Detroit, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, New York, Dallas and San Francisco To Join Search

Three Semi-Finalists From Each Participating Market Will Be Flown to Los Angeles;

One of the Three Is Guaranteed To Be on Contestants' Row

            CBS's THE PRICE IS RIGHT is adding five markets as it conducts a national contestant search for the first time in the show's nearly 38-year history.  THE PRICE IS RIGHT producers will interview contestant hopefuls in major U.S. markets.  Three participants will be selected from each location to fly to Los Angeles and attend a taping of the legendary game show between September 2009 and February 2010.  A bidder's spot on Contestants' Row will be guaranteed to one of the three participants, who will learn if they are selected to "come on down" when they hear their name called during the show's taping. 

            The cities being added are as follows:

Thursday, Aug. 13:                   Baltimore, Md., WJZ-TV                     http://www.wjz.com/

SPCA                                      10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

3300 Falls Road

Baltimore, Md. 21211

Sponsored by Mr. Basement

Tuesday, Aug. 18:                    Detroit, WWJ-TV                                http://www.wwjtv.com/

Gardner White Furniture           3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

45300 Hayes Road

Macomb Township, Mich. 48042

Tuesday, Aug. 18:                    Pittsburgh, Pa.., KDKA-TV                 http://www.kdka.com/

Rivers Casino                           12 Noon - 6:00 PM

1301 Beaver Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233

Tuesday, Aug. 18                     Yonkers, N.Y., WCBS-TV                  http://www.wcbstv.com/

Empire City Casino                   12 Noon - 3:00 PM

at Yonkers Raceway

810 Yonkers Avenue

Yonkers, NY 10704

Thursday, August 20:                Johnson City, N.Y., WBNG-TV          http://www.wbng.com/

Oakdale Mall                           11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

635 Harry L Drive

Johnson City, N.Y. 13790

Saturday, Aug. 22:                    Dallas, KTVT-TV                                http://www.cbs11tv.com/

Stone Mountain Carpet             10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

            825 Airport Freeway

Hurst, Texas  76053

Saturday, Aug. 29:                    San Francisco, KPIX-TV                     http://www.cbs5.com/

Twin Pine Casino & Hotel        3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Hwy 29 at Rancheria Road

Middletown, Calif. 95461

            All entrants must be legal U.S. residents, aged 18 and over.  Official rules can be found on each individual station's website, and upcoming schedules will be posted at http://www.cbs.com/.

            THE PRICE IS RIGHT, the longest-running game show in television history, is hosted by Drew Carey.  Produced by FremantleMedia North America, THE PRICE IS RIGHT is broadcast weekdays (11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. 

On the Web: http://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_price_is_right/

Contacts:

WJZ-TV             Tanya Black                          410-466-0013 x526    tblack@cbs.com

WWJ-TV            Heather Kuh                          248-355-7092             hakuh@cbs.com

KDKA-TV         Bob Schoeppner                   412-575-2272             bschoeppner@cbs.com 

WCBS-TV         Michele Mandeville/   212-975-3341             https://webmail.cbs.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=3354dce2b3c6460fae34278d7b88befd&URL=mailto%3amichele%26judi%40cbs2ny.com

                           Judi Levine

WBNG-TV         Christina Rockhill                   607-584-7235             rockhill@wbngtv.com

KTVT-TV          Lori Conrad                          214-245-5529             lconrad@cbs.com

KPIX-TV           Jack Schwartz                       415-765-8694             jschwartz@cbs.com

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

                           Meredith Tiger                       212-975-3929             mftiger@cbs.com

FremantleMedia North America:

                           Manfred Westphal                 818-748-1148             Manfred.Westphal@fremantlemedia.com

Photo Contacts:   Rudi Simpson                        818-655-1545             rudi.simpson@cbs.com

                           Jeff Staab                              212-975-4107             jrstaab@cbs.com