Originally Bill Cullen, the host of the original version, was considered as host of the new version of the show. However, his limp from polio and the staging of the new version made this improbable, so other hosts were considered. Mark Goodson and Bill Todman wanted veteran Dennis James to emcee the new version. He hosted an unaired TV pilot that they showed to CBS to demonstrate how the show would work. CBS Daytime VP B. Donald Grant liked the concept, but wasn't sold on James as host. Grant had been talking to Bob Barker about how he was bringing game shows back to daytime television on CBS and if he would be interested in hosting one of the shows. Barker, who was already hosting Truth or Consequences on daily syndication at the time, said he would be. Grant and Goodson/Todman came to a compromise: Barker would host the daytime version on CBS and James would host the weekly nighttime version on syndication.
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