Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Family Feud
Created by	Mark Goodson Bill Todman
Based on	Family Feud
Presented by	Al Roker (2008) Steve Harvey (2015–present)
Narrated by	Burton Richardson
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Running time	45–48 minutes
Release
Original network	NBC (2008) ABC (2015–)
Original release	June 24, 2008 – present
External links
Website

Celebrity Family Feud is a spin-off of the American game show Family Feud. Similarly to the primetime All-Star Specials featured during the late 1970s and early 1980s, the episodes feature teams of celebrities playing for charity rather than normal contestants.

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, the NBC celebrity version was hosted by Al Roker of the Today Show.^[1] Five-player teams composed of a celebrity captain and four friends and/or relatives competed against each other with a $50,000 top prize to be donated to the charity of the winning team's choice.

On April 9, 2015, ABC announced that it would air six new episodes of Celebrity Family Feud over the summer, which premiered on June 21, 2015. The 2015 version was 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, taped at the Atlanta Civic Center, this version was produced at CBS Television City. On January 9, 2016, ABC renewed Celebrity Family Feud for a third season.^[6]

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 members of the team accumulated a total of 200 points or more, the group won $50,000 for their charity. If the playing members did not reach 200 points, $25,000 was awarded to the group's charity.

The ABC version does not use a tournament format and follows the same format as the syndicated version. Two self-contained games are played per-episode, each concluding with Fast Money played for $25,000 for the team's chosen charity. If the playing members do not reach 200 points, $10,000 is awarded to the group's charity. Families who lose the main game and do not play Fast Money receive $5,000 for their charity.

Episodes

Season 1 (2008)

No. in series	No. in season	Original air date	Celebrity Families Game 1	Celebrity Families Game 2	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	June 24, 2008	Ice-T vs. Joan & Melissa Rivers	Raven-Symoné vs. Wayne Newton	8.77[7]
2	2	July 1, 2008	The Girls Next Door vs. Vincent Pastore	Kathie Lee Gifford vs. Duane Chapman	6.96[8]
3	3	July 8, 2008	The Office vs. American Gladiators	My Name Is Earl: Hickeys vs. Camdenites	7.49[9]
4	4	July 15, 2008	Bill Engvall vs. Larry the Cable Guy	Vivica A. Fox vs. Mo'Nique	7.86[10]
5	5	July 22, 2008	Kim Kardashian vs. Deion Sanders	Tiki Barber vs. Ed McMahon	7.30[11]
6	6	July 29, 2008	American Chopper vs. Christopher Knight	Corbin Bernsen vs. Margaret Cho	7.51[12]

Season 2 (2015)

No. in series	No. in season	Original air date	Celebrity Families Game 1	Celebrity Families Game 2	U.S. viewers (millions)
7	1	June 21, 2015	Anthony Anderson vs. Toni Braxton	Monica Potter vs. Curtis Stone	8.66[13]
8	2	June 28, 2015	NFL's AFC vs. NFC	Dancing with the Stars vs. The Bachelor & The Bachelorette	8.28[14]
9	3	July 5, 2015	Phil McGraw vs. Garry & Penny Marshall	Kevin McHale vs. Fred Willard	7.11[15]
10	4	July 12, 2015	Cheryl Hines vs. Niecy Nash	Willie Robertson vs. Katy Mixon	8.72[16]
11	5	July 19, 2015	Rob, Dan, and Chris Gronkowski vs. Holly and Rodney Peete	Bill Engvall vs. Keke Palmer	8.81[17]
12	6	July 26, 2015	Joey Lawrence vs. Mario Lopez	Ed Asner vs. Vicki Lawrence	8.71[18]

International versions

Country	Local Name	Host	Channel	Year Aired
Australia	All Star Family Feud	Grant Denyer	Ten Network	2016
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–present

References

1. "‘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. 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. "ABC Renews ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ With Steve Harvey, Orders ‘Pyramid’ With Michael Strahan". Deadline.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
7. "Nielsen Ratings Tuesday June 24: Summer Reality Rules". TV by the Numbers. June 25, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
8. "Nielsen Ratings Tuesday, July 1: Wipeout's No Wipeout". TV by the Numbers. July 2, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
9. "Nielsen Ratings Tuesday, July 8: Hell's Kitchen, Wipeout, Talent Rule Night". TV by the Numbers. July 9, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
10. "Nielsen Ratings Tuesday, July 15: NL's Loss Is Fox's Win". TV by the Numbers. July 16, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
11. "Nielsen Ratings Tuesday, July 22: Wipeout and Got Talent Rule Night". TV by the Numbers. July 23, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
12. Seidman, Robert (July 30, 2008). "Nielsen Ratings Tuesday, July 29: Goodbye Randy Pausch". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
13. Bibel, Sara (June 22, 2015). "Sunday Final Ratings: U.S. Open Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers (Zap2it). Retrieved June 30, 2015.
14. Kondolojy, Amanda (June 30, 2015). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Celebrity Family Feud' & 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; 'Golan the Insatiable' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers (Zap2it). Retrieved June 30, 2015.
15. Bibel, Sara (July 8, 2015). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' & 'Celebrity Family Feud' Adjusted Up & Final Women's World Cup Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
16. Bibel, Sara (July 14, 2015). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up, 'BattleBots' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
17. Bibel, Sara (July 20, 2015). "ABC Wins Sunday in Adults 18–49 with 'Celebrity Family Feud', 'BattleBots' & 'Save My Life: Boston Trauma'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
18. "Sunday Final Ratings: ‘Big Brother’ Adjusted Up; No Adjustment for ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ or ‘Welcome to Sweden’". TV By The Numbers by zap2it.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

External links

• Official website (NBC version/via Internet Archive)
• Official website (ABC version)
• Celebrity Family Feud at the Internet Movie Database
• Celebrity Family Feud at TV.com