Question: when did the price is right first air
Answer: of episodes 2,263 Production Running time 30 minutes Production company ( s ) Mark Goodson - Bill Todman Productions Release Original network NBC ( 1956 -- 1963 ) ABC ( 1963 -- 1965 ) Picture format Black & White ( Daytime 1956 -- 1959 , 1963 -- 1965 ; Nighttime 1963 -- 1964 ) Color ( Nighttime 1957 -- 1963 ; Daytime 1959 -- 1963 ) Audio format Mono Original release November 26 , 1956 ( 1956 - 11 - 26 ) -- September 3 , 1965 ( 1965 - 09 - 03 ) Chronology Followed by The Price Is Right ( 1972 version ) ( 1972 -- present )