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Family Feud: An American Television Game Show

• Family Feud is a popular American television game show created by Mark Goodson.

• The show has had three separate runs, the first of which started in 1976 with Richard Dawson as the host.

• Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, John O'Hurley, and Steve Harvey have all hosted the show in its different runs.

• The program has produced multiple regional adaptations in over 50 international markets outside the United States.

• The game features two competing families, each represented by five members, who compete to determine the answers to survey questions.

• The family with control of the question tries to win the round by guessing all of the remaining concealed answers, with each member giving one answer in sequence.

• Answers are worth one point for every person in the 100-member survey who gave them.

• The first team to reach or surpass a certain point total won the game, with the most common goal being 300 points.

• At the end of the main game, the winning family selects two members to play the show's bonus round, known as "Fast Money."

• The cash prize for winning Fast Money has varied, with the top prize being $10,000 in syndication.

• When Family Feud premiered on ABC, network rules dictated how much a family could win, and once any family reached $25,000, they were retired as champions.

• Richard Dawson, Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, John O'Hurley, and Steve Harvey have all hosted the show, with Gene Wood, Burton Richardson, Joey Fatone, and Rubin Ervin serving as announcers.A brief history of Family Feud

• Family Feud was created by Mark Goodson and first aired on ABC in 1976.

• The original host was Richard Dawson, who left in 1985.

• The show moved to CBS in 1988 with Ray Combs as host, but was cancelled in 1993.

• Family Feud returned in syndication in 1999 with Louie Anderson as host, followed by Richard Karn in 2002.

• John O'Hurley replaced Karn in 2006, and Steve Harvey replaced O'Hurley in 2010.

• Harvey's relatability and comedic timing helped increase ratings by 40%.

• The show has regularly ranked among the top 10 highest-rated programs in all of daytime television programming.

• Harvey has also hosted the primetime reboot of Celebrity Family Feud on ABC since 2015.

• The show's classic theme tune was written by Walt Levinsky for Score Productions.

• The production rights to the show were originally owned by Goodson and Todman, but were sold to Fremantle in 2002.

• Reruns of episodes hosted by Dawson, Combs, Anderson, and Karn have been included among Buzzr's acquisitions since its launch in 2015.

• Fox News' Paulette Cohn argued that Harvey's "relatability" was what saved the show from cancellation.Summary of "Family Feud: History, International Versions, and Merchandise"

• Family Feud was first aired in 1976, and the original host was Richard Dawson.

• In 2011, production of the show was moved from Universal Orlando to Atlanta, with tax credits provided by the state of Georgia.

• In 2017, production moved to Los Angeles Center Studios, and in November 2019, production began in South Africa for that country's version.

• In March 2020, production was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it resumed in August 2020 with health and safety protocols being enforced.

• Family Feud has won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Game Show Host for Steve Harvey in 2014, 2017, and 2022.

• The show has been adapted in over 50 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom.

• Multiple companies have released home versions of Family Feud, including traditional board games, DVD games, and video games for various platforms such as Nintendo Entertainment System and PlayStation.

• In 2020, a new video game, produced by Snap Finger Click, was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Stadia.

• Family Feud has been criticized for its sexual content, with some viewers objecting to the questions and responses that are sexual in nature.

• The show has been hosted by Richard Dawson, Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, and Steve Harvey.

• Family Feud has won numerous awards, including ranking number 3 on Game Show Network's 2006 list of the 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time and TV Guide's 2013 list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.

• The show has been adapted into various formats, including computer versions, mobile versions, and DVD sets.