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“THE PRICE IS RIGHT” HOST DREW CAREY COMES ON DOWN TO “THE TALK,” HOSTING A FULL WEEK OF CLASSIC GAMES ON THE SET OF THE DAYTIME TALK SHOW, FEB. 18-22

 

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            For more than 40 years, contestants have been “comin' on down” and winning big on CBS Daytime’s THE PRICE IS RIGHT, the longest-running game show in television history. Now, the ladies of THE TALK are in for a treat as host Drew Carey brings classic “Price” games to their stage.Drew will host games every day, Monday, Feb. 18 – Friday, Feb. 22 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT/CT), as audience members from THE TALK compete to win prizes. Viewers at home will also have a chance to win select items by visiting TheTalk.com.

The game schedule will be:

Monday, Feb. 18 – Drew Carey joins hosts Sharon Osbourne and Aisha Tyler to play “Cliff Hangers”

Tuesday, Feb. 19 – Drew Carey joins hosts Julie Chen and Aisha Tyler to play “Range Game”

Wednesday, Feb. 20 – Drew Carey joins hosts Aisha Tyler and Sara Gilbert to play “Easy as 1, 2, 3”

Thursday, Feb. 21 – Drew Carey joins hosts Julie Chen and Sara Gilbert to play “Cliff Hangers”

Friday, Feb. 22 – Drew Carey joins hosts Aisha Tyler and Sara Gilbert to play “Range Game”

Also on CBS Daytime during the week, THE PRICE IS RIGHT presents its second annual Celebrity Week, airing Monday, Feb. 18 – Friday, Feb. 22 on the CBS Television Network. Contestants include musicians Drew and Nick Lachey, “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star and actress NeNe Leakes, THE TALK host Sharon Osbourne, NBA Hall of Fame inductee and sports commentator Charles Barkley and singer and actress Demi Lovato. Combined, the celebrity contestants raised more than $250,000 for charity, and one of the celebrities managed to break last year’s individual record, when Snoop Dogg raised $72,585 for the Snoop Youth Football League. 

THE PRICE IS RIGHT is produced by FremantleMedia North America and is broadcast weekdays on the CBS Television Network. 

CBS’s daytime talk show THE TALK features a panel of well-known news and entertainment personalities who examine current events, pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and the trending topics of the day. The daily one-hour series is co-hosted by Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler(2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT/CT). The hosts swap stories, challenge each other on issues and engage the studio audience and viewers at home about events in the headlines and their own homes. Show segments include guest interviews with entertainers and newsmakers, musical performances, how-to demos and appearances from extraordinary people with stories that engage and inform. The show was developed by Gilbert, who also serves as executive producer.

CBS Daytime has been #1 in the daypart for 26 consecutive years, featuring a lineup that is a balance of dramas, game shows and talk. The network’s daytime lineup includes television’s #1 daytime program and longest-running game show THE PRICE IS RIGHT, the #1 daytime drama THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, network television’s fastest-growing daytime talk show THE TALK, as well as THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and LET’S MAKE A DEAL.

Photos are available at www.cbspressexpress.com 

THE TALK:

Website:  http://www.thetalk.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTalkCBS

Twitter:  http://twitter.com/#!/TheTalk_CBS  or @TheTalk_CBS

Pinterest:  http://pinterest.com/thetalkcbs/

THE PRICE IS RIGHT:

Website: http://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_price_is_right/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ThePriceIsRightCBS

Twitter: https://twitter.com/priceisright

Drew Carey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPIRHost

CBS Twitter: http://twitter.com/CBSTweet

 

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Press Contacts: 

THE TALK:

Kelli Raftery                        818-655-1598          kelli.raftery@cbs.com

Erin O'Brien                         818-655-1590          erin.obrien@cbs.com

Jennifer Solari                      818-655-7222          jennifer.solari@cbs.com

THE PRICE IS RIGHT:

Cindy Marshall                    818-655-1586          cindy.marshall@cbs.com

Steven Feldman                   212-975-7931          steven.feldman2@cbs.com

Paul Gendreau                     818-985-0245          pgpr1@roadrunner.com

Photo Contacts:

THE TALK:

Gaye Ann Bruno                  818-655-1542          gayeann.bruno@cbs.com

Heather Wines                     212-975-1079          hwines@cbs.com

 

THE PRICE IS RIGHT:

Timothy Kuratek                  212-975-7068          tkuratek@cbs.com

Amanda Beane                     818-755-1545        amanda.beane@cbs.com