A ‘Price’ meeting for O’Donnell

Sometimes when the universe closes a door, it opens up what’s behind showcase No. 2.

Having recently flown from “The View,” Rosie O’Donnell confirmed via her personal blog that she is meeting with producers soon about the possibility of succeeding Bob Barker as host of CBS’ “The Price is Right.”

Officials at CBS were unavailable for comment, but the network has struggled to line up a replacement for the iconic Barker, whose 35-year run ended Friday. O’Donnell has made no secret of her desire to take over the game show, but the interest by CBS is apparently a new development. In earlier postings, O’Donnell wrote that the network didn’t “want me, boo hoo.”

CBS has been auditioning replacements for several months. The leading candidates have been George Hamilton, the famously tan film and television veteran; Mark Steines, co-host of “Entertainment Tonight”; and Todd Newton, host of a stage version of “The Price is Right” at Bally’s in Las Vegas.

Martin Miller