The Price Is Right has aired over 9,000 episodes since its debut in 1972. It is the longest-running game show in the United States and is one of the longest network series in U.S. television history. The gameplay of the show consists of four distinct competition elements, in which nine preliminary contestants (or six, depending on episode's running time) are eventually narrowed to two finalists who compete in the game's final element, the "Showcase"
