<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Price Is Right is a television game show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and created by Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia (Endemol in Netherlands). The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed media and board games . The franchise began in 1956 as a television game show hosted by Bill Cullen and was revamped in 1972 . This version was originally hosted by Bob Barker . Since 2007, Drew Carey has hosted the program . </P> <P> In the show, contestants compete to win cash and prizes by guessing the pricing of merchandise . The program has been critically successful and remains a stalwart in the television ratings . It also managed to break away from the quiz show format that has been used in other game shows . Since the current version premiered, it has also been adapted in several international formats around the world, most notably in the United Kingdom, Australia and Mexico . </P>

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