The Price Is Right (Host: Doug Davidson)
Many loyal fans of America's longest running game show cannot imagine The Price Is Right without Bob Barker or Drew Carey as the host. However, since The Price Is Right made it's return to television in 1972, there have been four syndicated versions of the show that have aired along with the CBS daytime version, and each of these syndicated versions has featured a different emcee.
From 1972 to 1977, longtime game show host Dennis James, who was actually considered to be the host of the daytime Price Is Right before Bob Barker was chosen, hosted a weekly, nighttime edition of The Price Is Right. Bob Barker then took over the nighttime hosting duties from 1977 to 1980. Five years later in 1985, another nighttime edition of The Price Is Right debuted, this time with legendary game show host Tom Kennedy gaining control of the skinny microphone. However, unlike from the 1972 to 1980 version, Tom Kennedy's syndicated Price Is Right aired daily, but it only aired for one season, getting canceled in 1986.
Fast forward to the 1994 to 1995 television season and, once again, a daily, syndicated edition of The Price Is Right aired while the daytime Price Is Right with Bob Barker was in its 23rd season on CBS. However, unlike the previous syndicated installments which were basically copycat versions of the daytime show made for a nighttime audience, this Price Is Right didn't look or play like it's morning counterpart.
Officially named The New Price Is Right, the more modern looking version of the show was hosted by Young and the Restless actor Doug Davidson. With a jazzy adaptation of the classic theme song, younger aged models, a video screen and more luxurious prizes, The New Price Is Right attempted to connect with a younger audience. Unfortunately, it didn't end up working as the show only lasted for a total of 80 episodes, becoming the shortest running syndicated edition of The Price Is Right.
The problem The New Price Is Right had was that, although the word "New" was in its title, and although there were many different and exciting elements featured throughout the run, this version had a hard time creating its own identity. The classic saying goes, people hate change, and viewers most likely found it hard to connect with a show that doesn't exactly resemble the Bob Barker version. People are so familiar with the format of the daytime show, so when you switch around the game, it might not sit well with loyal fans.
The New Price Is Right did not feature the "One Bid" portion of the game but instead, when contestants were called to "COME ON DOWN," they immediately went onstage to play a Pricing Game. In addition, some of the Pricing Games featured a few rule changes, the Showcase Showdown didn't initially use the "Big Wheel" and the Showcase round was just a modified version of the "Range Game." The show itself was actually not bad, the theme song is still very catchy to listen to and Doug Davidson was a pretty decent host. However, there was just too much disconnect between The Price Is Right and The New Price Is Right, which is why the 1994 Doug Davidson version came to an end rather quickly.
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