07Feb2012
“The Price is Right” to Tape Academy of Country Music Awards Special in February
The Price is Right has announced they will be taping a new special saluting the Academy of Country Music Awards. Price celebrated the ACM, founded in 1964, last year with an appearance by "Song of the Year" nominee Lee Brice. This special will tape in Los Angeles on Wednesday, February 23rd. Special prizes tying in to the awards show will be given away. If you can make it to the show and you are a fan of country music, this is't one to miss. Click here to get tickets for the special. The Price is Right will also be taping a twins special, Mother's Day special, and a salute to law enforcement. Click here to get tickets for all the shows from OCA. Check out a clip of the 2009 ACM special by clicking here.
Read MoreLeave a Comment29Dec2011
Preview Next Week’s “The Price is Right” Celebrity Week
Next week is going to be an interesting one for the long running CBS game show The Price is Right. Drew Carey, George Gray, and the rest of the cast will invite celebrities to play along with regular contestants for the first time ever. Celebrities will be playing to win money for charity while the players will compete like always. They've got an interesting lineup ranging including Snoop Dogg, Neil Patrick Harris, and Jenny McCarthy. CBS released some previews of the upcoming week. Find out what some of the more anticipated celebrities have to say about participating. Click here to watch and to see some pictures of the special week.
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“The Price is Right” Contestant from 1961 Returns to Contestant Row
A few years ago CBS updated the eligibility requirements for their long running daytime game show The Price is Right. They are now letting contestants who appeared on the show ten years ago back. This lets some contestants from a long, long time ago to return to the stage and play for even bigger cash and prizes. One of these situations happened today, but it wasn't a previous contestant from the Bob Barker era. Jane, a contestant who appeared on the Bill Cullen edition from 1961 returned to the show and made it on stage to play for a very nice trip on Double Prices. It was a great segment. Click here to check it out.
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“The Price is Right” Launches First-Ever “Celebrity Week” on January 2nd
CBS's daytime game show The Price is Right will celebrate its 40th season on the air by having its very first celebrity week in the long running show's history. The special week begins on January 2nd and ends January 6th. The celebrity week will see one celebrity appearing each show playing with contestants. The celebrity will be playing for charity. The celebrities also get to spin the Big Wheel for a chance to win big money for charity. Finally, each celebrity has prepared a Showcase filled with their personal favorite prizes which the two regular contestants get to play for. Click here for a list of the celebrities playing and when you can expect to see them.
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“The Price is Right” Celebrates Veteran’s Day on Friday, November 11th
CBS's The Price is Right will continue showing their appreciation of the United States military with a special Veteran's Day episode. This special edition will air Friday, November 11th. The audience will be made up of five branches of military: the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard. Watch as the nation's military tries to win cars, trips, and big money. This is the fourth consecutieve year the Department of Defense’s oldest and largest Exchange Service has partnered with The Price is Right to celebrate the holiday.
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“The Price is Right” Throws a Disco for Halloween
One thing CBS's The Price is Right does exceptionally well year after year are their themed shows. The Halloween episodes are ones to never miss. This year on Monday, October 31st, Drew Carey, George Gray, and crew are throwing a 1970's disco party. The set, cast, and crew will be dressed up. Some games will be given a temporary upgrade to look more 70s. Not only that, special guest Ted Lange from the classic sitcom The Love Boat will stop by and help present a Showcase. The special Halloween episode of The Price is Right will air Monday, October 31st on CBS. Click here to watch a preview of the opening. Looks like it'll be great. Let us know what you think.
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“Millionaire”, “Feud”, “Hole in the Wall” and “Price” Get Updated Video Games from Ludia
Ludia, the company which has been making video games based on popular Fremantle Media game show titles the past few years, is coming out with four brand new, updated games. It's a variety of different areas of game shows so whether you're a trivia, physical, or luck game fan there should be something for you. We've got information on the new Millionaire video game which is the first console game to feature the Super Mix format, Hole in the Wall: Deluxe Edition for Kinect for Xbox 360, Family Feud 2012, and The Price is Right: Decades which should be a massive treat for game show fans. Click here for detailed information on all the games and when and where to order them.
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This Past Week in Game Shows
I've been away over the weekend so I haven't had a chance to do any updates. I apologize. Needed a weekend away from a monitor; I'm sure many of you know how I feel. However, duty calls. I wanted to be sure to show you some of the events that went on as I make my way back to my office. We've got a look at what happened this week on Millionaire, The Price is Right, and a funny clip from Jimmy Kimmell Live!. Click here to see them all.
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Morning Buzz for September 28, 2011
Good morning, everyone. A few things happened overnight, and we've a few other stories which don't require a full post, so here are your morning updates for this Wednesday. Stories include the debut date and information of ITV's upcoming game show High Stakes, the debut date of the new video game The Price is Right: Decades plus screen shots, ratings for the new syndicated seasons, Family Feud bloopers, plus a BuzzerBlog reader appears on Millionaire today and tomorrow. Click here to read the full story on each of them
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“The Price is Right” Holds First Celebrity Week on January 2nd; 7500th Episode September 28th
The Price is Right already began its 40th season in a shocking way yesterday with the classic Race Game played for an unprecedented four cars, which was then won in a shocking 13 seconds on the first try. The Drew Carey hosted game show still has many more surprises and exciting features to showcase, though. First off, on Wednesday, September 28th, Price will celebrate its 7,500th episode which is mind blowing. However, on January 2nd, the show will do something its never done before: a celebrity week. Don't freak out, though. Click here to learn about the week and why it'll work out.
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“The Price is Right” Thrills in Season Debut
BuzzerBlog has been around since April 2005. We've seen it all. We've seen people win millions. We've seen people lose hundreds of thousands. Again, we've seen it all. It takes a lot for a show to make my jaw drop. The Price is Right managed to do that today. It was the season debut, and as always they went all out. First of all, the updated set looks incredible so great job to them. George Gray and Drew Carey are as good as ever. Beyond all of that, though, the first game left me, and apparently a large number of viewers speechless. Not only the game, though, but what happened. If you haven't seen it, check out the video. Click here to watch and let us know what you thought.
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“The Price is Right” and “Let’s Make A Deal” Debut New Seasons Today on CBS
Two of daytime's favorite game shows return for a brand new season of big money and prizes. First for many people, but check your local listings, is the third season debut of Let's Make A Deal. However, I'm guessing many of you are excited for the season debut of The Price is Right, though. Drew Carey and George Gray return along with an updated set featuring a large new monitor, new lighting, and a few other things you'll see today. Be sure to write in the comments what you thought of the season debuts. I'm curious to see what you think of the new looks and updated features for both shows. Click here to read more and let us know what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (23)30Aug2011
Fall 2011 Game Show Season Debut Dates
We've got some cool features on The Hub's Family Game Night and Scrabble Showdown coming soon. However, when discussing some things with readers on Twitter this morning, I got a lot of questions regarding when your favorite game shows would be debuting. The usual debut month is September, and with that quickly approaching I thought having a run down of the new debut dates and what to expect would be smart. Click here to read about all the debut dates.
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Morning Buzz for August 25, 2011
Good morning. I hope you all lived through the Great East Coast Earthquake (more like an earth-jostle?) of 2011. And I hope you're all safe during the Hurricane Irene conditions. We have a few small stories from all over the world to kick off your Thursday morning. Updates this morning include a new guest appearance for The Price is Right, and old school 80's game returns to Let's Make A Deal, a debut date and trailer for ITV's Red or Black, and a look at Meredith Vieira on SyFy's Ghost Hunters. Click here for all the stories.
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“The Price is Right” 40th Season Premiere on September 19th
Television's longest running game show is back for another season of prizes, cash, and cars. The Price is Right returns with new episodes on Monday, September 19th, on CBS. Drew Carey and George Gray are back for another year of games. This season features some set upgrades like a large new monitor and new lighting. Games like Punch-A-Bunch have been upgraded for bigger cash and prizes. The show has also scheduled its first guest of the season. Comedian and former talk show host George Lopez will appear for a Showcase on September 30th. George lost a bet regarding if Lebron James would leave Cleveland, which we've all been made very aware of the fact that he did, so he's on the show doing a Showcase. Click here to see some pictures of the new season.
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