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Bob Barker's last day is Wednesday; episode to air twice on June 15

by Joel Keller, posted Jun 4th 2007 5:41PM

Bob BarkerIn my many failed attempts to get an interview with Bob Barker before his final edition of The Price is Right airs, I've exchanged notes back and forth with the show's PR rep at CBS. In the last e-mail exchange, she let me know that Barker will be taping his final TPiR this coming Wednesday, June 6, a detail I also heard on CBS Sunday Mornning while sipping my coffee yesterday.

But one other detail that Sunday Morning divulged is that the final episode will air on June 15 in its regular 11 AM time slot, then be rebroadcast the same night at 8 PM, leading right into their broadcast of the Daytime Emmy Awards.

A nine-day tunraround on a game show episode is unheard of; I thought that we wouldn't see this episode until at least late June. But I guess CBS wanted it in time to roll into their Daytime Emmys broadcast. Wonder if Bob will divulge who the new host will be. Either way, look for him to not make a big deal out of his departure; he has said he will give his signature "spay and neuter" line and wish people goodbye, just like every other episode. It's a nice low-key way to end 50 years in TV, don't you think?

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Joel Keller

Buckwheat, the show's in reruns until the new season starts. You saw a rerun.

August 17 2007 at 4:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Buckwheat

Hmmm. Today's the 17th. of August and I watched Bob yesterday and today 8/17/07).
The show was broadcast on WKRG -TV channel -5 Mobile. AL and WWL- TV, New Orleans, LA

August 17 2007 at 4:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
joan PORTEOUS

Good bye and good luck Bob. We will miss you after 35 years. You have come into our living rooms every day with a smile and you have made THE PRICE IS RIGHT a lot of fun with your outgoing personality.

June 11 2007 at 4:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Voltaire

Actually, a nine-day turnaround is not unheard of for The Price is Right... in fact last year there have been as little as six or even five day turnarounds for TPIR, mainly because the show is taped start to finish without much editing needed compared to other game shows.

June 07 2007 at 9:41 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
TVSeriesFinale.com

The new host hasn't been announced as yet (just as Joel said in the article).

June 04 2007 at 6:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Edward

who is the new host?

June 04 2007 at 6:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joel Keller

David, the episode only tapes on Wednesday; it doesn't air until Friday, June 15th, as I said in the post. That's the end of the 35th season, so the show will be in reruns until it comes back in September with the new host.

June 04 2007 at 5:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David

They should just cancel the show.

And Does that mean next Thursday we will have a new host or that we have to wait until the fall?

June 04 2007 at 5:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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