The Price Is Right News

July 23, 2007

DREW CAREY TO HOST THE PRICE IS RIGHT!

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Drew Carey made the announcement today on a taping The Late Show with David Letterman: he's taking over for Bob Barker on The Price Is Right.

He's also hosting the new CBS primetime game show, The Power of 10, that premieres next month. He says that CBS suits first contacted him about thePrice gig immediately after he completed the Power pilot in the spring.

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July 16, 2007

Drew Carey new fave to host Price Is Right

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Sorry, John O'Hurley. Too bad, Mark Steines. Nice try, Rosie. No way, Snoop Dogg. The rumour of the day is that Drew Carey is the new top choice to replace Bob Barker as host of The Price Is Right.

But they're not going to simply hand him the phallic Barker microphone. Tried-and-true Drew will have do an audition, and the weenies will wait to see the ratings of his new prome time CBS game show, Power of 10.

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June 25, 2007

Rosie: Price gig probably "ain't gonna happen"

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Rosie O'Donnell says her dream of hosting The Price Is Right "looks like it ain't gonna happen."

But one thing you have to say about the big uncensored celebrity (in drag, above): she's got balls.

Amid a crowd of pretty boy contenders for the Bob Barker role, including Mark Steines, John O'Hurley and Drew Carey, she hustled herself to the front of the queue, got herself a meeting with the producers-- and then demanded that they move production from Los Angeles to New York City!

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June 22, 2007

Rosie eats with Price Is Right producers

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Rosie O'Donnell met with the producers of The Price Is Right to talk about the hosting job. She confirmed it on the "ask ro" section of her current showcase, her always entertaining blog:

Martha writes:

Hello Rosie,
How did your interview go today? Love, Martha

rosie replies:

we had a nice lunch


Molly writes:

Rosie, how was "The Price is Right" meeting? I see that Drew Carey's name has been thrown into the mix. Any comments?

rosie replies:

i love drew carey


Publicly at least, Rosie's downplaying her chances. There was talk about her reluctance to spend time on the West Coast to tape the show, and in a video post this week, she said: ""I don't know if it's gonna work out. It would be good for me, but I don't know if it's right for them."

But back to "ask ro." We've got lots of other fave Q&As... after the jump...

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June 21, 2007

Fat comic jumps Price list-- and it ain't Rosie

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With Bob Barker backing off from his endorsement of Rosie O"Donnell and that nerdy Milhouse-looking CBS weatherman hopping around in the wings, a new name has risen to the top of the list of contenders to host The Price Is Right.

Drew Carey is about the same build as Rosie, but a little less butch and definitely more mainstream-friendly.

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July 23, 2007:DREW CAREY TO HOST THE PRICE IS RIGHT!
July 16, 2007:Drew Carey new fave to host Price Is Right
June 25, 2007:Rosie: Price gig probably "ain't gonna happen"
June 22, 2007:Rosie eats with Price Is Right producers
June 21, 2007:Fat comic jumps Price list-- and it ain't Rosie
June 16, 2007:"Rosie O'Donnell, go on-- er-- come on down!"
June 7, 2007:Bye bye, Bob Barker
April 17, 2007:Three finalists in Price Is Right beauty contest
April 5, 2007:Hunks in, nerd out in Price is Right host war
December 16, 2006:Meet the new Bob Barker