Celebrity Family Feud

Last updated
Celebrity Family Feud
Celebrity Family Feud 2015 logo.png
Genre Game show
Based on Family Feud
by Mark Goodson
Directed byKen Fuchs
Presented by
Narrated by
Theme music composer Walt Levinsky
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes108 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time45–48 minutes
Production companies
  • Fremantle
  • Feudin' Productions (2008)
  • Triple Threat Productions (2015–present)
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseJune 24 (2008-06-24) 
July 29, 2008 (2008-07-29)
Network ABC
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.

Contents

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

History

Early incarnations

Family Feud spin-offs with celebrity contestants date back to the show's original, Richard Dawson-hosted incarnation on ABC, which —from May 8, 1978 until May 25, 1984—occasionally featured primetime "All-Star Specials" played between teams of cast members from different television series (but most often fellow ABC shows). [1]

NBC run

In March 2008, NBC announced that a spin-off of the current syndicated run of Family Feud—Celebrity Family Feud—would air during its summer lineup that year. It was promoted as part of "All-American Summer"—a slate of reality and game shows being aired by NBC in the lead-up to the 2008 Summer Olympics (including fellow FremantleMedia series America's Got Talent). [2] [3] [4]

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), Celebrity Family Feud was instead hosted by Al Roker of NBC's morning show Today . [2] This incarnation only lasted for one season before it was cancelled in March 2009. This edition of the show taped a total of six episodes, with the first episode airing on June 24, 2008 and the last episode airing on July 29, 2008.

ABC run

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. [5] [6] [7] [8] 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 syndicated edition of Family Feud from 1999 to 2010, to the series.

The show has been renewed annually, with an eleventh season ordered in February 2024. [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]

The eleventh season, which began airing in July 2024, featured Myeshia Mizuno assuming the role of showrunner, and Rubin Ervin (the current announcer of the syndicated version of Family Feud) replacing Richardson as announcer. [11] The order for season 11 also included two The Best of Family Feud clip shows presented by Harvey—Decades of Laughs (a retrospective featuring notable moments spanning the history of the show's run), and The Best of Steve Harvey. [9] [12]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
1 6June 24, 2008 (2008-06-24)July 29, 2008 (2008-07-29) NBC
2 6June 21, 2015 (2015-06-21)July 26, 2015 (2015-07-26) ABC
3 10June 26, 2016 (2016-06-26)September 11, 2016 (2016-09-11)
4 10June 11, 2017 (2017-06-11)September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
5 11June 10, 2018 (2018-06-10)September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)
6 11June 9, 2019 (2019-06-09)September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)
7 11May 31, 2020 (2020-05-31)October 29, 2020 (2020-10-29)
8 11June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19)
9 11July 10, 2022 (2022-07-10)September 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)
10 10July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09)December 13, 2023 (2023-12-13)
11 12 [13] July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09)December 4, 2024 (2024-12-04) [13]

Format

During the NBC run of Celebrity Family Feud, each episode featured a tournament format with three matches. The winners of the two semi-final matches played a final game, with the winner advancing to Fast Money. While the matches were still played to 300 points as usual, each match consisted of only three rounds (two single rounds and a triple round, with sudden death if needed, and no double round). 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 instead, extended with an extra round and the game being played to 500 points instead of 300. 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. In two episodes where both teams played for the same charity, Fast Money was played jointly by one member of each team.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the eighth and ninth seasons used a different staging for social distancing reasons, consisting of individual podiums in a staggered layout for each team member; this also allowed some teams to have six players instead of the standard five.

International versions

Related Research Articles

<i>Match Game</i> American television game show

Match Game is an American television panel game show that premiered on NBC in 1962 and has been revived several times over the course of the last six decades. The game features contestants trying to match answers given by celebrity panelists to fill-in-the-blank questions. Beginning with the CBS run of the 1970s, the questions are often formed as humorous double entendres.

<i>Family Feud</i> American television game show

Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson. Two families compete on each episode to name the most popular answers to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caroline Rhea</span> Canadian actress and comedian (born 1964)

Caroline Gilchrist Rhea is a Canadian actress and stand-up comedian, who is best known for portraying Hilda Spellman in the ABC series Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and voicing Linda Flynn-Fletcher in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb.

<i>Lets Make a Deal</i> American game show

Let's Make a Deal is a television game show that originated in the United States in 1963 and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The program was created and produced by Stefan Hatos and Monty Hall, the latter serving as its host for nearly 30 years.

<i>Pyramid</i> (franchise) American game show

Pyramid is an American game show franchise that has aired several versions domestically and internationally. The show was developed by Bob Stewart. The original series, The $10,000 Pyramid, debuted on CBS on March 26, 1973, and spawned seven subsequent Pyramid series. Most later series featured a full title format matching the original series, with the title reflecting an increasing top prize. Two teams, each consisting of a celebrity and contestant, attempt to convey mystery words and phrases within a common category, against a time limit, to win cash and prizes. The title refers to the show's pyramid-shaped gameboard, featuring six categories arranged in a triangular fashion. The various Pyramid series have won a total of nine Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Game Show, second only to Jeopardy!, which has won 13.

To Tell the Truth is an American television panel show. Four celebrity panelists are presented with three contestants and must identify which is the "central character" whose unusual occupation or experience has been read aloud by the show's host. When the panelists question the contestants, the two impostors may lie whereas the "central character" must tell the truth. The setup adds the impostor element to the format of What's My Line? and I've Got a Secret.

<i>Password</i> (American game show) American television game show

Password is an American television game show. Two teams, each composed of a celebrity and contestant, attempt to convey mystery words to each other using only single-word clues, in order to win cash prizes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gene Wood</span> American game show announcer (1925–2004)

Eugene Edward Wood was an American television personality, known primarily for his work as an announcer on various game shows. From the 1950s to the 1990s, he announced many game shows, primarily Mark Goodson–Bill Todman productions such as Family Feud, Classic Concentration, Card Sharks, Password, and Beat the Clock. Wood also served a brief stint as a host on this last show, and on another show, Anything You Can Do. After retiring from game shows in 1996, Wood worked as an announcer for the Game Show Network until his retirement in 1998.

<i>Who Wants to Be a Millionaire</i> (American game show) American television game show

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is an American television game show based on the format of the same-titled British program created by David Briggs, Steven Knight and Mike Whitehill and developed in the United States by Michael Davies. The show features a quiz competition with contestants attempting to win a top prize of $1,000,000 by answering a series of multiple-choice questions, usually of increasing difficulty. The program has endured as one of the longest-running and most successful international variants in the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? franchise.

<i>Gameshow Marathon</i> (American game show) 2006 American TV series or program

Gameshow Marathon is an American television program which aired on CBS from May 31 to June 29, 2006. It is based on the United Kingdom series Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon which aired on ITV in 2005. It also aired in Canada on CTV.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daytime television in the United States</span>

Daytime television is the general term for television programs produced for broadcast during the daytime hours on weekdays; programs broadcast in the daypart historically have been programmed to appeal to a female audience.

<i>The Price Is Right</i> (1956 American game show) American game show

The Price Is Right is an American game show produced by Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions, wherein contestants placed successive bids on merchandise prizes with the goal of bidding closest to each prize's actual retail price without surpassing it. The show was a precursor to the current and best-known version of the program, which premiered in 1972 on CBS's daytime schedule. It makes The Price Is Right one of only a few game show franchises to have aired in some form across all three of the Big Three television networks.

<i>The Price Is Right</i> (franchise) American game show franchise

The Price Is Right is a television game show franchise created by Bob Stewart, originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman; currently it is produced and owned by Fremantle. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed media, and board games. The franchise began in 1956 as a television game show hosted by Bill Cullen and was revamped in 1972, initially as "The New Price Is Right". This version was originally hosted by Bob Barker. Drew Carey has hosted the program since 2007.

<i>Weakest Link</i> (American game show) American television game show

Weakest Link is an American television game show that made its debut in 2001. It is an adaptation of the British television series of the same name.

<i>The Celebrity Apprentice</i> American TV reality series

The Celebrity Apprentice is an American television reality competition series. It is a variation of The Apprentice series hosted by real estate developer Donald Trump from 2008 to 2015, and actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from January to August 2017, when it was canceled.

<i>Wheel of Fortune</i> (American game show) American television game show

Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show has aired continuously since January 6, 1975. Contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those in hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel. The current version of the series, which airs in nightly syndication, premiered on September 19, 1983.

<i>Minute to Win It</i> International game show franchise

Minute to Win It is an international game show franchise where contestants take part in a series of 60-second challenges that use objects that are commonly available around the house. The first version of Minute to Win It to air was the American primetime game show, which premiered on NBC on March 14, 2010, and ran till 2011 with host Guy Fieri. It was revived in 2013 on GSN with host Apolo Ohno. The second network to air a version of the concept was Brazil's SBT, on April 17, 2010. This series was called Nada Além de um Minuto and was played as part of the pre-existing program Programa Silvio Santos, hosted by Silvio Santos. Then on April 30, 2010, Germany's Sat.1 aired Die perfekte Minute and on June 22, 2010, Australia's Seven Network aired Minute to Win It. Currently over fifty countries worldwide have produced a version of Minute to Win It.

The Chase is an American television quiz show adapted from the British program of the same name. It premiered on August 6, 2013, on the Game Show Network (GSN). It was hosted by Brooke Burns and featured Mark Labbett as the "chaser". A revival of the show premiered on January 7, 2021, on ABC. It is hosted by Sara Haines and initially featured as the chasers Jeopardy! champions James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter. Labbett returned as a chaser in June 2021, before stepping down in 2022 along with Jennings. In their place are Buzzy Cohen, Brandon Blackwell, and Victoria Groce.

<i>Celebrity Name Game</i> Television series

Celebrity Name Game is an American syndicated game show that premiered on September 22, 2014. Based on the board game Identity Crisis, the series was developed by Courteney Cox and David Arquette's Coquette Productions and was originally pitched as a primetime series for CBS with Craig Ferguson as host. The series was later picked up by FremantleMedia and Debmar-Mercury as a syndicated series for 2014 with Ferguson, who left The Late Late Show on December 19, 2014, remaining as host as well as an executive producer. The series marks Coquette's first foray into game shows. The show was subsequently renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 21, 2015.

References

  1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–present. Random House. pp. 450–451. ISBN   978-0-307-48320-1.
  2. 1 2 Adalian, Josef (2008-03-25). "'Family Feud' heading to primetime". Variety. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. Schneider, Michael (2008-03-05). "NBC plans 'All-American' summer". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  4. Schneider, Michael (2008-03-05). "NBC plans 'All-American' summer". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  5. 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.
  6. "'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.
  7. "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.
  8. "The top 10 surprise hit television shows of 2015". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  9. 1 2 Rice, Lynette (2024-02-10). "'Celebrity Family Feud,' 'Jeopardy! Masters' Renewed By ABC". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  10. 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.
  11. Hailu, Selome (February 10, 2024). "'Jeopardy! Masters' Renewed for Season 2; 'Celebrity Family Feud' Renewed for Season 10". Variety . Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  12. Roush, Matt (2024-07-09). "'Family Feud' Retrospective, Melissa Etheridge's Prison Concert, Sharks' 'Deadliest Bite,' 'Boyfriend' from Japan". TV Insider. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  13. 1 2 "Celebrity Family Feud Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.