The Price Is Right (Australian game show)
| The Price Is Right | |
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The Price Is Right logo (2012)
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| Also known as | 'The New Price Is Right (1981-1985) |
| Created by | Bob Stewart |
| Presented by |
Ian Turpie (1981–1985, 1989) Larry Emdur (1993–1998, 2003–2005, 2012) |
| Narrated by |
John Deeks (1981–1985) Gavin Wood (1989) Shawn Cosgrove (1993–1998, 2003–2005) Brodie Young (2012) |
| Theme music composer | Jack Grimsley (1981–1985) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 1,623 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Michael Pope (2003–2005) |
| Location(s) |
HSV-7 Studios, South Melbourne, Victoria (1981–1985) ATV-10 Studios, Melbourne, Victoria (1989) GTV-9 Studios Melbourne, Victoria (1993–1998, 2003–2005) Global Television Studios, Eveleigh, New South Wales (2012) |
| Running time | 30 minutes (1981–1985, 1993–1998, 2003, 2005, 2012) 60 minutes (1989, 2004) |
| Production company(s) |
Grundy Productions (1981–2005) FremantleMedia Australia (2012) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Seven Network (1981–1985, 2012) Network Ten (1989) Nine Network (1993–1998, 2003–2005) |
| Picture format |
PAL (576i) (1981–2005) 4:3 (1981–1985, 1989, 1993–1998) 16:9 (2003–2005, 2012) 576i (SDTV) (2012) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 7 September 1981 – 19 December 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Price Is Right (1957-1974) |
| Related shows | The Price Is Right |
The Price is Right is an Australian television game show that has been produced in a number of different formats. The most recent of these formats began airing on 7 May 2012 on Seven Network. Larry Emdur, who hosted the program on two separate occasions prior to 2012, was the presenter for the 2012 revival.
The New Price Is Right aired on Seven Network from 1981–1985 with host Ian Turpie and announcer John Deeks. In 1983, the show introduced a "carry-over" format with returning champions. Up to that point, the format of the show consisted of three pricing games, the Showcase Playoff, and the Showcase. The new format replaced the third game with the Showcase Showdown from the American version, with $1.00 earning a bonus prize. The winner faced the champion in the Showcase Playoff, whose winner advanced to the Showcase. It is not know if there was a limit as to how many times champions could return.
The show returned on 29 July 1989 until 14 September 1989 for an hour-long version, again hosted by Turpie airing Saturday nights on Network Ten as part of Network Ten's attempted revamp that year; however, it only lasted 12 episodes. The format resembled the US version, with three games, then a Showcase Showdown, then repeat. The two Showdown winners then competed in the Showcase Playoff, with the winner advancing to the Showcase.
During the Turpie era, an exact bid on a prize up for bids won a $50 bonus.
The following pricing games were played during Ian Turpie's tenure though 1981-1985:
The following pricing games were played during Ian Turpie's tenure in 1989:
The Price Is Right was revived again from 13 December 1993 until 2 October 1998 on Nine Network, hosted by Larry Emdur with announcer Shawn Cosgrove. The show used the original format of the 1981-85 edition, except that an exact bid on a prize up for bids earned a $100 bonus.
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