<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Price Is Right (1956) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Bob Stewart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> Paul Alter Max Miller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> Bill Cullen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Narrated by </Th> <Td> Don Pardo (1956--1963) Johnny Gilbert (1963--1965) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language (s) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 2,263 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 30 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company (s) </Th> <Td> Mark Goodson - Bill Todman Productions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> NBC (1956--1963) ABC (1963--1965) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> Black & White (Daytime 1956--1959, 1963--1965; Nighttime 1963--1964) Color (Nighttime 1957--1963; Daytime 1959--1963) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> Mono </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> November 26, 1956 (1956 - 11 - 26)--September 3, 1965 (1965 - 09 - 03) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> The Price Is Right (1972 version) (1972--present) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Price Is Right (1956) </Th> </Tr>

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