In 1987, after going on vacation and letting his gray roots take over, he decided to stop coloring his hair for the show. That’s a good thing, because it always signals “Fun!” when you hear Drew Carey shout, “Come on down!” A Love Affair with Barker’s Hairīob Barker replaced original The Price Is Right host Bill Cullen when the show moved to CBS in 1972, and the audience loved him. With no shortage of contestants, it seems The Price Is Right is nowhere near the end of its lifespan. The show moved to ABC toward the end of the first decade before eventually finding a permanent home on CBS. Photo Courtesy: Archive Photos/Getty Images During a 10-year streak, the show aired more than 11,000 episodes - more episodes than Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune in the same amount of time. The Price Is Right debuted in 1956 on NBC and enjoyed success from the very beginning. The Show Has Been Around the Network Block We’ve uncovered some rare facts about The Price Is Right that you probably never knew as a viewer at home. Of course, any successful TV show has its fair share of secrets producers don’t want the public to know.
