Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Family Feud is a broadcast network spin-off of the syndicated American game show Family Feud. Like the primetime All-Star Specials aired during the late 1970s and early 1980s by the show's then-network home ABC, the episodes feature teams of celebrities playing as a 'family' for charity, rather than the regular format of real families playing for cash and prizes.

Celebrity Family Feud
GenreGame show
Based onFamily Feud
by Mark Goodson
Directed byKen Fuchs
Presented by
Narrated byBurton Richardson
Theme music composerWalt Levinsky
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes65 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time45–48 minutes
Production companies
  • Feudin' Productions (2008)
  • Triple Threat Productions (2015–present)
  • Fremantle
Release
Original network
Original releaseJune 24, 2008 (2008-06-24) –
present
External links
Website

The current version, outside the one-season summer format on NBC, has aired as a summer series on ABC since 2015, as a part of that network's "Summer Fun & Games" blocks of primetime game shows.

History

The first incarnation of the spin-off was broadcast in 2008 by NBC as part of a block of summer reality series it branded as All-American Summer.[1] Instead of featuring the host of the syndicated version at the time, John O'Hurley (who was hosting the short-lived Secret Talents of the Stars for CBS), the NBC celebrity version was hosted by Al Roker of NBC's morning show Today.[1] This incarnation only lasted for one season before it was cancelled in March 2009. There were six episodes, with the first episode airing on June 24, 2008 and the last episode airing on July 29, 2008.

On April 9, 2015, ABC announced that it had picked up a new incarnation of Celebrity Family Feud, premiering on June 21, 2015 and hosted by Steve Harvey—the current host of the syndicated version of Family Feud.[2][3][4][5] It marked the first time that any version of Family Feud aired on ABC since the end of the original version hosted by Richard Dawson in June 1985. Unlike the current syndicated version of Feud, which was taped in Atlanta, Georgia from 2011 until 2017 and again since 2020, this version has always been produced in Los Angeles, California, and features the return of Burton Richardson, who announced the show from 1999 to 2010, to the series. On August 4, 2016, ABC renewed Celebrity Family Feud for a fourth season.[6] On August 6, 2017, ABC renewed Celebrity Family Feud for a fifth season and premiered on June 10, 2018.[7] On August 7, 2018, ABC renewed Celebrity Family Feud for a sixth season, which premiered on June 9, 2019.[8] On November 20, 2019, the series was renewed for a seventh season which premiered on May 31, 2020.[9]

Under the terms of Fremantle's agreement with ABC, the network has a strict limit on how many episodes of Celebrity Family Feud it can release each season, so as not to compete against Family Feud's regular run in syndication.[10]

Series overview
Main article: List of Celebrity Family Feud episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
16June 24, 2008 (2008-06-24)July 29, 2008 (2008-07-29)NBC
26June 21, 2015 (2015-06-21)July 26, 2015 (2015-07-26)ABC
310June 26, 2016 (2016-06-26)September 11, 2016 (2016-09-11)
410June 11, 2017 (2017-06-11)September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
511June 10, 2018 (2018-06-10)September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)
611June 9, 2019 (2019-06-09)September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)
711May 31, 2020 (2020-05-31)October 29, 2020 (2020-10-29)

Format

During the NBC run of Celebrity Family Feud, each episode featured a tournament format with three games. The winners of the two semi-final games played a final game, with the winner advancing to Fast Money. Due to time constraints, the format was slightly modified from the 2003 format used by the syndicated version, in that the double value round is eliminated, with each match containing two single rounds and a triple round, although the game still played first to 300 points or sudden death. In Fast Money, if one or both team members accrued at least 200 points, the group won $50,000 for their charity; otherwise, $25,000 was awarded to the group's charity if they fail. Families that lost and did not play Fast Money received $10,000 for their charity.

The ABC version does not use a tournament format and follows the same format as the syndicated version. Most episodes feature two self-contained games, each concluding with Fast Money. Teams earn $25,000 for their chosen charity by scoring 200 points; otherwise, $10,000 if they fail. Teams who lose the main game receive $5,000 for their charity. In later seasons, some episodes consist of a single hour-long game.

International versions
CountryLocal NameHostChannelYear Aired
 Australia Celebrity Family Feud Rob Brough Seven Network 1990–1991
All Star Family Feud Grant Denyer Network Ten 2016–2018
 Belgium Familieraad Chris Van den Durpel vtm 2014
 Germany Familien-Duell Daniel Hartwich RTL 2013
 United Kingdom All Star Family Fortunes Vernon Kay ITV 2006–2015

References
  1. Adalian, Josef (2008-03-25). "'Family Feud' heading to primetime". Variety. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. Dove, Steve (June 5, 2015). "Celebrity Contestants Announced for "Celebrity Family Feud"". ABC press release. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  3. "'Celebrity Family Feud' to Premiere Sunday June 21, on ABC With Episode Featuring Anthony Anderson & Toni Braxton". tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. "Vernon Davis Is Terrible at Family Feud, Which It Turns Out, Is Also Awful". awfulannoucing.com. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. "The top 10 surprise hit television shows of 2015". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  6. Andreeva, Nellie (2016-08-04). "ABC Renews 'Celebrity Family Feud', 'Pyramid', 'Match Game' & 'To Tell The Truth' -TCA". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  7. Pedersen, Erik (18 April 2018). "ABC's Sunday Fun & Games Block Gets Summer Return Date". Deadline. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  8. "ABC Announces Summer Premiere Dates with Expanded "Summer Fun & Games" Lineup, Captivating Dramas and "The Bachelor" Franchise All Summer Long". The Futon Critic. April 10, 2019.
  9. Pena, Jessica (2020-04-14). "Holey Moley, To Tell the Truth, Celebrity Family Feud, Match Game, Press Your Luck: ABC Games Shows Return". canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  10. Adalian, Josef (November 9, 2020). "ABC orders Celebrity Wheel of Fortune". Vulture.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
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