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{{Infobox television
| show_name = Family Feud
| image = [[File:Familyfeudlogo2007.png|200px]]
| caption = The current ''Family Feud'' logo, in use since 2007.
| format = [[Game show]]
| runtime = '''30 minutes:'''<br>[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (1976–1985)<ref name="imdb">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073991/trivia</ref><br>[[CBS]] (1988–1992)<br>[[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] (1977–1994, 1999–present)<br><br>'''60 minutes:'''<br>ABC Specials (1978–1984)<br>CBS (1992–1993)<br>Syndicated (1994–1995)
| creator = [[Mark Goodson]]<br>[[Bill Todman]]
| director = Paul Alter (1976-1990)<br>[[Marc Breslow]] (1990)<br>Andrew Felsher (1990-1995)<br>Lenn Goodside (1999-2002)<br>Bruce Gowers (1999)<br>Ken Fuchs (2002-present)
| presenter = [[Richard Dawson]] (1976-1985, 1994–1995)<br>[[Ray Combs]] (1988–1994)<br>[[Louie Anderson]] (1999–2002)<br>[[Richard Karn]] (2002–2006)<br>[[John O'Hurley]] (2006–2010)<br>[[Steve Harvey]] (2010-present)
| narrated = [[Gene Wood]] (1976–1995)<br>[[Burton Richardson]] (1999–present)
| company = Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (1976-1982)<br>Mark Goodson Productions (1982-2002)<br>The Family Company (1976-1985)<br>The New Family Company (1988-1994)<br>Mark Goodson Productions, L.P. (1994-1995)<br>Feudin' Productions (1999-present)<br>Pearson Television (1999-2002)<br>[[FremantleMedia]] (2002-present)
| distributor = [[Viacom Enterprises]] (1977-1985)<br>[[Lexington Broadcast Services Company|LBS Communications]] (1988-1991)<br>[[All American Television]] (1991-1995)<br>Pearson Television (1999-2002)<br>[[Tribune Entertainment]] (2002-2007)<br>[[20th Television]] (2007-present, ad sales only)<br>[[Debmar-Mercury]] (2007-present)
| location = Vine Street Theater<br>Los Angeles, California (1976)<br>[[The Prospect Studios]]<br>Los Angeles, California (1977-1985)<br>[[CBS Television City]]<br>Hollywood, California (1988-1995, 1999-2000)<br>[[NBC Studios]]<br>Burbank, California (2000-2003)<br>Sunset Bronson Studios<br>Hollywood, California (2003-2010)<br>[[Universal Studios Florida]]<br>Orlando, Florida (2010-present)
| country = United States
| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (1976–1985)<br>[[CBS]] (1988–1993)<br>[[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] (1977–1985, 1988–1995, 1999-present)
| first_aired = {{start date|1976|7|12}} – {{end date|1985|6|14}}<br>{{start date|1988|7|4}} – {{end date|1995|5|26}}<br>{{start date|1999|9|20}}
| last_aired = present
| num_seasons = ABC: 9<br>CBS: 5<br>Syndicated (1977-1985): 8<br>Syndicated (1988-1995): 7<br>Syndicated (1999-present): 11
| num_episodes = ABC: 2,311<br>Syndicated (1977–1985): 976<br>Syndicated (1999-present): 1,300
}}
'''''Family Feud''''' is an American [[television]] [[game show]] that puts two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a [[Statistical survey|survey]]-type question posed to 100 people. The format, which originated in the United States, airs in [[Family Feud around the world|numerous local formats worldwide]].

The original series originated on the [[ABC Television Network]] and was hosted by actor [[Richard Dawson]] from 1976<ref name="imdb"/> until its ultimate cancellation in 1985, by which point it had been a hit on both the network and in syndication. The series was revived by the [[CBS Television Network]] in 1988 with comedian [[Ray Combs]] hosting; he hosted the network series until its 1993 cancellation and its accompanying syndicated series until May 1994, when he was replaced by Dawson for one season. The series was activated again in 1999 and continues to air with the twelfth season beginning on September 13, 2010. During that time it has been hosted by comedian [[Louie Anderson]] and actors [[Richard Karn]] and [[John O'Hurley]].<ref>http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/01/family_feud.html</ref> Comedian [[Steve Harvey]] will assume the hosting role for the 2010-2011 season.

==Gameplay==
Representatives of the family of contestants are posed questions that have already been answered by a survey of 100 people. An answer is considered correct if it is one of the concealed answers on the game board, or judged to be equivalent. More points are given for answers that have been given by more people in the survey (one point per person; dollars were used prior to 1992–see below for more information). Answers must have been given by at least two of the 100 people in order to be included on the board. There are five members on each team; this was reduced to four during the 1994–1995 season.

Examples of questions might be "Name a famous George", "Tell me a popular family vacation spot", "Name something you do at school", or "Give me a slang name for policemen". At least two people among the survey respondents must give an answer for it to appear as one of the possibilities.

The participants are not asked questions about what is true or how things really are. Instead, they are asked questions about what ''other people think'' are true. As such, a perfectly logical answer may be considered incorrect because it failed to make the survey (e.g.: for the question about Georges, [[George Jones]] was a popular country singer, but if his name was not given by at least two people it would be considered wrong).

===Basics===
To start each round of the main game, two opposing family members "face off" to see which family will gain control of that particular question. Sometimes, the host will read the question only once in the entire round if time is short. Traditionally, they greet each other with a [[handshake]] before the question is read. Whoever guesses the more popular answer in the survey has the option to play the question or pass it to the other family, except during the 1988–1995 version, when they were automatically given control of the board. If neither player gives a valid answer, the next member of each family gets a chance to answer, with control again going to the family giving the more popular answer. If both answers are worth the same amount of points, control goes to the player that buzzed in first.

Starting with the next family member in line, each gets a chance to give one answer. Family members may not confer with one another while in control of the board. The family gets a "strike" if a player gives an answer that is not on the board or fails to respond. There is no firm time limit, but the host has the discretion to impose a three-second count if time is short or the contestant appears to be stalling. Three strikes cause the family to relinquish control of the board, giving the other family one chance to steal the points in the bank by correctly guessing one of the remaining answers.
In all versions, except the 1988–1994 version, the entire family could confer before the answer was given. In the 1988–1994 and 2008 prime time versions, each family member gave his or her opinion one at a time. The team captain could then either select one of those four or give his or her own. If the family guesses a remaining answer correctly, they receive the points accumulated by the other family. From 1992-1995 and 1999–2003, the revealed answer's value would also be added.

After determining who takes the bank for a round, any remaining answers are then revealed. Per tradition, the audience yells each unrevealed answer in a choral response.

===Bullseye round===
From 1992–1994 and 2009-2010, the Bullseye round was played before the traditional gameplay began. One at a time and starting with the team captain, each member of the family went up to the podium to answer a survey question worth a dollar amount. Only the number one answer was accepted. Correctly guessing the number one answer added the value of that question to the family's "bankroll."

The Bullseye round first appeared on ''Family Feud Challenge'' where it was played in both halves of the hour-long show. In the first half, each family began with $2,500 as their starting bankroll and the five questions were worth in order: $500/$1,000/$1,500/$2,000/$2,500. The highest bank a family could play for was $10,000. In the second half hour, as well as on the syndicated series when the round was introduced, all of these values were doubled, with the starting bankroll at $5,000. The questions were worth $1,000/$2,000/$3,000/$4,000/$5,000 and the highest potential bank was doubled to $20,000. Number one answers were seen on a specially constructed prop that was lowered from the ceiling every time the round began and raised back up every time the round ended. Each family's bankroll was seen displayed on their podium.

The Bullseye round was retooled as the "Bankroll" round for Richard Dawson's return in 1994, and was reintroduced after that series became an hour-long show. The Bankroll round featured only three questions and again, it was played in both halves of the show. Instead of each family member going up to answer a question, only one person on each team was required and the two contestants participated in all three questions. The starting bankroll in the first half was $2,500 and the question values were changed to $500/$1,500/$2,500, for a possible bank total of $7,000. These figures were doubled for the second half, making the highest potential bank $14,000. As was the case in the rest of this season, the game board seen by home audiences was computer-generated and superimposed over the Fast Money board used for in-studio contestants.

The round was eliminated for ''Family Feud'''s subsequent revival in 1999, but was resurrected a decade later, in September 2009, for the final O'Hurley season.<ref name="buzzerblog">{{cite web |url=http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/family-feud-adds-bullseye-round-for-season-eleven |title=Buzzerblog.com—Family Feud Adds Bullseye Round for Season Eleven|accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="GSForum">{{cite web |url=http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=18073&pid=218109&mode=threaded&start=100#entry218109 |title=Fan message board post discussing changes for 2009-2010 season.|accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref> The starting bankroll was $15,000, with five questions in values from $1,000 to $5,000 in $1,000 increments. This version only lasted one season.

<ref name="buzzerblog">{{cite web |url=http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/set-report-for-orlando-family-feud/|title=Buzzerblog.com—Set Report for Orlando “Family Feud”|accessdate=12 July 2010}}</ref>

=== Scoring format===
Questions are played for double and triple points toward the end of the game. Prior to 1992, families also received money in the amount of their score added to their winnings. The number of double- and triple-point questions in the game has varied over the years.

====Daytime version====
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%;"
|-
!width=7%|From!!width=7%|To!!width=5%|Goal!!width=10%|Round 1!!width=10%|Round 2!!width=10%|Round 3!!width=10%|Round 4!!width=10%|Round 5!!width=10%|Round 6+
|-
| align="center"|1976
| align="center"|1979
| align="center"|200
| colspan="2" align="center"|Single
| colspan="4" align="center"|Double
|-
| colspan="2" align="center"|1979
| align="center"|300
| colspan="3" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| colspan="2" align="center"|Triple
|-
| align="center"|1979
| align="center"|1982
| align="center"|300
| colspan="2" align="center"|Single
| colspan="2" align="center"|Double
| colspan="2" align="center"|Triple
|-
| align="center"|1982
| align="center"|1984
| align="center"|300
| colspan="3" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| colspan="2" align="center"|Triple
|-
| align="center"|1984
| align="center"|1985
| align="center"|400
| colspan="4" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| align="center"|Triple
|-
| colspan="2" align="center"|1988
| align="center"|300
| colspan="3" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| colspan="2" align="center"|Triple
|-
| align="center"|1988
| align="center"|1990
| align="center"|300
| colspan="2" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| colspan="3" align="center"|Triple
|-
| align="center"|1990
| align="center"|1992
| align="center"|300
| colspan="3" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| colspan="2" align="center"|Triple
|-
| align="center"|1992
| align="center"|1993
| align="center"|300
| colspan="2" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| colspan="3" align="center"|Triple
|-
| colspan="2" align="center"|1993
| align="center"|300
| align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| colspan="4" align="center"|Triple
|}

====Syndicated version====
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%;"
|-
!width=7%|From!!width=7%|To!!width=5%|Goal!!width=10%|Round 1!!width=10%|Round 2!!width=10%|Round 3!!width=10%|Round 4!!width=10%|Round 5!!width=10%|Round 6+
|-
| colspan="2" align="center"|1977
| align="center"|200
| colspan="2" align="center"|Single
| colspan="4" align="center"|Double
|-
| align="center"|1977
| align="center"|1984
| align="center"|300
| colspan="3" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| colspan="2" align="center"|Triple
|-
| align="center"|1984
| align="center"|1985
| align="center"|400
| colspan="4" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| align="center"|Triple
|-
| colspan="2" align="center"|1988
| align="center"|300
| colspan="3" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| colspan="2" align="center"|Triple
|-
| align="center"|1988
| align="center"|1990
| align="center"|300
| colspan="2" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| colspan="3" align="center"|Triple
|-
| align="center"|1990
| align="center"|1992
| align="center"|300
| colspan="3" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| colspan="2" align="center"|Triple
|-
| align="center"|1992
| align="center"|1995
| align="center"|300
| align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| colspan="4" align="center"|Triple
|-
| align="center"|1999
| align="center"|2003
| align="center"|—
| colspan="3" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Triple<sup>1</sup>
| colspan="2" align="center"|Sudden Death<sup>2</sup>
|-
| align="center"|2003
| align="center"|2009
| align="center"|300
| colspan="2" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| align="center"|Triple
| colspan="2" align="center"|Sudden Death
|-
| align="center"|2009
| align="center"|2010
| align="center"|300
| align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| align="center"|Triple
| colspan="3" align="center"|Sudden Death
|-
| align="center"|2010
| align="center"|present
| align="center"|300
| colspan="2" align="center"|Single
| align="center"|Double
| align="center"|Triple
| colspan="2" align="center"|Sudden Death
|}

<sup>1</sup>From 1999-2003, the family in the lead after Round 4 automatically won the game regardless of their score, though the majority of the winning families of that period still reached 300 points. Also, in Round 4, the family in control was only allowed one strike. This sometimes created an unusual situation in which a family could give an incorrect answer and still win if there were not enough points in the bank for the other family to win by a successful steal.

<sup>2</sup>The Sudden Death round, played similarly to the Bullseye round, uses only the number one answer from a new survey worth triple points. Additional questions are played until the team reaches the 300 point goal (or, from 1999–2003, until the tie is broken).

===Lollipop trees===
Starting on March 2, 1983<ref name="imdb"/> and continuing through June 14, 1985, a tree of [[Tootsie Pops]] was placed next to the anchor player on each team. When introduced, that player chose a lollipop, and if it had a black stem the team won a $100 bonus (which did not affect the outcome of the game). Originally, only one lollipop in each tree had a black stem, but within weeks, there were ten in each tree.

===Fast Money===
The winning family goes on to play Fast Money and chooses two family members to play the round. One family member leaves the stage and is placed in an [[isolation booth]], while the other is given 20 seconds (15 seconds prior to 1994) to answer five questions. The clock begins counting down after the host finishes reading the first question. If he or she cannot think up an answer to a question, he or she may pass. A contestant may revisit a passed question at the end if time permits. If time runs out and all the questions have not been asked yet, they will still be in play as long as they have not been passed. The number of people giving each answer is revealed once all five answers are given or time has expired, whichever comes first. The player earns one point for each person that gave the same answer; at least two people must have given that answer for it to score. When revealing the number of people giving the same response, it is most commonly revealed with the phrase, "(Our) Survey said!"

Once all the points for the first player are tallied, the second family member comes back on stage with the first contestant's answers covered and is given 25 seconds (20 seconds prior to 1994) to answer the same five questions. If the second player gives the same answer as the first player on a question, a double buzzer will sound and the host will ask for another response.

If one or both family members accumulate a total of 200 points or more, the family wins the top prize. If both family members score a total of less than 200 points, each point awards the family $5. Until 1992, the bonus for winning Fast Money was $5,000 on all daytime versions and $10,000 on all syndicated versions. From 1992-1995, and from 2009-2010, the top prize was the amount accumulated in the Bullseye/Bankroll round (see above). The top prize reverted to $10,000 from 1999–2001 and was raised to $20,000 from 2001–2009, and again since 2010, an increase requested by host Louie Anderson because of inflation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/family-feud-adds-bullseye-round-for-season-eleven/ |title= Buzzerblog.com Family Feud payout reference|accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://twitter.com/Family_Feud/status/1928515862 |title=Twitter Family Feud payout reference|accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref>

On the ''[[Gameshow Marathon (US TV series)|Gameshow Marathon]]'' episode in 2006, the top prize was increased to $50,000 for a home viewer. On ''Celebrity Family Feud'', the jackpot was $50,000 to the winners' charity. If the goal was not reached, the $5/point rule was discarded and $25,000 was awarded to the charity instead.

==Broadcast history==
===1976–1985===
[[Image:FamilyFeudLogo1976-1985.jpg|thumb||The original ''Family Feud'' logo, used from 1976-1985.]]
''Family Feud'' was created in the wake of the massive success of the [[CBS]] hit Goodson-Todman game show, ''[[Match Game]]'', which set daytime ratings records in 1976. [[Geoff Edwards]], then hosting ''[[Treasure Hunt (U.S. game show)|The New Treasure Hunt]]'' in syndication, was originally offered the show's pilot. However, he turned it down after seeing ''The Neighbors'' tank and also having a deal pending with [[Bob Stewart (television producer)|Bob Stewart]] for what became ''[[Shoot for the Stars]]'' on NBC, which would later be placed in direct competition with ''Family Feud'' and would not last long.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gameshowutopia.net/geoff/shootforthestars/shootforthestars.htm |title=Game Show Utopia: Shoot For The Stars|accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref> [[Richard Dawson]], one of ''Match Game'''s most popular panelists, was the immediate next choice as host of the spin-off, which combined the team format and form of questioning (e.g. "Name a type of fruit") from the original 1960s ''Match Game'' with the survey polling used for the 1970s version's "Audience Match".

''Family Feud'' premiered on ABC's daytime lineup on July 12, 1976 at 1:30 PM [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]], with Dawson as host and [[Gene Wood]] as announcer. Although it was not an immediate hit, ABC moved the series to 11:30 AM on April 25, 1977, where the series became a ratings winner and eventually surpassed the series it was spun off from, ''Match Game'', to become the #1 game show in daytime.

A nighttime syndicated version of ''Family Feud'' debuted on local stations on September 19, 1977. As was the custom with many other syndicated game shows at the time, the nighttime ''Feud'' aired as a weekly series. In January 1979, midway through its second season, the syndicated version began airing twice weekly due to its popularity. The show continued to be such a solid hit that it expanded again to become a daily series, and ''Family Feud'' became the first game show to air ten episodes per week when the syndicated version's fourth season debuted in September 1980.

''Family Feud'' moved to 12:00 Noon on June 30, 1980 by competing against another Goodson-Todman game show, ''[[Card Sharks]]'', on [[NBC]] after ''[[Pyramid (game show)|The $20,000 Pyramid]]'' was canceled, while reruns of ''[[The Love Boat]]'' filled the 11:00 AM hour. While most series that aired in the time slot on various networks usually saw some large ratings drop, often due in part to local affiliates opting to air newscasts or more profitable syndicated programming, ''Family Feud'' saw its ratings remain consistent and for the next few years remained at or near the top in the daytime.

However, as 1984 began ''Family Feud'' started to slide in the ratings. In October, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] decided to move the veteran game back to its old 11:30 AM time slot, with the new Goodson show, ''[[Trivia Trap]]'', as its lead-in. The matter was not helped, as the show continued to struggle in retaining viewers against another Goodson game show, ''[[The Price Is Right]]'', on CBS. ABC eventually decided to cancel the long-running ''Feud'', and its final episode aired on June 14, 1985 after nine seasons. The nighttime syndicated version preceded it off the air on May 17 after eight seasons, with reruns continuing until September 13. Like its network counterpart, the syndicated ''Feud'' suffered from ratings problems for its last few years. The problems that plagued the syndicated ''Feud'' were an increasingly crowded game show market in syndication as well. It also did not help that the syndicated series had been supplanted as the most popular game show by ''[[Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'', which debuted in syndication in September 1983 and became an almost immediate hit along with its sister show, ''[[Jeopardy!]]'', which debuted a year later.

===1988–1994===
[[Image:FamilyFeudLogo1988-1994.jpg|thumb|The ''Family Feud'' logo, used from 1988-1994.]]
Three years after airing its final episodes, ''Family Feud'' returned to both daytime and syndication with stand-up comedian [[Ray Combs]] taking over for Dawson as host. On July 4, 1988, [[CBS]] premiered the new ''Family Feud'' at 10:00 AM Eastern, replacing ''The $25,000 Pyramid''. On September 19, the accompanying nightly syndicated series debuted. Both series were taped at Studio 33 (now known as "The [[Bob Barker]] Studio") at CBS Television City.

The daytime ''Family Feud'' aired at 10:00 AM until January 11, 1991. The following Monday, after the move of ''[[Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' to NBC, ''Family Feud'' moved into ''Wheel's'' 10:30 AM time slot to make room for a talk show hosted by Barbara DeAngelis.

In 1992, the producers of ''Family Feud'' decided to add a new wrinkle to the game, installing a round called the "Bullseye" Round on both series. The round debuted on the daytime version on June 29, 1992, coinciding with an expansion to a full hour and a renaming to ''Family Feud Challenge''. The change in the format resulted in three families competing on each episode; two families competed in the first half hour for the right to play the returning champions in the second half. ''Family Feud Challenge'' aired on CBS until September 10, 1993, with its final new episode airing on March 26 of that year.

On September 14, 1992, the Bullseye round was added to the syndicated series, which took on the name ''The New Family Feud''. The series' sixth season debuted in September 1993 with three weeks of shows taped at [[Opryland USA]], the first and thus far only time that ''Family Feud'' had filmed on location, and used a scaled back, more modern looking set with most of the moving parts discarded. Production continued at CBS Television City after that, and the final episode of the season aired on May 27, 1994. Toward the end of taping for the season Ray Combs was fired as host of ''Family Feud'' due to declining ratings, and he left Studio 33 during the end credits of the season finale without saying a word.

===1994–1995===
[[Image:FamilyFeudLogo1994-1995.jpg|thumb||The ''Family Feud'' logo, used from 1994-1995.]]
[[Jonathan Goodson]] took over Mark Goodson Productions in February 1993 following the December 18, 1992 death of his father, and ''Family Feud'' producers decided to look for ways to drive ratings back up. A consensus was eventually reached to ask Richard Dawson to return as host. Dawson had not been considered to host the revival, due to situations between Mark Goodson and others involved in the original production (including [[Howard Felsher]], who was co-executive producer of ''Family Feud'' at the time and who produced Dawson's original series and frequently butted heads with the host). Dawson agreed to return for the upcoming seventh season of the syndicated series and made his return to ''Family Feud'' on September 12, 1994.

Dawson's return included some format and aesthetic changes to the show. For this season four members competed on each team instead of the traditional five. The set that made its debut at the Opryland USA tapings the previous season became the permanent set at Television City, and all moving parts (the trilon turning survey board and family nameplate sliding) and flashing lights (such as those around the family nameplate and even those on the board) were discarded. The families were instead introduced with cartoon drawings, with each family members' head superimposed on one figure in the drawing. The set also utilized a smaller version of the Ferranti-Packard "flip-dot" Fast Money board, which was used to display answers throughout the game (much in the same vein that ''[[Family Fortunes]]'', the UK equivalent of the show, had done for years). The home audience did not see this, as a computer-generated board was superimposed over the regular board. The producers also took careful notice not to let the home audience see the Fast Money board outside of the two times during the show they normally would (in the show's opening after the host was introduced and during the Fast Money round). The Bullseye Round was retooled and became known as the "Bankroll Round".

Another notable change was the expansion of this series to an hour in length. For the first few weeks there were no returning champions. Two new families competed in the first half hour, and the winner and a family from Dawson's first reign as host competed in the second half. Afterwards, the ''Family Feud Challenge'' format was adopted where the two families competed to play against a returning champion family in the second half hour. Despite an initial rise in the ratings, the momentum could not be sustained and Dawson did not last beyond the one season as host. The final episode aired on May 26, 1995, and reruns continued until September 8.

There were several reasons given for the cancellation of ''Family Feud'' after seven seasons. One was the [[O.J. Simpson murder trial]], which began in January 1995. Another was the lack of clearances for the full hour, as many of the stations airing ''Family Feud'' would only clear the second half hour. A third involved a series that was paired with ''Family Feud'' in many markets; on the same day that Dawson returned to ''Family Feud'' Goodson and [[Paramount Domestic Television]] premiered ''[[The New Price Is Right (1994 game show)|The New Price Is Right]]'', a syndicated version of the long-running daytime ''Price is Right''. Many of the stations carrying ''Family Feud'' also picked up ''The New Price Is Right'', which never found an audience and was canceled after sixteen weeks.

===1999–2002===
[[Image:FamilyFeudLogo1999-2006.jpg|thumb||The ''Family Feud'' logo, used on the current version from 1999-2006.]]
After a four-year hiatus, ''Family Feud'' returned in syndication on September 20, 1999. Dawson was offered the choice of returning to the hosting position, but declined and decided to have no further involvement with the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/richard-dawson |title=Richard Dawson Biography|accessdate=1 March 2010}}</ref> With Dawson's retirement, producers chose [[Louie Anderson]] to host the new incarnation of the show over other leading candidate [[Dolly Parton]]. [[Burton Richardson]] took over the announcing duties from previous announcer [[Gene Wood]].

With a new host came other changes to show. The basic structure of the show's set was retooled into a very modern design in lieu of continuing to use the "country house" motif of the previous versions. The game board was replaced with a [[rear projection]] display with each family's scores now being displayed on their podiums, similar to the Bullseye and Bankroll readouts on the previous version. The show's theme song was replaced by a very upbeat piece (nicknamed "The Party Theme" by show enthusiasts). The game format was altered so that the family with the most points after four rounds (the fourth round being a "Triple" Round with only one strike allowed) played Fast Money, regardless if their score reached 300 points. The only elements to be unaltered from the previous versions were the sound effects, several of which had been used since 1976.

Production was at CBS Television City's Studio 36 during the first season. In the second season, production was moved to NBC Studios in [[Burbank, California]]. By the third season, Anderson convinced producers to increase the Fast Money pay-out to $20,000. By the end of the season, Anderson was let go from the show.

===2002–2006===
[[Richard Karn]] was chosen to take over for Anderson for the fourth season. The show's set was updated to feature more [[Earth tone]]s, similar to those used on the original series and the theme song was remixed. For the fourth season, the same game play format was used, but returning champions for up to five days were reintroduced. Midway through the season, the retooled version of the show's theme song was replaced by the theme song previously used on the Ray Combs hosted version in order to cross-promote with a series of [[Old Navy]] commercials which featured a parody of the original series.

Beginning with the 2003-2004 season, production moved to Tribune Studios in Hollywood, California and the goal of 300 points was reinstated. The Combs-era theme was again ditched for the retooled version of the song used at the outset of the previous season and remained unchanged for the rest of Karn's run. Another new set was built for the seventh season, which ran from September 12, 2005 to June 16, 2006. By the end of the season, Karn left the show. Pieces from the set were later sold on [[eBay]].

===2006–2010===
[[Image:FamilyFeudLogo2006-2007.jpg|thumb||The ''Family Feud'' logo, used on the current version from 2006-2007.]]
On March 28, 2006, it was announced that [[John O'Hurley]] would take over hosting duties from Karn. With O'Hurley's first episode, which aired on September 11, the set was overhauled into an updated version of the classic set. The first week of shows began the same as the original series with announcer Burton Richardson reading the classic opening spiel. Beginning with the tenth season (which surpassed the original series run of nine seasons), the show began using the Combs-era theme again, along with the set changes introduced on ''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]'' from the previous summer.

Beginning with the eleventh season, which ran from September 7, 2009 to May 28, 2010, the Bullseye Round was reintroduced with families' banks beginning at $15,000 with a total jackpot of $30,000 available. Families who retire as five-day champions also win a new car as a bonus prize. The Bullseye round will not be returning for the twelfth season. [http://twitter.com/family_feud Link]

===2010-present===
On January 20, 2010, comedian [[Steve Harvey]] was announced as the new host for the twelfth season as O'Hurley decided to step down as host. The show will also move taping locations to [[Universal Studios]] in [[Orlando, Florida]], and will tape its new season from July 10 to September 19.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/445187-Steve_Harvey_to_Host_Family_Feud_.php?rssid=20068 |title=Broadcasting and Cable announcement of Harvey as new host.|accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref>

==Production==
===Other production staff===
Gabrielle Johnston, a Goodson-Todman staffer since the 1970s, is currently the show's executive producer, years after she was the show's associate producer of the 1980s version. Kristin Bjorklund is the current producer and was also an associate producer of the 1980s version. Lauri Chryss is the associate director.

Previous staff members include [[Howard Felsher]], the show's original producer before being an executive producer in the 1980s version, who was also a Goodson-Todman staffer since the 1960s, and Cathy Hughart Dawson, the show's original associate producer, who then became producer. Georgia Purcell assumed the associate producer role later in the series. [[Chester Feldman]], who was a creative consultant for Goodson-Todman in the 1970s, was the show's executive producer in the 1980s version.

During the Dawson and Combs versions, [[Gene Wood]] was the announcer, with periodic fill-ins from [[Johnny Gilbert]], [[Art James]] and [[Rod Roddy]]. [[Burton Richardson]] has been the announcer for all episodes of the current version since its inception in 1999, except for the ''Gameshow Marathon'' finale episode, which was announced by [[Rich Fields]] in 2006.

===Production company and distribution===
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Originally, ''Family Feud'' was billed as "A [[Mark Goodson]]/[[Bill Todman]] Production", but after Bill Todman's death in 1979, the unit was simply known as "Mark Goodson Productions" and was announced as such until 1995. During the first three seasons of the 1999 revival, the show used the '''Mark Goodson Productions''' name and logo at the end of each episode, but not the announcement, even though the original production company no longer existed. However, when Richard Karn began hosting in 2002, the traditional practice was abandoned entirely.

The show's copyright holder was called "The Family Company" from 1976–1985, "The New Family Company" from 1988–1994 and "Mark Goodson Productions, L.P." from 1994-1995. Currently, as of 1999, ''Family Feud'''s copyright holder is called "Feudin' Productions". Since 2002, the show has been produced by [[RTL Group]] subsidiary [[FremantleMedia|FremantleMedia North America]], as a successor to Mark Goodson Productions.

[[Viacom Enterprises]], currently known as [[CBS Television Distribution]], distributed the syndicated version from 1977-1985.

Following the death of Mark Goodson in 1992, FremantleMedia, the eventual successor of respective distributors/successors [[LBS Communications]], [[All-American Television]] and [[Pearson PLC|Pearson Television]], distributed ''Family Feud''. In March 2002, [[Tribune Entertainment]] was awarded syndication duties, when FremantleMedia chose to focus on producing rather than distribution. Tribune's participation in the series ended in the spring of 2007, when they dismantled their television distribution arm. That fall, [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lionsgate]]-owned [[Debmar-Mercury]] assumed distribution and [[20th Television]] assumed ad sales.

===Taping locations===
* 1976: Vine Street Theater, Los Angeles, California
* 1977–1985: Studio 54, ABC Television Center, Los Angeles, California
* 1988–1995: Studio 33, [[CBS Television City]], Hollywood, California
* 1999–2000: Studio 36, CBS Television City, Hollywood, California
* 2000–2003: [[NBC Studios]], Burbank, California
* 2003–2010: Sunset Bronson Studios (formerly Tribune Studios), Hollywood, California
* 2010–present: [[Universal Studios Florida]], [[Orlando, Florida]]

===Theme music===
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The original theme music for ''Family Feud'', simply named "The Feud", was a more elaborate version of a prize cue heard on ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]''. In addition, the final measure of the theme music is used to introduce the Grand Game on ''The Price Is Right''. The theme was composed by Robert Israel for [[Score Productions]]. It was remixed with synthesized drums in 1988 for the Ray Combs version and for Richard Dawson's 1994 return, the theme was re-recorded by [[Edd Kalehoff]] with jazz instruments. In 1999, John Lewis Parker orchestrated the "party" theme complete with a portion of the original Robert Israel theme in the opening.

This theme was remixed in 2002 and again in 2006. These versions did not feature the sample from the original theme. The 1988–1994 "Feud" theme from the Ray Combs version was brought back in an edited form for the latter part of Richard Karn's first season from November 2002–May 2003. It was revived yet again in June 2008 for [[NBC]]'s ''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]'' with a looped intro and was used as the opening/closing themes and as face-off/commercial cues and has also been used since the beginning of the 2008-2009 syndicated season.

For the ''[[Gameshow Marathon (US TV series)|Gameshow Marathon]]'' episode, both the 1976 and 1988 versions were used. The 1988 version used for the opening was toned down to emulate the 1976 version as it was heard during ''Family Feud'''s first season on ABC. The 1988 opening cue was used, however, without manipulation of any kind, yet when the announcer introduced the second family, the theme music started over instead. However, the actual 1976 main theme and its related music, which were also toned down, were used for face-offs and bumper music going to and returning from commercial breaks.

===Returning champions===
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On the ABC daytime show, champion families could stay until they were defeated or reached ABC's winnings limit of $25,000. On the syndicated version from 1977–1985 and again from 1999–2002, two new families competed on each episode.

The 1988–1995 version featured returning champions, as has the current version since 2002. From 1988-1993 and again since 2002, the limit has been five appearances. From 1988-1992, a Tournament of Champions format was used (see below), but in the syndicated version, there was no returning champion limit. Since the 2009-2010 season, families who win 5 matches in a row win a new car and retire undefeated.

==Tournament of Champions==
===1988–1994===
The 1988–1994 version carried special tournaments for the four highest winning families from certain periods of time returning for a Winner-Take-All Tournament of Champions. These were rarely held at first for both the CBS and syndicated versions.

The main game rules applied, but if a family reached 200 points in Fast Money, $5,000 went into a jackpot that started at $25,000 and went up to potentially $55,000 on the CBS version. Likewise, on the syndicated version, the jackpot started at $50,000 and went up $10,000 for each time Fast Money was won, up to a possible $110,000. If the score was less than 200, nothing was added to the jackpot, as the $5 a point rule was discarded for the tournament. Each semifinal was the best-of-three games, with the first family in each one to win two games advancing to the finals, which was also a best-of-three match. There was no Fast Money round played during the finals. The scoring was similar to the 1984–1985 season (single-single-single-single-double-triple) or the Combs' regular [[CBS]]/[[Television syndication|Syndicated]] version from late 1989-1990 (single-single-single-double-triple) in the finals, with the first family to reach $400 winning the game instead of $300. The first family to win two out of three games won everything in the jackpot in addition to what they won in the regular game. No Fast Money was played.

No additional tournaments were conducted on the syndicated version after the second season. The CBS version continued conducting them, but in mid-1990, tournaments were held every month, with the top four money-winning families of the previous month returning. The main game point goals for winning a semifinal and a final game were the same, but the match format was changed from the best-of-three to a one-game match for both the semifinals and the finals. Thus, the potential maximum was lowered to $35,000.

===2002–2009===
The current syndicated version began doing tournaments in 2002. The first occurred in May 2002 with the Family Circle Tournament of Champions, with eight winning families returning in a single-elimination tournament. The jackpot started at $50,000 and went up $20,000 for each time Fast Money was won, up to a possible $170,000. For this particular tournament only, if Fast Money was not won, $5 per point was added to the jackpot. Each game was played to 300 points except for the finals, which required 500 points to win the game and the jackpot. The winning team for this tournament won a trip to [[Charleston, South Carolina]] and tickets to the [[Family Circle Cup]] women's tennis tournament in nearby Daniel Island, in addition to the money, which was $112,230. The runners-up for this tournament won a trip to [[Jamaica]].

This version, however, did not do tournaments on an occasional basis again until three years later in May 2005. Again, eight families were brought back, but this time, they consisted of either families who previously lost their first game for the tournament that was held in May 2005 and May 2006, or previously winning families, but not necessarily focusing on the higher winning families of the past for the tournament held in February 2006. The differences at this point for the tournaments were that the jackpot started with nothing, except for the February 2006 Tournament of Champions, which began at $10,000. Losses in Fast Money did not add anything to the jackpot, as in the 1988–1994 version and the championship game was played to 400 points. Trips were sometimes awarded to the jackpot-winning family, including Hawaii during the February 2006 tournament and Mexico during the May 2006 tournament. Again, no Fast Money was played in the finals.

The winning family of the Big Money Tournament from the 2007-2008 season won a $60,000 jackpot out of a possible $120,000. In the 2008-2009 season, the winning family won $80,000.

==Special weeks==
Special-themed weeks have been prominent during "sweeps" weeks during the show's long history, through all versions. Among them were soap opera stars playing against each other; a week of "Hatfields vs McCoys" in [[1979]], with the podium buzz-in sound replaced with the sound of a [[gunshot]] and a staged "[[shootout]]" at the end of the Friday show, [[professional wrestling|pro wrestlers]], stars from ''[[Baywatch]]''; and even a week of game show hosts competing against each other in 1983, featuring on one team, [[Jim Perry (television personality)|Jim Perry]], [[Bob Eubanks]], [[Nipsey Russell]], [[Betty White]] and [[Bill Cullen]] and on the other team, [[Bert Parks]], [[Jim Lange]], [[Tom Kennedy]], [[Leslie Uggams]] and [[Peter Marshall (U.S. entertainer)|Peter Marshall]].

In 1980, members of the [[Kansas City Royals]] and the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] squared off against each other for a week. (ABC held [[Major League Baseball]] rights at the time, but did not air the [[1980 World Series]] as their contract entitled them to the series in odd numbered years.) The 1980 World Series aired on [[NBC]] and most of the stations that aired the nighttime Feud were NBC affiliates.

There were several weeks of ''[[The Price Is Right]]'' vs. ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'', which played for charity in November 1991, 1993 and 1994.

In September 1993, three special weeks of shows were filmed at [[Opryland]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], using certain set/game elements that were later seen on the 1994-1995 syndicated version. The second week featured [[Barbara Mandrell]] and her sisters against [[the Statler Brothers]], with special guest [[Brenda Lee]]. The third week featured regular contestants, with the winning family of the final day receiving the right to compete in the next show back in LA.

Some special weeks on the aforementioned 1994 season included one featuring [[Carol Burnett]] and her family playing against Betty White and her poker players. In fact, there were so many special weeks during the 1994–1995 season that the show's final week itself was special — featuring the [[Los Angeles Fire Department]] playing against the [[Los Angeles Police Department]].

Both the original and 2008 revival editions of the ''[[American Gladiators]]'' have participated in the ''Feud'', with appearances in 1993 (Combs), 1994 (Dawson) and as one of the families in the 2008 Roker prime time series. Battles of divorced couples were also held throughout all versions, with the ex-husbands facing off against the ex-wives in each face-off.

Special holiday-themed weeks and celebrity look-alike themed weeks have aired throughout all versions.

During the first season with Louie Anderson, a special "[[Playboy]] Playmates vs. [[World Championship Wrestling]] Superstars" edition was held. Playing on the "Playboy Playmates" team were Angela Little, Daphne Duplaix, Heather Kozar, Lisa Dergan, and Deanna Brooks, competing against [[Scotty Riggs]], [[Jimmy Hart]], [["Hacksaw" Jim Duggan]], [[Bill DeMott|Hugh Morrus]] and [[Brian Knobbs]] on the "WCW Superstars" team.

A few weeks after September 11, a special week of shows featured the [[New York Fire Department]] playing against the [[New York Police Department]] with their combined winnings going to help the victims and families of the attacks. Anderson donated $75,000 of his own money to be built on as a jackpot.

RTL, which produces ''Family Feud'' through ''[[FremantleMedia]]'', has featured in recent years as sweeps weeks cast members of ''[[Survivor (US TV series)|Survivor]]'', even though they weren't allowed to use the name in the US. RTL holds international rights to the show, but not US rights, which is also the case with many Mark Burnett shows. Also included were figure skaters from the [[Stars on Ice]] Tour, finalists from varying seasons of ''[[American Idol]]'', another RTL production and [[NASCAR]], with ''Family Feud'''s "NASCAR week", taped during [[Pepsi 500|Pop Secret 500]] weekend in late August 2004, airing in the week leading to the NASCAR Championship Weekend in [[Homestead-Miami Speedway|Homestead, Florida]], featuring teams from all three national series.

During the NASCAR themed week, a Nextel Cup show car appeared on the stage and NASCAR's own theme music used in the post-race disclaimer and also as the base theme music for international broadcasts played instead of the usual music as the teams lined up for the face-off.

During the week of November 5, 2007, there was a [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] edition of the show featuring five [[List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees|WWE wrestlers]]: [[Dave Batista|Batista]], [[Ric Flair]], [[Mr. Kennedy]], [[Booker Huffman|King Booker]] and [[Jonathan Coachman]], versus five [[WWE Diva]]s: [[Candice Michelle]], [[Layla El]], [[Michelle McCool]], [[Maria Kanellis|Maria]] and [[Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman|Queen Sharmell]].

During the week of November 12, 2007, there was an [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] edition of the show featuring six [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] Superstars, including [[Dwight Howard]], [[Chris Bosh]], [[Grant Hill]], [[David Lee (basketball)|David Lee]] and [[Richard Jefferson]] versus their mothers.

From November 10 to 18, 2008, a College Tournament aired that included teams from the University of Notre Dame, University of Southern California, Ohio State University, University of Michigan, University of Texas-Austin, University of California-Los Angeles, Harvard University and Caltech. The Ohio State University won a jackpot of $60,000 out of a possible $120,000.

==Prime Time "All-Star Specials"==
The Dawson version's increasing popularity led [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] to green light several hour-long ''All-Star Family Feud Specials'', played between cast members of hit prime time and on rare occasions, daytime series for [[Charitable organization|charity]], as was the case with all-celebrity shows. The first installment aired on May 8, 1978 and did so well in the ratings that new specials continued to air as a semi-regular [[sweeps]] event on the network until May 25, 1984.

In the first half of the special, two teams played until one reached $200 or more. That team went on to play Fast Money for $5,000 and competed in the finals against the team that won in the second half, which was played the same way. The two winning teams then faced each other in a one-question showdown, with the team that won the pot going on to play Fast Money for an additional $10,000.

Originally, only the cast members of ABC series competed in the ''All-Star Specials'', but when high ratings made it apparent that continuing to do so would soon exhaust the network's stable of celebrities, an agreement was reached with [[CBS]], [[NBC]] and the production companies and stars of series from all three networks began appearing in the fall of 1979, similar to ABC's ''[[Battle of the Network Stars]]'' concept. At the time, networks did not own their own programming and had to rely on programming from the studios, who dealt with all three networks and often, the battles were between shows from two different networks, even if it was the same production company. Among the series represented were:
* ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]''
* ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]''
* ''[[Dynasty]]''
* ''[[Eight is Enough]]''
* ''[[Family (TV series)|Family]]''
* ''[[The Jeffersons]]''
* ''[[Real People]]''
* ''[[Soap (TV series)|Soap]]''
* ''[[Three's Company]]''
* ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]''
* ''[[The Waltons]]''
* ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]''

Occasionally, there would be an underlying theme to the series casts featured, such as ''Nighttime vs. Daytime'', featuring daytime soap stars competing against prime time TV stars, and some specials even scrapped the traditional "TV series cast" format in favor of a single unifying theme among the four teams competing, such as ''Mutiny On [[The Love Boat]]'', in which the cast of that show competed alongside such past guest stars as [[Robert Goulet]], [[Jill St. John]], [[Bert Parks]] and [[Rhonda Fleming]].

===''Celebrity Family Feud''===
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While technically a revival of the ''All-Star Family Feud Specials'', this NBC prime-time summer series, entitled ''Celebrity Family Feud'', debuted June 24, 2008 as a six-week short series with [[Al Roker]] at the helm. This version featured teams composed of a celebrity captain and four friends or relatives, with a $50,000 charity payoff at stake. In addition, this version debuted set changes that would later be introduced on the syndicated run for the 2008-2009 season.

This six-week mini-series was part of NBC's "All-American Summer", which also included fellow RTL program ''[[America's Got Talent]]'' and MGM's revival of ''[[American Gladiators (2008 TV series)|American Gladiators]]''.

The game format was similar to the ''All-Star Specials''. The families would play three rounds (single, single, triple, sudden death). The winners of the two games played in another three-round match for the right to play Fast Money.

As a result of this version, ''Family Feud'' became only one of a handful of game shows to air on three different networks.

==''Family Feud Live!''==
''Family Feud Live!'' is a stage show held at the [[Foxwoods]] Resort & Casino in [[Connecticut]] with several hosts, including [[Michael Burger]] and [[Marc Summers]]. The shows are produced in association with RTL Group officials, including former television director Andrew Felsher, producer Cathy Dawson, and others who have worked on the TV version of ''Family Feud'' and other game shows. The show also briefly ran at two Atlantic City casinos in 2006.

==International versions==
[[Image:Family feud countries2.PNG|thumb|Countries with their own version of ''Family Feud''.]]
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With the success of the US, UK and Australian versions, countries all over the world have attempted to emulate the success of these game shows. A summary of such attempts may be found at the article above.

==Home versions==
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[[Milton Bradley Company|Milton Bradley]] made eight editions of the ABC version after 1976 which were given to contestants on the show. Pressman Games created two editions similar to the MB editions based on the CBS version: one from 1990 and one from 1993, with the 'Bullseye' round called ''The New Family Feud.'' [[Endless Games]] has made three editions since 1998.

The first computer version of ''Family Feud'' was released in 1983 for the [[Coleco Adam]]. Sharedata released versions for [[MS-DOS]], [[Commodore 64]] and [[Apple II]] computers in 1987 that were similar to the Adam version and based on the first 1976-1985 version. In 1989, ''The All New Family Feud'' was released, based on the syndicated version from 1988. [[GameTek]] released versions in 1990 for [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] similar to Dawson, even though the package shows the Combs set, 1993 for [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] and [[Sega Genesis]], 1994 for Panasonic [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer|3DO]] and 1995 on [[CD-ROM]] based on the 1992–1994 version, although the host resembles Dawson. [[Hasbro Interactive]] released a version from 2000 for the PC and [[PlayStation]]. In 2004, [[Imagination Entertainment]] released a [[DVD TV games|DVD game]] of ''Family Feud'', with former host Richard Karn providing the welcome, rules and expectations, while announcer Burton Richardson narrated the questions and revealed the answers. A 2nd edition was released in 2006, with Richardson as host and a 3rd edition was released in August 2007, with John O'Hurley hosting. A movie edition was released afterwards, also with O'Hurley hosting.

Uproar.com once had an online version of the show using the format from September 1999. This online version included a single-, double- and triple-point round, while at the time the show was using three single-point rounds and one triple-point round. In September 2006, however, Uproar.com removed all games from its lineup and functioned as a traditional search engine.

A new computer version, released in 2005, was created by IWin.com and can be bought online or downloaded for a free trial. Based on the Karn version, it can be played by single or team players. IWin.com also released a Holiday Edition of the game that was made available on a limited basis. A third version, the "''Family Feud'' Online Party", allows multiple players to play on a team against other players. Several other versions, such as a Hollywood-themed edition and "''Family Feud'' II", a sequel to the original and this year, "''Family Feud'' III: Dream House", have also been available.

[[Seattle]]-based Mobliss Inc. also released a mobile version of ''Family Feud'' that was available on Sprint, Verizon and Cingular. Currently, [[Glu Mobile]] has released a newer mobile version of ''Family Feud'' for other carriers.

In 2006, a [[PlayStation 2]] and PC version was released. Even though it has the logo from John O'Hurley's first season, the first set used and the set depicted on the packaging is the one from Richard Karn's last season. The 1976–1985 and 1988-1994 sets are available for use also.

A [[Game Boy Advance]] version was also released in 2006. Like the PlayStation 2 version, it featured the first O'Hurley logo, but its set and title graphic were based on the final Karn set.

''Family Feud 2010'' was released for the [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]] in 2009. This version featured the 2008 revamped set from John O'Hurley's tenure on the show. Although the 1988 theme song is featured in the menus, the 1999 Party music is used during game play.

==Episode status and reruns==
All episodes still exist. Reruns have aired on [[Game Show Network|GSN]] since the network launched on December 1, 1994. The network currently airs the ABC/syndicated Dawson version, the Karn version and the first two seasons of the O'Hurley version. The first three seasons of the O'Hurley version currently air on [[Ion Television]].

A DVD set titled ''All-Star Family Feud'' was released on January 8, 2008 and featured a total of 21 celebrity episodes from the original ABC/syndicated versions on its four discs. A re-release of the DVD set titled ''The Best of All-Star Family Feud'' was introduced on February 2, 2010 and included the same shows.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/familyfeud ''Family Feud Channel'' on [[YouTube]]]
* [http://www.twitter.com/family_feud ''Family Feud'' page on [[Twitter]]]
* [http://www.familyfeud.com/ ''Family Feud'' official website (US)]
* [http://www.uproar.com/game-shows/family-feud/ ''Family Feud'' History at Uproar Online Games]
* [http://www.univision.com/content/channel.jhtml?chid=6&schid=1611&secid=11347 Official Website for ''¿Que Dice La Gente?''] on [[TeleFutura]] (Spanish-language USA)
* [http://www.tvn-2.com/100panamenos.asp Official website for ''100 Panameños Dicen''] on TVN ([[Panama]])
* [http://www.vtm.be/familieraad/index_programma_familieraad.htm Familieraad (Belgian version) on [[VTM]]]
* [http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Family_Fortunes UK Gameshows Page: ''Family Fortunes''] (UK title of the show)
* [http://www.familyfeud.ru/ Inernet version of this game]
* [http://www.playtheshow.com/ Online version of the show in the 'Family Fortunes' format]
* [http://www.100-1.ru/ Russian online version of the game in the 'Family Fortunes' format]
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