Drew Carey reveals when he’s going to retire from ‘The Price Is Right’: Bob Barker ‘made a mistake’

Drew Carey knows he’s the right man for the job.

The television host, 65, discussed his future on “The Price Is Right” during an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration on Thursday.

“I’m not going anywhere,” he said.

Drew Carey and a contestant on "The Price Is Right" on March 12, 2012
Drew Carey hosting “The Price Is Right” Getty Images

Drew Carey at the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration in Hollywood on May 2, 2024
Drew Carey at the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration in Hollywood AFP via Getty Images
Carey has been hosting the beloved game show since 2007 when he took over from Bob Barker.

“I think Bob made a mistake by retiring,” Carey added. “I’m not gonna make that same mistake.”

“As long as my heart is ticking and they want me to be on the show, I think I’m gonna do ‘The Price Is Right.’ I just love it,” he said. “I think I was made for it.”

Drew Carey watches a contestant react on "The Price Is Right" on January 3, 2011
Drew Carey has been hosting “The Price Is Right” since 2007 Getty Images
“The Price Is Right” is the longest-running game show in the US. It premiered in 1972 with Barker as host, a role he continued to fill for 35 years. His final episode aired on June 15, 2007.

Barker died in August 2023 at the age of 99 after battling Alzheimer’s disease.

“It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker, yubi, has left us,” Barker’s longtime rep, Roger Neal, confirmed to The Post at the time.

Barker never publicly announced he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, but did star in a 2013 PSA for PETA which claimed not eating meat could help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

Bob Barker hosting an episode of "The Price Is Right" in January 2024
Bob Barker hosting “The Price Is Right” CBS via Getty Images
After Barker’s tragic death, Carey paid tribute to the late TV host in a statement that he shared on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

“Very sad day for the Price Is Right family, and animal lovers all over the world,” Carey wrote. “There hasn’t been a day on set that I didn’t think of Bob Barker and thank him. I will carry his memory in my heart forever. #RIPBobBarker We love you.”

Carey also raved about his predecessor a month after Barker’s death in an interview with ET on the “Price Is Right” set.

“He was so good at this,” Carey said in September 2023. “He was so good at relating to people and getting them to be relaxed and be themselves. You watch his demeanor and his attitude. He never seemed stressed.”

Drew Carey speaks at the 2024 Writers Guild Awards Los Angeles Ceremony on April 14, 2024
Drew Carey at the 2024 Writers Guild Awards Los Angeles ceremony. Getty Images for Writers Guild of America West
In that same interview, Carey shared how he’s improved as the show’s host.

“I’ve learned to relax while I’m onstage and not be so uptight about what’s going on,” he explained. “I just have to own the show and make it like my living room, because he was so comfortable in front of a camera.”