July 6th, 2003:
Ratings, from Zap2it.com:
On Friday, the Salute to the Navy primetime special scored a 3.6 rating and a 10 share, which was enough to win the 8 o' clock hour. It was the fourth most watched show of the night, behind two fourth of July specials and 48 Hours Mystery.
On Saturday, the Salute to the Air Force primetime special scored a 4.3 rating and a 10 share. It was second in the 8 o' clock hour, behind NBC's coverage of NASCAR's Pepsi 400. It tied for second with the District for most watched show of the night. Both shows trailed behind the NASCAR race.
At this time, it looks like the Army, Coast Guard and Police and Firefighters primetime specials will not reair. Starting next week, Big Brother 4 will be taking over the Friday at 8slot, and 48 Hours Investigates will be taking over the Saturday at 8 slot.
June 30th, 2003:
Ratings, according to Mediaweek.com:
On Friday, the Salute to the Marines Primetime Special scored a 4.3 rating and a 7 share. It finished third in the 8 'o clock hour (behind Dateline and America's Funniest Home Videos) and it was the fifth most watched show of the night.
On Saturday, the sixth Million Dollar Spectacular scored a 4.5 rating and a 9 share. It won the 8 'o clock hour and tied for most watched show of the night, along with the final hour of James Patterson's 1st to Die on NBC.
June 27th, 2003:
CBS apparently can't get enough of the Price is Right. They will be reairing the Military Specials, starting with tonight. First up is the Marines special (tonight), followed by the Navy (July 4th) and then the Air Force (July 5th). All times are 8 Eastern/7 Central. There is currently no official word on when the final three specials will reair.
June 22nd, 2003:
From Zap2it, the rerun of the fifth Million Dollar Spectacular scored a 4.5 rating and a 10 share. It won the 8 o'clock hour once again and it was the second highest rated show of the night. The highest rated show of the night was the second hour of the Cosby Show: A Look Back special, which scored a 4.8 rating and a 10 share.
June 15th, 2003:
Rod, unfortunately, was unable to attend the final tapings of Season 31 and he will likely miss the first tapings of Season 32. He did however, manage to announce the 32nd Season Premiere. Check out this article for more details. Get well soon Rod! We are all behind you. We all want to see you beat this disease and see you behind the announcer's podium on a permanent basis.
According to Zap2it, the rerun of Million Dollar Spectacular #4 scored a 4.2 rating and a 10 share. This is down one full point from last week. Despite the lower rating, it still managed to win the 8 'o clock hour and be the second most watched show of the night (behind Law & Order: Special Victims Unit).
June 8th, 2003:
The rerun of the third Million Dollar Spectacular scored a 5.7 rating and an 12 share (Source: Zap2it). This was good enough to be the most watched show of the night. Over the past six weeks, the Million Dollar Spectaculars have averaged a rating of 5.35 and have won the 8 'o clock hour all six times. If this doesn't guarantee more primetime specials next season, nothing will.
It will be interesting to see what the ratings will be like over the next three weeks, when the more recent Million Dollar Spectaculars get reaired.
June 1st, 2003:
From Zap2it, the rerun of very first Million Dollar Spectacular scored a 5.3 rating and an 11 share. Much like last week, it won the 8 o' clock hour, and was the second most watched show of the night, behind America's Most Wanted.
May 28th, 2003:
Due to Rod Roddy's unfortunate situation, Burton Richardson will continue announcing until June 5th. On June 6th, Supermarket Sweep announcer Randy West will be taking over the announcing duties. Click here for more details.
May 26th, 2003:
Sadly, Rod Roddy has experienced some major complications from his last surgery. Due to this, he'll be absent from his announcing duties longer than expected. Head over here for more details. Get well soon Rod. Hopefully, better will be ahead for you where you'll be free from this awful disease.
May 25th, 2003:
According to Zap2it, the rerun of Million Dollar Spectacular #2 scored a 5.1 rating and a 10 share. For the fourth straight week, it was the most watch show during the 8 o' clock hour and it was the second most watched show of the night, behind America's Most Wanted.
May 18th, 2003:
From Zap2it, the sixth Million Dollar Spectacular earned a 5.4 rating and an 11 share. It won the 8 o' clock hour and was the fourth most watched network show of the night, behind The District, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Agency. Over the past three specials, Price has averaged a rating of 5.3, which is very respectable for Saturday night.
May 15th, 2003:
As you may have noticed on the home page, yesterday at around 6:00 PM EDT, this site received its 50000th hit since it opened just over nine months ago. This is truly an amazing accomplishment for me. I never expected to get 5000 hits in less than a year, let alone 50000. I also never expected to see this site grow so quickly; from getting 125 hits a day to just over 300. Many thanks goes out to you for taking the time to visit my site. Whether this is your first, tenth or hundredth visit to the website, I greatly appreciate you taking the time to view my summaries and stats. Thanks a million. Or more fittingly, thanks a fifty thousand.
On a similar note, I will reach another milestone this coming Tuesday. Can you guess what it is?
May 14th, 2003:
Missed them the first time around? No big deal! CBS will be rerunning the first three Million Dollar Spectaculars on three consecutive Saturdays, starting on May 24th.
May 11th, 2003:
The fifth installment of the Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular scored a 5.4 rating and a 12 share, according to Zap2it. Once again, it was the third most watched show of the night, behind The District and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
May 8th, 2003:
The Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular finished 50th in the weekly Nielsen Ratings for February 25th-March 3rd.
May 5th, 2003:
Unfortunately, Rod's colon cancer has taken a turn for the worse. Click here to find out more and find out how you can send Rod your well wishes. Get well soon Rod!
May 3rd, 2003:
From Zap2it, the most recent Million Dollar Spectacular scored a 5.2 rating and an 11 share. It was the highest rated show of the 8 o'clock hour and the third most watched show of the night, behind Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The District.
April 30th, 2003:
CBS.com has updated The Price is Right airdate scheudle. Check it out to see if/when your favorite episodes from Season 31 will air this summer.
Also, the episode originally scheduled for April 9th (but was preempted) will now air on September 2nd.
Claudia's in an issue of TV Guide (the Canadian version)! Check out the one page interview, which talks about her past, how she got the job, the difficulties of being a model and her future aspirations, in the May 3rd-9th issue.
Finally, just a reminder that the first of three Million Dollar Spectacular will air this Saturday at 8 PM (7 Central). Set those VCRs/TiVos (or Two)!
April 18th, 2003:
Have a great Easter/Passover/Third Weekend of April everyone!
April 5th, 2003:
The upcoming Primetime Specials will air on May 3rd, 10th and 17th, three consecutive Saturdays. That means Price will be on six days a week!
March 29th 2003:
According to CBS.com, the preempted March 20th and 21st episodes will be rebroadcasted on June 19th and 20th. On June 23rd-27th, the episodes originally scheduled for next week (March 31st-April 4th) will air.
March 22nd, 2003:
According to CBS.com, for obvious reasons, Price will be in reruns for the next two weeks. One of the two lost weeks will be made up on the week of April 7th-11th. That week was originally supposed to air reruns, but not it will air new episodes. The schedule does not indicate when the second week will be made up, nor when Thursday and Friday's preempted episodes will be reaired.
March 1st, 2003:
According to CBS.com, Price will taping three more Million Dollar Spectaculars on April 14th, 15th and 16th. No word on when these episodes will air.
February 22nd, 2003:
From SFGate.com, the third Million Dollar Spectaculars finished 34th in the primetime weekly Nielsen ratings (February 10th-16th).
February 13th, 2003:
From Zap2it, the third and final primetime special scored a 7.2 rating and a 12 share. It finished tied for second in the 8:00 hour.
From SFGate.com, the first two Million Dollar Spectaculars finished 30th and 42nd respectively in the primetime weekly Nielsen ratings for February 3rd-9th. 135 shows were rated.
February 8th, 2003:
According to Zap2it, the second Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular earned a 7.5 rating and a 13 share. It won the 8:00 hour.
February 6th, 2003:
According to TVTracker, the Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular #1 scored an 8.5 rating and a 12 share. It finished in second place for the 8:00 hour, behind FOX's That 70's Show & American Idol.
February 5th, 2003:
The video of the Early Show's behind the scenes look of the primetime specials can be found over here (contains spoilers; some prizes and Pricing Games are revealed).
February 4th, 2003:
Don't forget, the first of three "Price is Right Million Dollar Spectaculars" airs tomorrow night (8:00 PM in most areas). Let's hope it doesn't get killed in the ratings by American Idol.
CBS' Early Show (7:00AM-9:00AM in most areas) will air a behind the scenes look of the primetime specials tomorrow morning.
CBS.com also has a behind the scenes slideshow of the upcoming episodes. Some prizes and Pricing Games are revealed in the slideshow, so don't see if you don't want the specials to be spoiled.
Check out this Associated Press article about the Primetime Specials (contains minor spoilers).
January 29th, 2003:
Due to CBS' Star Search receiving a second series, there has been a rescheduling of the Price is Right Million Dollar Spectaculars. They will now air on Wednesday, February 5th, Friday, February 7th and Wednesday, February 12th. All three episodes will air at 8:00 PM (7 central).
From CBS.com, here is the taping schedule through June 2003:
February: 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 24, 25, 26, 27
March: 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27
April: 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30
May: 5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29
June: 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26
January 17th, 2003:
They hardly ever work, but what do we got to lose by trying? Click here to sign an online petition that wants Rod's on-air camera exposure to return.
January 3rd, 2003:
Happy 20th Anniversary Plinko!
December 14th, 2002:
The Primetime Specials will now air during February Sweeps, on February 5th, 12th and 19th (Wednesdays) at 8:00 PM. This great time slot shows how much faith CBS has in this show.
December 12th, 2002:
Happy 79th Birthday Bob!
December 9th, 2002:
According to CBS.com,the Primetime Specials will air on January 8th, 15th and 22nd (Wednesdays), presumably at 9:00 EST.
Rod Roddy will be the announcer on Hollywood Squares' "Classic Game Show Week" airing this week. Game show legends appearing on the show include Peter Marshall, Bob Eubanks and Wink Martindale. Check your local listings for stations and start times.
November 18th, 2002:
From CBS.com, here is the schedule of models who will appear on the Price is Right up until December 23rd:
November 19-25: Jennifer England and Brandi Sherwood
November 26-December 4: Brandi Sherwood and Ute Werner
December 5-11: Ute Werner and Alicia Rickter
December 12-18: Lisa Gleave and Jesse Golden
December 19-23: Jesse Golden and Shane Stirling
November 13th, 2002:
The primetime specials will now tape on January 4th, 5th and 6th. The January 7th and 8th tapings have been cancelled. The update taping schedule for January is: 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23
CBS is calling the primetime specials "Million Dollar Spectacular", apparently because the Showcase Showdowns will offer a $1,000,000 prize.
Gerry Lancaster, former Big Brother 3, The Chair and Hollywood Showdown contestant, was in the Price is Right audience on November 12th (thanks to Jay Lewis for sending the screen grab):
November 2nd, 2002:
After a month of rumors, it's finally been confirmed! Price will tape three primetime specials on January 6th, 7th and 8th. Airdate and themes of specials are still to be decided.
Due to Rod's illness, Paul Boland will be the TPiR announcer from November 5-8, followed by Burton Richardson from November 11-December 11. Rod returns on December 12th.
From CBS.com, here is the schedule of models who will appear on the Price is Right for the next few weeks:
October 29-November 4: Shawnae Jebbia and Lisa Gleave
November 5-8: Lisa Gleave and Penelope Jimenez
November 11-18: Penelope Jimenez and Jennifer England
November 19-21: Jennifer England and Brandi Sherwood
Also from CBS.com, here is the taping schedule through March 2003:
November: 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
December: 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12
January: 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23
February: 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20
March: 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31
September 28th, 2002:
Don't forget to catch Nikki on Celebrity Boot Camp this Monday at 8:00 PM (EST) on FOX.
Here's an update on Rod, curtosy of Claudia:
"Hello everyone. I talked to Rod yesteday and he is still in the hospital. He was scheduled to be in the hospital 3 to 4 days and now it is a whole week. What was supposed to be a one hour surgery turned into a 6 hour ordeal for him. He was supposed to have one tumor removed but instead they found 3. Rod was in tremendous pain because he had to have part of his colon removed but was feeling a little better yesterday. He is very optimistic and hopes to be back to work shortly. Even in the middle of all this he cant wait to get back to work and get behind that podium and do his thing! What a little fighter! "
September 24th, 2002:
Former Price is Model model Gena Lee Nolin appeared on a celebrity edition of Fear Factor yesterday. She was eliminated in the second round when she refused to eat a hissing cockroach. She won a $10,000 consolation prize for her charity.
September 19th, 2002:
From Claudia:
"Hello everyone. I just found out that Rod Roddy will be going back under the knife this Friday to remove even more cancer. Although he has been in nausiating chemotheraphy since he was operated on last September 11th the cancer has returned. He has to have it removed immediately and will miss two weeks of work if all goes as expected. This is the second time Rod had to take a leave of absence due to this cancer. The first time he had to have MAJOR SURGERY to remove a tumor the size of a large orange. This time the growth is smaller, but just as dangerous if it isnt dealt with immediately. I asked Rod if it was ok to let the board know about this and he said yes. Since his diagnosis last year... he has been very outspoken about this type of cancer encouraging people over 50 to get checked out and to not put off a simple test that could save your life. When Rod was operated on last year.. it was done just in the nick of time. Doctors beleived if they would have hesitated just a little bit longer, Rod's life would have deffinately been in jeopardy. Anyways... I just wanted ask those of you that care to include him in your prayers tonight... I know I will."
Get well soon Rod!
September 18th, 2002:
Price will undergo a major set change on Tuesday, September 24th. The changes are: The big doors have been repainted, the border around the big doors is glittery (ala the primetime specials), the turntable has been repainted (it will now depict verious Hollywood landmarks) and the CBS Curtains in the back of the audience are gone (the multicolored curtains will now surround the entire audience).
Nikki Ziering will be one of the contestants taking part in a celebrity version of FOX's "Boot Camp." The two hour special will air on September 30th.
From CBS.com, here is the taping schedue of the Price is Right for the next three months:
September: 23, 24, 25, 26, 30
October: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31
November: 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27
