Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter


0

Drew Carey, Come on Down!

Comedian lands Bob Barker's gig on 'The Price is Right'

Share

(Newser) – It's official: Drew Carey will be the next host of "The Price Is Right." For weeks he was rumored to be a favored finalist to replace Bob Barker; while filming the David Letterman show yesterday he confirmed that the deal was finalized. It's reportedly a multi-year agreement for a high seven-figure salary.

In choosing Barker's replacement, "likability was huge, as was finding someone who can relate to the contestants and someone who had fundamental respect for the game," said  CBS president Nina Tassler. Carey will also continue to host his current game show "Power of Ten."

Actor and game-show host Drew Carey arrives for the CBS
Actor and game-show host Drew Carey arrives for the CBS "Stars Party 2007" Thursday, July 19, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Phil McCarten)   (Associated Press)
Drew Carey poses for photographs at the 80th Birthday
Drew Carey poses for photographs at the 80th Birthday "Sahl-ute" to comic Mort Sahl, at the Wadsworth Theater in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles Thursday, June 28, 2007. Carey is among the candidates...   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by CBS, Late Show host David Letterman, right, listens as Drew Carey announces during the Monday, July 23, 2007 show taping that he will be the new host of
In this photo provided by CBS, Late Show host David Letterman, right, listens as Drew Carey announces during the Monday, July 23, 2007 show taping that he will be the new host of "The Price Is Right"...   (Associated Press)
Drew Carey talks during the CBS Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. in this file photo from July 19, 2007. Carey was tapped Monday July 23,2007 to replace silver-haired legend Bob Barker on the CBS daytime game show
Drew Carey talks during the CBS Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. in this file photo from July 19, 2007. Carey was tapped Monday July 23,2007 to replace silver-haired legend Bob Barker on the...   (Associated Press)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
OFF THE GRID
11.20.09
The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun
11.19.09
Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention
0 comments
VIEWING:
 
LEAVE A
COMMENT Comment Policy
Facebook ConnectPost this comment to Facebook?

After connecting you will have the option to post your comment on your Facebook profile.

 

Related Newser Stories

168 Stories

tv review

 Project Runway 
 Limps to Season's End 

Like the rest of Season 6, finale was a bore

Nov 20, 09 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - It was hard to care who won last night’s Project Runway season finale, but it was easy to say who lost: fans. The move to Lifetime—and, probably more important, the switch in production companies—proved disastrous for the once-brilliant reality show, Heather Havrilesky writes for Salon . “... More »

MORE ABOUT:
entertainment • television • reality TV • fashion • Heidi Klum • Bravo • Project Runway • Lifetime • Tim Gunn • Project Runway review

why, james franco, why?


 General Hospital 
 More Sopranos 
 Than Soap Opera 

James Franco's guest stint highlights shows thuggery

Nov 19, 09 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Sure, it’s weird that James Franco is guest starring on General Hospital—but what’s weirder is that the soap is one of the small screen’s most violent creations, even by daytime television’s dubious standards. It stopped being a show about a hospital long ago, writes Willa... More »

MORE ABOUT:
entertainment • television • celebrity • soap operas • General Hospital • James Franco • daytime television • James Franco General Hospital • James Franco soap opera

Ha. Ha.

 Hollywood's Least 
 Funny Comics 

These guys get no respect, and they deserve it

Nov 16, 09 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - You rarely see Carrot Top or Gallagher anymore, but showbiz is still full of guys who just aren’t funny. Sarah Bell of Newsweek points out the worthiest tomato targets:
  • Larry the Cable Guy: A really, really poor man’s Jeff Foxworthy, minus any actual jokes.
... More »

MORE ABOUT:
entertainment • television • Deal or No Deal • comedy • stand up comedy • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • Howie Mandel • Dane Cook • Larry the Cable Guy • Carlos Mencia • Jeff Dunham

168 Stories


Arts & Living  •  Media  •  US 
TwitterFollow @Newser on Twitter

 
entertainment • television • CBS • Bob Barker • The Price Is Right • Drew Carey

from our news partners