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The Price is Right and Its Cunning Strategy to Keep People Watching
19:24 - 22:47 (03:22)
Learn about the clever tactics that The Price is Right uses to keep their audience engaged and the show's ratings high, including bringing out a more challenging game when contestants are doing well.
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Game shows made a comeback after quiz shows were almost dead.
19:24 - 21:14 (01:50)
Game Shows
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Game shows made a comeback after quiz shows were almost dead. Today, the prize budget is part of the show budget, and producers hoped no one would ever get to the $10 million question.
ChapterThe Price is Right and Its Cunning Strategy to Keep People Watching
EpisodeSelects: How Game Shows Work
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On the Price is Right, if the contestants are winning too easily, the show producers will bring out more difficult games such as Plinko or Penny-anny to balance things out.
21:14 - 23:07 (01:53)
The Price is Right
Summary
On the Price is Right, if the contestants are winning too easily, the show producers will bring out more difficult games such as Plinko or Penny-anny to balance things out.