Family Feud Africa

Family Feud Africa is a South African game show produced by BBC African Rapid Blue and American Steve Harvey Global, distributed by Fremantle, broadcast on e.tv, starting from April 5, 2020.[1] It is the South African version of the American show of the same name, and was filmed after Season 21 of the current United States version (which started in 1999) was completed, in December 2019. Fremantle offered selected production staffers and host Steve Harvey for the production.[2]

Family Feud Africa
Genre	Game show
Created by	Mark Goodson
Presented by	Steve Harvey
Theme music composer	Walt Levinsky Edd Kalehoff
Country of origin	South Africa
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Production companies	Steve Harvey Global Rapid Blue
Distributor	Fremantle
Release
Original network	e.tv
Original release	April 5, 2020 (2020-04-05) – present
Chronology
Related shows	Family Feud (United States)
External links
Website

The show's logo is based on the logo from the first seven seasons (1999–2006) of the current US version, with the set based on the 2010 version. The show uses both the 1976 and 1988 variants of "The Feud" composed Walt Levinsky music cues, and for round-winning or Fast Money-winning situations, the Edd Kalehoff–composed versions used by the 1994–95 Richard Dawson version is used instead. The graphics come from the CBS-produced Australian version.

Similar to the original (pre-1991) United States rules, families win money based on their main game score. The first and second rounds are single, the third and fourth are double, and the fifth round, if necessary, is triple points. As usual, the winner is the family that reaches 300 points, which allows them to play Fast Money. Both families win 50 South African Rand per point in the main game, and Fast Money is played for 150 Rand per point in Fast Money. A win in Fast Money (200 points) augments the prize money to 75,000 Rand plus their earlier winnings.

Unlike the United States version, there is product placement from KFC South Africa franchisee (a practice usually prohibited on United States game shows following the quiz show scandals).

A Ghanaian version is also produced in South Africa, and is broadcast on TV3 Ghana, also with Steve Harvey at the helm. Australian rules are used (four players per family) with only four rounds (double points in round three and triple points in round four, and the family leading after four rounds plays Fast Money for $5,000. Both families earn $5 per point and a Fast Money loss awards $15 per point.

Another Tunisian version of the show is also being produced in Tunisia hosted by Karim El Gharbi and broadcast on El Hiwar El Tounsi while the rules are the same as the U.S. version, however, the name is different due to it being translated as Malla Twensa - ملاّ توانسة in Tunisian Arabic dialect. Season 1 first episode was aired on Tuesday October 13, 2020.