<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Price Is Right ( 1956 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Bob Stewart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> Paul Alter Max Miller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> Bill Cullen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Narrated by </Th> <Td> Don Pardo ( 1956 -- 1963 ) Johnny Gilbert ( 1963 -- 1965 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 2,263 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 30 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company ( s ) </Th> <Td> Mark Goodson - Bill Todman Productions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> NBC ( 1956 -- 1963 ) ABC ( 1963 -- 1965 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> Black & White ( Daytime 1956 -- 1959 , 1963 -- 1965 ; Nighttime 1963 -- 1964 ) Color ( Nighttime 1957 -- 1963 ; Daytime 1959 -- 1963 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> Mono </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> November 26 , 1956 ( 1956 - 11 - 26 ) -- September 3 , 1965 ( 1965 - 09 - 03 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> The Price Is Right ( 1972 version ) ( 1972 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
what year did the price is right first air
November 26 , 1956