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Celebrity Family Feud
GenreGame show
Based onFamily Feud
by Mark Goodson
Directed byKen Fuchs
Presented by
Narrated by
Theme music composerWalt Levinsky
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes108 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time45–48 minutes
Production companies
  • Feudin' Productions (2008)
  • Triple Threat Productions (2015–present)
  • Fremantle
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJune 24 (2008-06-24) –
July 29, 2008 (2008-07-29)
NetworkABC
ReleaseJune 21, 2015 (2015-06-21) –
present

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 celebrities and their real families, or teams of celebrities playing as a 'family' for charity, rather than the regular format of ordinary families playing for cash and prizes.

Since 2015, the series has aired as part of ABC's "Summer Fun & Games" block of primetime game shows.

History

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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. The show has been renewed annually, with an eleventh season ordered in February 2024,[6] Myeshia Mizuno assuming the role of showrunner, and Rubin Ervin—the current announcer of the syndicated version of Family Feud, replacing Richardson as announcer.[7] The order for 2024 also included two clip show specials highlighting Family Feud itself, Decades of Laughs and The Best of Steve Harvey.[6] Both of these specials were taped in Atlanta.

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.[8]

Series overview

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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)
811June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19)
911July 10, 2022 (2022-07-10)September 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)
1010July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09)December 13, 2023 (2023-12-13)
1112[9]July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09)December 4, 2024 (2024-12-04)[9]

Format

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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. However, 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 failed. 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; some episodes in later seasons consist of a single hour-long game. Winning teams earn $25,000 for their chosen charity by scoring 200 points in Fast Money, or $10,000 if they do not; teams that lose the main game earn $5,000 for their charity. On episodes aired September 12, 2021 and July 30, 2024, both teams were playing for the same charity, so a member of each team played Fast Money for the $25,000 prize. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the eighth and ninth seasons used a socially distanced set with individual podiums, which allowed for some teams to have six players instead of the standard five.

In the 2023 ABC holiday special, which consisted of a single game, an extra round was added, with the total number of points required to win changed to 500. After the winning team accumulated 200 points in Fast Money, they won $50,000 for their charity; the losing team received $25,000 for their charity.

International versions

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Country Local Name Host Channel Year 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
Brazil Tem Ou Não Tem Marcos Mion TV Globo 2021–present
Chile ¡Qué dice Chile!: Celebrity
¡Qué dice Chile! Prime 		Martín Cárcamo Canal 13 2022–present
Germany Familien-Duell Daniel Hartwich RTL 2013
Indonesia Famili 100 Bintang-Bintang Sonny Tulung ANTV 1997
Indosiar 1999–2004
Spain Family Feud: la batalla de los famosos Nuria Roca Antena 3 2021
United Kingdom All Star Family Fortunes Vernon Kay ITV 2006–2015

References

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  1. ^ a b Adalian, Josef (2008-03-25). "'Family Feud' heading to primetime". Variety. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ Dove, Steve (June 5, 2015). "Celebrity Contestants Announced for "Celebrity Family Feud"". ABC press release. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. 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. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. ^ "The top 10 surprise hit television shows of 2015". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b Rice, Lynette (2024-02-10). "'Celebrity Family Feud,' 'Jeopardy! Masters' Renewed By ABC". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  7. ^ Hailu, Selome (February 10, 2024). "'Jeopardy! Masters' Renewed for Season 2; 'Celebrity Family Feud' Renewed for Season 10". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Adalian, Josef (November 9, 2020). "ABC orders Celebrity Wheel of Fortune". Vulture.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference The Futon Critic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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