Here is an episode of The Price Is Right from 1986. Please feel free to post comments. No copyright infringement is intended. Video is the property of Freemantle Media.
This was the primetime schedule for the three networks in the NYC area for Wednesday, October 29, 1986: CBS (WCBS-TV Channel 2) 8:00pm - Together We Stand - "A Chicken in Every Wok" (S01E06) 8:30pm - Better Days - "Double-D" (S01E04) 9:00pm - Magnum, P.I. - "Death and Taxes" (S07E06) 10:00pm - The Equalizer - "Joyride" (S02E04) 11:00pm - Channel 2 News at 11 (w/Rolland Smith, Michele Marsh, Dr. Frank Field, & Warner Wolf) NBC (WNBC-TV Channel 4) 8:00pm - Highway to Heaven - "That's Our Dad" (S03E05) 9:00pm - Gimme a Break! - "The Apartment (S06E06) 9:30pm - You Again? - "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Traffic Lights" (S02E04) 10:00pm - St. Elsewhere - "You Beta Your Life" (S05E05) 11:00pm - News 4 New York (w/Chuck Scarborough, Sue Simmons, Al Roker, & Marv Albert, I believe) ABC (WABC-TV Channel 7) 8:00pm - Perfect Strangers - "Babes in Babylon" (S02E06) 8:30pm - Head of the Class - "The Outsider" (S01E05) 9:00pm - Dynasty (N/A) 10:00pm - Hotel - "Enemies Within" (S04E03) 11:00pm - Eyewitness News at 11 (w/Ernie Anastos & Kaity Tong)
here's what aired in prime time on this date: ABC: Perfect Strangers (Babes in Babylon), Head of the Class (The Outsider), Dynasty (repeat), Hotel (Enemies Within) CBS: Together We Stand (A Chicken in Every Wok), Better Days (Double-D), Magnum, P.I. (Death and Taxes), The Equalizer (Joyride) NBC: Highway to Heaven (That's Our Dad), Gimme a Break! (The Apartment), You Again? (Life, Libert and the Pursuit of Traffic Lights), St. Elsewhere (You Beta Your Life) In late night: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Guest Host Garry Shandling, Tyne Daly, Bill Maher, Susan Sarandon), Late Night with David Letterman (Daryl Hall, Katja Nick, Martin Scorsese)
Notice that in another episode around this time period Rod dressed not in sequin jacket/tie...must not became a trademark until a year or two later he dressed like that all the time.
Also for each of those 6 One Bid Prizes, I would have guessed the following. Outdoor Playset: $1,220 Wing Chairs: $550 Microwave Range: $1,000 Luggage: $1,000 Stereo System: $1,000 Scuba Gear: $1,488