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Bob Barker retiring from TV after 50 years.

Hi everyone:
genius said:
It's a sad day in the world of game shows and in daytime. But I do wish Bob a nice retirement!

I wonder who will replace him. I'd like to see Doug Davidson host again like he did with the syndicated version in the 90s, but I think Mr. Davidson has his hands full with acting right now on Young and the Restless.
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I see either Pat Sajak or (Most likely) Chuck Woolery taking over.

That said, Bob can NEVER be replaced. But I believe Chuck will create a new set of shoes.

He's also big enough to handle all the hugs people will throw at him as they jump and down and do so while still standing. *LOL!*

Just my opinion :D

Cheers :D
 
Hi everyone:
truthandjustice said:
TPIR won't be the same without Bob. I hope the new host, can explain correctly to the contestant how to play
'The Check Game'. And I hope its not Ricki Lake. It would be nice if GSN does a marathon. As his retirement nears.
How I would enjoy seeing old episodes from the 70's & 80's. Hopefully some 'best-of' moments will be out on dvd.
At some point. For Bob's last show $100,000 Plinko. And all Luxury Cars!
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And THE WHEEL as one of the pricing games for one last time with Bob as host (Remember when it was one of the pricing games before they started using it to determine who got into the showcase?).

Cheers :D
 
Hi everyone:
M.J. said:
The bigger question with host changes, is how successful are game shows after a change?

Wheel of Fortune did just fine switching from Chuck to Pat.
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Wheel was NOTHING with a then-much-younger Chuck Woolery at the helm. Chuck has gotten much more experience while hosting other game shows (Love Connection comes to mind) since he was replaced as host of WoF.
So did Jeopardy!, switching from Art to Alex (although there were a few years in between).
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The two versions are completely different. The one Art Fleming hosted was on NBC while the current one that Alex hosts is syndicated.
But I'm sure there's many examples to the contrary.
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Match Game is one (Anyone remember its run on ABC in the mid-to-late '80s?).

Cheers :D
 
Actually Pat, that run was from July 1990-July 1991 with Ross Shafer at the helm. It deserved a longer run, because it wasn't that bad of a tuning of the format (many game show peeps hate the "Match Up" part of the game, but I liked it).
 
Pat Cook said:
So did Jeopardy!, switching from Art to Alex (although there were a few years in between).
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The two versions are completely different. The one Art Fleming hosted was on NBC while the current one that Alex hosts is syndicatedCheers :D
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Actually, Art Fleming hosted a syndicated nighttime version of Jeopardy in the mid to late 70's. I remember because they added bonus prizes for the overall winner. For example, if the winner's total was over a certain amount, they would win $25,000 extra. It was a little clumsy because Art was pretty stiff. When one person won the $25,000 (very, very few did), Art said in a very dignified tone, "You've won $25,000. Let me shake your hand."
 
I don't see how Doug Davidson or the '94 Price series did anything to tarnish the format. Pricing games, a three-door set, a classy updating of the set and music. The similarities outweighed the differences to the daytime version, and simply showed how--as it was done in 1972--the format could be tweaked.

As for Doug himself, he was energetic and showed clear and genuine enthusiasm for the contestants.

Price was one of countless shows syndicators were still pitching as Wheel/Jeopardy killers. Many weren't bad on their own, but by that time there wasn't much room for multiple games in access, and nearly all fell. With the revivals of Feud and the syndicated Millionaire, we've seen smarter moves by syndicators to try to position the shows in a number of daytime or fringe slots. Sure, some stations run them against the big boys where they get slaughtered, but you can make a nice proft selling your show for a 9 am or 12:30 pm run, for example.
 
imhomerjay said:
With the revivals of Feud and the syndicated Millionaire, we've seen smarter moves by syndicators to try to position the shows in a number of daytime or fringe slots. Sure, some stations run them against the big boys where they get slaughtered, but you can make a nice proft selling your show for a 9 am or 12:30 pm run, for example.
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And it was for that reason that they were unable to syndicate "Price" successfully since the 1985-1986 version with Tom Kennedy -- they weren't allowed to put it on in daytime, since it was Barker's Price's "home turf". Instead, it ended up in afternoons (where they competed against daytime powerhouses such as Oprah), evenings (Wheel / Jeopardy) or even late-night (when no one's watching).
 
How quickly we forget Rof Benirschke (sp?) former San Diego Chargers kicker who took over for Pat Sajak when Pat took on his ill-fated talk show. "Wheel of fortune" was very happy to see Pat come back.
 
Chris Harrison, host of "The Bachelor" has also "auditioned" via the stage show. I think he's on the short list to replace Barker, along with Newton and Summers.
 
hootmon said:
How quickly we forget Rof Benirschke (sp?) former San Diego Chargers kicker who took over for Pat Sajak when Pat took on his ill-fated talk show. "Wheel of fortune" was very happy to see Pat come back.
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He only hosted the daytime version on NBC, which if memory serves me, Pat Sajak never returned to after his CBS show failed. Binerschke (yeah, I dunno how to spell it either) hosted until NBC cancelled it and the show moved to CBS with Bob Goen as host.

Chris Harrison, host of "The Bachelor" has also "auditioned" via the stage show. I think he's on the short list to replace Barker, along with Newton and Summers.
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Time to throw another name in: CBS' Dave Price. Newsblues.com is reporting, this morning, that Price is in the running based on a couple of items in the New York Daily News and New York Post. The Daily News reports that Price's recently re-newed contract has a stipulation for "entertainment based projects" and that he recently taped a mock run-through for Fremantle bosses in New York with tPiR exec Howard Huntington.

Meanwhile the Post speculates that Les Moonves paid Barker off to leave early because Price was threatening to jump to Fox.
 
I never watched Benirschke's WoF. I remember him more for the cast he wore on his broken arm one season when he was with the Bolts. Biggest cast I ever saw. Suitable for karate chopping, that one.

ixnay
 
from New York...Marisa Guthrie at the Daily News report...Price may be 'Right' to replace Barker...
What's in a name? If you're Dave Price and you're being groomed as a possible successor to Bob Barker as host of "The Price Is Right," a lot more than homonymous serendipity.

"The Early Show" weatherman recently signed a new contract with CBS that also calls for him to do "entertainment-based projects," a CBS News spokeswoman told the Daily News last week.

And one of those "entertainment" projects may indeed be "The Price Is Right."

In September, Price was trying out Barker's job in the Broadway offices of FremantleMedia (which distributes and produces the game show with CBS), according to a Manhattan man who answered a Craig's List post to be an audience member in a mock run-through.

"The Price Is Right" executive producer Howard Huntridge was there to put Price, who the source described as "very personable," through his paces.

CBS spokesman Chris Ender said yesterday it was too early to talk about potential successors to Barker.

Barker, who turns 83 in December, will step down in June after 35 years of calling out: "Come on down."

"Bob just informed us of his decision [to retire on Monday]," said Ender, "and you don't replace a legend like that overnight. Right now, we're focused on honoring Bob."
 
Latest word is that its down to the aforementioned 'Price" and current announcer Rich Fields, who already has a great following with the shows audience....
 
I've heard the Dave Price rumor for some time now and I'd rather have Rich than Dave.
 
I`d bet the folks at CBS affiliates that have noon newscasts (after "TPIR") are probably in mourning over losing their sweet lead-in. :'( Though i`m sure the show will go on as has been posted by others in this thread, time will tell of course if this franchise can be as strong without Barker.
 
If CBS can handle the transition smoothly, and seemlessly, than TPIR and CBS will be successful. The main question is "IF"!
 
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