CBS is giving the late game show host Bob Barker one last run on prime-time television
a last run on television with a prime-time tribute special that will air on the network Thursday night.
“The Price is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker,” scheduled for 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific, will be replayed Labor Day in the game show’s regular daytime slot, which is 11 a.m. Eastern and 10 a.m. Pacific. The smooth-talking host, who urged participants to “come on down” and play the enduring game that required them to guess the price of consumer goods, died at age 99 Saturday at his home in Los Angeles.With his signature long, thin microphone, Barker commanded the show’s stage from 1972 to 2007. His tribute will be hosted byThe show of highlights from Barker’s 50-year television career will feature clips from his first and last days on “The Price is Right.
It will illustrate Barker’s ability to make the most out of every moment, said Margot Wain, senior vice president of daytime television at CBS. “Bob was one-of-a-kind,” Wain said. “He’ll be remembered as an extraordinary host, a devoted animal activist and, as he would put it, ‘a loyal friend and true.’”
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