The Price Is Right 50th Anniversary Special

Thursday, Sept. 30, 9/8c, CBS

- Damian Holbrook

“COME ON DOWN!” gets to stay up late for a lively primetime celebration of the daytime staple’s 50th anniversary. Since its debut on September 4, 1972 (bottom left), the iconic series has handed out more than $300 million in cash and prizes, including its first-ever auto giveaway, a $2,746 Chevy Vega. For the big party, The Price Is Right is returning to its roots. “We have a brand-new game that’s really fun called Back to ’72,” says Drew Carey, who just began his 15th year as host (top center: his October 15, 2007, debut). “We have prizes that we had on the show in 1972 when it was still just a half hour, a