:26PM
David said...
John O'Hurley is a good choice, get him off that terribly redone Family Fued. And The New Price is Right was a syndicated show, not a nighttime show. I watched it after I got out of school.
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1-24-2007 @ 11:22AM
susie troxlar said...
I also think John Hurley would be the best, he has a wonderful personality, good looking and a little older and can relate to all ages. But fox is not known for making good decisions since they took OC off the air so we may be stuck with the one that they CHOSE!
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1-24-2007 @ 1:26PM
Patrick said...
My vote is for Todd Newton. I like O'Hurley, but I don't think he'd be as good on 'Price.'
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1-24-2007 @ 11:58AM
Gene Cowan said...
Wow, they actually do entire shows just for an audition? That must be pretty expensive.
And if they're non-airing shows, I wonder if the contestants actually get to keep their fabulous prizes?
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1-24-2007 @ 12:15PM
Joel Keller said...
O'Hurley's too grandiose and formal for my tastes. Newton would be better.
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1-24-2007 @ 12:22PM
Preston said...
Todd Newton should be the one to host The Price Is Right after Bob Barker. He has the right enthusiasm for the show. He was that good hosting the updated Press Your Luck in 2003. But maybe Todd isn't ready due to the nonstop pace of the show; having I don't know about John O'Hurley--how's he going to host Price and Family Feud at the same time? That's too much! I didn't like Doug Davidson when he hosted the syndicated nighttime Price in fall 1994--they did the show all wrong, many contestants didn't win the showcases and the ratings were very low! They stopped showing it where I lived in December 1994. Maybe the producers are doing taped shows of the different hosts to see who the best host should be of Price Is Right next fall. And I don't think that Dave Price would make an effective host. Yes, all these changes are okay, but nobody can top Bob Barker.
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1-24-2007 @ 12:29PM
David said...
One more thing...
I think they should show the 3 episodes as a special Price is Right Night and we can vote on who we like best.
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1-24-2007 @ 2:07PM
Patrick said...
The contestants don't get to keep the prizes: as I understand it, they're informed in advance that there will be a monetary substitution that's somewhat less than the prizes they actually win.
They at least get to win something, plus, if I'm not mistaken, they're still eligible to be a contestant on a "real" show at a later date.
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1-24-2007 @ 2:02PM
Scott K said...
O' Hurley is like a living caricature of some kind. He shouldn't even be hosting the Family Feud.
Price is Right should go to Marc Summers.
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1-24-2007 @ 3:41PM
Porchland said...
Was Rosie O'Donnell in the mix for this at one time, or did I dream that up all by myself?
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1-24-2007 @ 4:26PM
Jim said...
I guess Craig Kilborn wasn't interested?
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2-03-2007 @ 1:27PM
Clipper said...
I was just in Las Vegas (1/2007) and they had a special screening of the Price Is Right at Television Studios located in the MGM Grand. They do not tell you what you will be watching beforehand, they just tell you it is prime time TV. We viewed a tape of the Price Is Right with Doug Davidson. They simply ask you to watch the show and minute by minute you rate what you are watching by using a little handheld dial. They did not mention they were looking for a new host. I have to admit I gave it very low ratings. Doug just doesn't seem like a good fit. After the viewing, I was asked to come back for a focus group discussion. All of the questions in the focus group were centered around the host. The others in the focus group were not impressed by him either. It would really surprise me if he is the one that is selected.
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2-04-2007 @ 4:16PM
FRANKIE CARGLE said...
ME &MY FAMILY WOULD LOVE THE CHANCE TO BE ON YOURE SHOW. MY MOTHER DOESNT HAVE A WHOLE LOT LONGER WITH US AND IT WOULD REALLY BE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL TO ME & HER. THANK YOU
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2-04-2007 @ 4:38PM
FRANKIE CARGLE said...
once again my mother
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2-27-2007 @ 2:43PM
Noreen Starkey said...
Even thought is has become a tremdous task replacing Bob Barker, I believe John O'Hurley would make a wonderful addition to the Price is Right as the newly appointed Host. He is distinguished, sophicated, and has a good sense of humor. If you still want the ratings to remain the same, I think you should still continue with the same mannerisms of Bob Barker.
Thank you listening and considering,
Noreen Starkey
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4-05-2007 @ 12:12AM
Madeleine Jabs said...
Is John O'Hurley NO longer hosting Family Feud? I thik he was the BEST since Richard Dawson.
Has he actually been signed to do the Price is Right?
I think he would be great at it. He's smart, quick, easy on the eyes..........
BUT I want to see him back on the Family Feud.
Thanks. Madeleine Jabs
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