Family Feud is an American television game created by Mark Goodson in which two families compete to name the most popular answers to survey questions to win cash and prizes. This is considered a spin-off Match Game, whose panels include the original host of Richard Dawson.
The program was aired on ABC on July 12, 1976, and runs as part of its daytime schedule until June 14, 1985. The program was relaunched by CBS on July 4, 1988, and lasted until September 10, 1993. Three separate editions for syndication were also produced. The first aired from September 19, 1977 to September 6, 1985. The second aired from September 19, 1988 to September 8, 1995. The current syndicated series aired on September 20, 1999.
The ABC network version of the first syndicated event and series was hosted by Richard Dawson. Ray Combs hosted the CBS series and the first six seasons of the accompanying syndicated version, later replaced by Dawson for the last season. The 1999 syndication series has been guided by Louie Anderson (1999-2002), Richard Karn (2002-06), John O'Hurley (2006-10), and Steve Harvey (2010-present). The broadcasters of this series include Gene Wood (1976-85, 1988-95), Burton Richardson (1999-2010, syndication, 2015-present, ABC), Joey Fatone (2010-15), and Rubin Ervin (2015-present).
The program has spawned numerous regional adaptations in over 50 international markets outside the United States. Within a year of debut, the original version became the number one game show on daytime television; However, as the habit of watching changes, ratings decrease. Harvey's acquisition in 2010 significantly boosted Nielsen's ranking and eventually put the program among the top five syndicated television shows in the country. In 2013, TV Guide rated the third Family Feud in the list of 60 greatest game games of all time.
Video Family Feud
Gameplay
Two family teams of five contestants (reduced to four contestants for the 1994-95 season) each competed to win cash and prizes. The original version of the show began with the introduced family, sitting face to face with each other as if posing for a family portrait, after which the host interviewed them.
Unlike most game events, there is no minimum age required to participate in Family Feud, even if each family must have at least one person aged 18 or over. Each round begins with a "face-off" question that serves as a draw between two opposing contestants. The host asks a survey question previously submitted to a group of 100 people (for example, "Give the name of the hour you wake up on Sunday morning."). Certain answers are hidden on the board, sorted by popularity of survey responses. Only answers said by at least two people can appear on the board. The first contestant for the buzz-in gave an answer; if it was the most popular, his family immediately won the game. Otherwise, the opponent will respond and family members who provide higher ranked answers will win. The tie was cut off for the squeaking contestant. If there is no contestant answer on the board, the other eight contestants have the opportunity to respond, one by one from the alternating side, until the answer is revealed. Families who win matches may choose to play questions or give control to their opponents (except on Combs versions, when the winning family automatically gets control of the questions).
The family with question control then tries to win the round by guessing all the remaining hidden answers, with each member giving one answer in quick succession. Giving answers not on board, or failing to respond within a specified time, generates an attack. If families get three strikes, their opponents are given one chance to "steal" points for rounds by guessing the remaining hidden reply; If it fails to do so, the rewards points back to the family that originally had control. Any hidden answers left on the board that are not predictable are then disclosed.
Although families have control over a question, members are not allowed to discuss possible answers with one another; everyone should respond individually. However, opposing families can negotiate in preparation for stealing, and their captains should respond to them when such an attempt is made.
Answers are worth one point for each person in a survey of the 100 members who gave them. The winning family in each round of total point scores for all answers is revealed to the question, including those provided during dealing but excluding those used for stealing (if applicable). The number of answers on the board decreases from lap to lap, and when the game progresses, certain rounds are played for double or triple point values. The first family who scored 300 points won the game and advanced to the quick money bonus round for the chance of winning cash bonuses. Until 1992, both teams received $ 1 per point.
Before 1999, the game continued as usual until one family reached the total required to win. Since then, if both teams reach the goal after four rounds (or, from 1999 to 2002, if both teams are tied with the same score after the last round), one last question is played for a value of three with only answer # 1 being shown.
The 300 point objective already exists in the rules of almost every version of the event. However, when the program aired in 1976, the goal was 200 points. For the 1984-85 season both day and syndicated programs, the target was increased to 400 points. For several seasons after 1999 back to syndication, there is no specific point target. Instead, four rounds are played, with the last for triple points and just one attack. The family with the most points after the fourth round wins the match.
Quick Money
Two winning family members play Fast Money to get a chance to win cash bonuses. One contestant was on stage with the host, while the others were exiled backstage so he could not hear the first part of the round. The first contestants were asked five quick survey questions and had a set deadline to answer them (initially 15 seconds, extended to 20 in 1994). The clock starts running only after the first question is asked, and the first participant can ask questions and return to the question after the five questions are asked, if time remains.
After the first contestant answers five questions or runs out of time, the host discloses how many people in the survey match each answer. The board was then cleared except for the total score, and the second contestant was then taken out to answer the same five questions. The same rule is followed, but the time limit is extended to five seconds (initially 20, then extended to 25); in addition, if the second contestant doubles the answer given by the first, the buzzer sounds and he/she has to give another answer. If both contestants reach a combined total of 200 points or more, the family wins the bonus. Otherwise, they are given $ 5 per point as a gift of entertainment.
The main prize for winning Fast Money varies. When the program aired during the day, the family played for $ 5,000. The main prize for a syndicated episode is $ 10,000 for most of its existence. In 2001, the prize doubled to $ 20,000 at the request of host Louie Anderson, where he has remained ever since.
Champion returning
When Family Feud is showing on ABC, network rules dictate how many families can win. Once a family reaches $ 25,000, they retire as champions. The accompanying syndicated series that aired in 1977 featured two new families each episode due to bicycling tape (a common practice on syndicated television).
The afternoon and syndicated CBS version that began airing in 1988 also featured returning champions, who could appear for a maximum of five days. For a brief period in the 1994-95 season that was broadcast in syndication, no winners were returned. For these episodes, two new families competed in the first half of each episode. The second half featured former champion families who appeared on Family Feud between 1977 and 1985, with the winners of the first half of the show playing one of these families in the second half.
From 1999 to 2002, two new families appeared in each episode. The rules of the champions were restored with the same five-day limit starting with the 2002-03 season. Beginning with the 2009-10 season, the family that won five games also won a new car.
Bullseye Game
In June 1992, the daytime CBS edition of Feud grew from thirty to sixty minutes and was known as the Family Feud Challenge . As part of the changes, a new chapter was added at the start of every game called "Bullseye". This round determines the potential for Fast Money shares for each team. Each team is rated for their bank and seeks answers to the survey questions to add to it. Bullseye's round was added to the syndicated edition in September 1992.
The first two members of each family appeared on the face podium and were asked a question that was only the number one answer available. Provide answers to add value to the question to the family bank. The process was then repeated with the four remaining members of each family. In the first half of the daytime version, families were staked out with $ 2,500. The first question is worth $ 500, with every question that works out $ 500 more than the previous one, with the last question being $ 2,500. This allows for a potential maximum bank of $ 10,000. For the second half of the daytime versions, and also on the syndicated version, all values ​​are duplicated, making the bank a potential maximum of $ 20,000. The team that ultimately won the game play for their bank in Fast Money.
When Richard Dawson returned as host in 1994, the name of the round was changed to "Bankroll" round. Although the goal still only provides answer number one, the format is changed to three questions out of five, with only one member of each participating family for all three questions. The initial stake for each family remains the same ($ 2,500 in the first half hour and $ 5,000 in both). However, the scores for each question are $ 500, $ 1,500 and $ 2,500 in the first half, with a value doubled for the second half. This means a bank's maximum potential of $ 7,000 in the first half and $ 14,000 in the second.
Bullseye rounds for a while back during the 2009-10 season. It's played the same as the format used from 1992 to 1994 on a syndicated version, with five questions worth from $ 1,000 to $ 5,000. However, each family was given an initial share of $ 15,000, which means the bank's maximum potential of $ 30,000.
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Host and broadcaster
The ABC version and the first syndicate Family Feud were hosted by Richard Dawson. As written by David Marc, Dawson's air personality "falls somewhere between the sincere sincerity of Wink Martindale and the obscene cynicism of Chuck Barris". Dawson showed himself to have a constant affection for all female members of every family who competed on the show, regardless of age. Tim Brooks, Jon Ellowitz, and Earle F. Marsh owed Family's spirits popularity to Dawson's popularity of "supernatural intimacy" (he previously played Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes ) and "ready wit" (from his tenure as a panelist at Match Game ). The original show host was Gene Wood, with Johnny Gilbert and Rod Roddy serving as an occasional substitute.
In 1988, Ray Combs took over the role of Dawson as host on CBS and in syndication with Wood returning as an announcer and Roddy, Art James, and Charlie O'Donnell serving in that role when Wood was not available. Combs organized the program until the afternoon version cancellation in 1993 and a syndicated version until the end of the 1993-94 season. Dawson returned to the show at the request of Mark Goodson Productions for the 1994-95 season.
When Feud returned to syndication in 1999, Louie Anderson initially hosted, with Burton Richardson as the new announcer. Richard Karn was elected to replace Anderson during his first season in 2002, and when his prime eighth season in 2006, Karn was replaced by John O'Hurley. In 2010, both O'Hurley and Richardson set out from the show; comedian Steve Harvey was named the new host for the twelve seasons, and the announcement was made using a former member's tracks' N Sync Joey Fatone until 2015, when Rubin Ervin, who has been a member of the production staff as human warming up for audiences since Harvey took over , became an announcer (Richardson is still announcing for Celebrity Family Feud).
Production
The first four versions of the show were directed by Paul Alter and produced by Howard Felsher and Cathy Dawson. For the 1988 version, Gary Dawson worked with the show as a third producer, and Alter joins two other directors, Marc Breslow and Andy Felsher. The 1999 primary staff includes executive producer Gabrielle Johnston, who oversaw producers Kristin Bjorklund and Brian Hawley, and director Ken Fuchs; Johnston and Bjorklund previously worked as associate producers of the 1980s version. The classic theme song of the show was written by an unpredictable Walt Levinsky for Score Productions. The themes used from 1999 to 2008 were written by John Lewis Parker. The production rights for the show were originally owned by Goodson production company distributed with its partner Bill Todman, but sold to its current owner, FremantleMedia, when it acquired all of Goodson and Todman's works in 2002.
Broadcast history
1976-85
Mark Goodson created Family Hatred during the growing popularity of the previous game game
Due to the expansion of All My Children to an hour in April 1977, the event was moved to 11: 30/10: 30 AM , as the second part of an hour that had daylight replays Happy Days (later Laverne & Shirley ) as a guide. When the $ 20,000 Pyramid was canceled in June 1980, it moved half an hour back to 12 noon/11:00 AM . It remained the most popular daytime game show until the Merv Griffin Wheel of Fortune game exceeded it in 1984. From 1978 to 1984, ABC regularly broadcast a long-time primetime "All-Star Specials ", where celebrity casts from various primetime TV lineup series compete instead of regular families. The popularity of this program inspired Goodson to consider producing the night's edition, which was launched in syndication on September 18, 1977. Like many other game shows at the time, the evening Feud aired once a week; it expanded to twice a week in January 1979, and finally to five nights a week (Monday to Friday) in the fall of 1980. However, the viewing habits of the day audiences and syndicates changed. When Griffin launched the syndicated version of the band, starring Pat Sajak and Vanna White, in 1983, the show went up to the point where it paralyzed Enthusiasm > i> as the highest-ranking syndicated event; premiere syndication Wheel ' s sister show Jeopardy! with Alex Trebek as the host also drew the rank of Feud with initial success. With declining ratings, and as part of a scheduling rescheduling with two half-hour ABC soaps, the show went back to 11: 30/10: 30 kalilots in October 1984, as the second part of the block of an hour's game show. with Trivia Trap (later All-Star Blitz ) for instructions, hoping to create a dent in the The Price is Right ranking.
Despite the downgrades, there are some who are interested in maintaining the show in production. In a 2011 interview, Dawson remembers a meeting with executives from Viacom Enterprises about keeping the show for another season. Dawson began to tire of the grueling recording schedule and initially wanted to stop altogether. After discussing the situation with ABC and Viacom, Dawson said that he will return for the last syndication season of the thirty-nine week episode but will not continue to do the series during the day. After this, Dawson did not hear from Viacom for about a week and once they contacted him again, Dawson was told that Viacom was no longer interested in continuing the Feud syndication outside the 1984-85 season. Viacom made this official in January 1985 ahead of the NATPE convention that year, and within a few weeks, ABC decided that it would also not renew The feud for the 1985-86 season. The daytime version ended on June 14, 1985. The syndicated version broadcast its last new episode on May 17, 1985, and continued airing reruns after that until September 6, 1985.
1988-98
Family Feud moved to CBS with Ray Combs hosting on July 4, 1988 at 10:00 AM small/AM (CT/MT/PT), replace Pyramid $ 25.000 . Like its predecessor, this version also has an accompanying syndicated edition that was launched in September of that year. It moved to 10: 30/9: 30 in January 1991 to give space for a short talk show starring Barbara DeAngelis. At that time, it replaced the Wheel of Fortune daytime, which moved back to NBC. In June 1992, the network version expanded from its original half-hour format to one full hour, and was titled The Family Feud Challenge ; this new format features three families per episode, including two new families competing in the first half hour for the right to play back champions in the second half. The Family Feud Challenge aired its last new episode on March 26, 1993, with replays until September 10th. The Feud Syndication , meanwhile, remained in production and entered its sixth season in the fall of 1993.
Despite the success with Combs as the host, ratings for the show began to decline, especially with intact syndication. For most to run to this point, the Feud syndication must deal with the situation by dropping the series or moving it to an unwanted time slot like overnights. In 1992, the ratings had reached their lowest point, and, during the sixth season of the inaugural, the All American Television distributor (who eventually won Mark Goodson Productions) made the decision to cancel the series unless ratings were upgraded and changes were made. The responsibility for this falls on Jonathan Goodson, who had taken over his father's company when Mark Goodson died in 1992. One option considered was the host's change.
When the revival was launched in 1988, Mark Goodson has not even considered former host Richard Dawson to return because of the bad feel that still exists between Dawson and the production team. After hiring Combs, Goodson threw his loyalty behind him, and refused to consider replacing the host, even though his ranking had been reduced. However, the younger Goodson had nothing to do with the Combs his father did, and felt that the changes needed at least some consideration. After a rigorous staff meeting, Goodson offered Dawson a contract to return as host of the Feud , and Dawson, who half-retired agreed to return. Combs finished out the rest of the season, but, disappointed with the decision to replace him, he departed from the studio as soon as he signed on the final episode of his tenure.
A Family Pride was revamped for the seventh season in September 1994, with Dawson returning as the host. The show progressed from thirty to sixty minutes, restored the format of the Family Feud Challenge , and did various other things to try to improve the ranking of events such as modernizing a collection, a family feature that had previously been the champion of the original Hostility , and have more themed weeks. Although Dawson did bring a brief spike of rankings when he returned, the show was not able to sustain it in the long run, and Feud came to the conclusion at the end of the 1994-95 season. The show stopped production for nearly four years after failing to reach agreement with various companies. Even so, Ray Combs died on June 2, 1996.
1999-present
Family Feud returned in syndication on September 20, 1999, with comedian Louie Anderson as the next host. Anderson hosted the show for almost three years until he was released in 2002. After Anderson was released, Richard Karn took over the show. The format is changed to reintroduce the re-champion, allowing them to perform up to five days. However, even after the takeover of Karn, the episodes hosted by Anderson continued in reruns that aired on PAX TV/Ion Television. Karn played the show for four years, and then, it was John O'Hurley at the helm. Nielsen's rating of the show is 1.5, making him in danger of cancellation once again. O'Harley will be performing for four years, and was replaced by Steve Harvey. With Harvey at the helm, ratings increased by 40%, and within two short years, the event was rated 4.0, and has become the fifth most popular syndicated program. Fox News' Paulette Cohn argues that Harvey's "linkage", or "an understanding of what the people at home want to know," is what saves the show from cancellation; Harvey himself argued, "If someone says a very silly answer, I know that the people behind the camera have to go, 'What did they just say?'... They gave this answer that did not have a shot in hell because it was there.The fact that I acknowledge it, that's the comedy genius for me I think it makes [the difference]. "
Ever since Harvey hosted, Family Hate regularly ranked among the top 10 rated programs on all daytime and third television programs between games (behind Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! ); in February 2014, the event reached 6.0 parts in Nielsen rankings, with approximately 8.8 million viewers. In June 2015, Family Hatred hovered the Wheel of Fortune as the most watched syndication game on television.
Retrospective episodes Dawson, Combs, and Anderson have been included between Buzzr's acquisitions since its launch on June 1, 2015. On June 13, 2016, American episodes hosted by Harvey began airing on Terrestrial UK satellite and terrestrial digital channels.
The production of Family Feud shifted from Universal Orlando to Harvey's hometown in Atlanta in 2011, first at the Atlanta Civic Center and then at the Georgia World Congress Center. Harvey also came from a syndicated radio show from Atlanta, and the state of Georgia also issued a tax credit for production. In 2017, production was transferred to the Los Angeles Center Studios (then moved again to Universal Studios Hollywood) in Los Angeles to accommodate the new syndicated talk show Harvey Steve, returning regular series production back to Los Angeles for the first time since 2010.
Reception
Family Feud won the Daytime Emmy Award for the Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show in 1977, and this event has twice won Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host, once with Dawson (1978) and again with Harvey ( 2014) and (2017). Feud was ranked number 3 on the 2006 Game Show Network (GSN) list of the 50 Greatest Game Events of All Time, as well as on the TV Guide ' list 2013 of the 60 greatest gaming performances ever.
Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting, the founder of the Uncomplicated Television website, wrote that they hated the 1999 syndicated version, saying "Give us a classic Feud every time", quoting both Dawson and Combs as hosts. In addition, they refer to Anderson as "the allegation of sexual harassment and full time scope".
It was reported that the public responded negatively to some videos posted on the official website of Family Feud in September 2015, where contestants in the current version gave sexually explicit answers to survey questions. And Gainor of the Media Research Center suggested that these responses are in line with sexual content becoming more common on television.
The popularity of Family Hatred in the United States has led to it becoming a worldwide franchise, with more than 50 adaptations outside the United States. Countries that have aired their own versions of the event include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Thailand, England and Vietnam, among others.
Merchandise
Since the show premiered in 1976, many versions of Family Feud have been released in various formats. Milton Bradley, Pressman Games and Endless Games have all released traditional board games based on the show, while Imagination Entertainment released the program in DVD game format.
This game has been released in other formats by several companies; Coleco Adam released the first computer version of the show in 1983, and Sharedata followed in 1987 with versions for MS-DOS, Commodore 64, and Apple II computers. GameTek released versions for Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES, Genesis, 3DO, and PC (on CD-ROM) between 1990 and 1995. Hasbro Interactive released a version in 2000 for PC and PlayStation. In 2006, versions were released for PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, and PC. Mobliss Inc. based in Seattle also released the mobile version of Family Feud available on Sprint, Verizon, and Cingular. Glu Mobile then released a new mobile version of Family Feud for other operators.
Recently, along with Ludia, Ubisoft has a video game for many platforms. The first of these was titled Family Feud: 2010 Edition and released for Wii, Nintendo DS, and PC in September 2009. Ubisoft then released the Family Feud Decades next year, featuring sets and survey questions from a four-decade television version, the event has been broadcast. The third game, titled Family Feud: 2012 Edition was released for Wii and Xbox 360 in 2011.
In addition to home games, a DVD set entitled All-Star Family Feud was released on January 8, 2008 and featured a total of 15 celebrity episodes from the original ABC/syndicated version on four discs. It was reissued as The Best of All-Star Family Feud on February 2, 2010.
See also
- All Star Family Feud
- Family Feud (1977 Australian game show)
- Family Feud (2014 Australian game show)
References
The work cited
Schwartz, David; Ryan, Steve & amp; Wostbrock, Fred (1999). The Shows TV Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). New York: Facts in File. ISBNÃ, 0-8160-3846-5.
External links
- Official website
- Current Production Website
- Family Feud (1976) on IMDb
- All-Star Family Feud Special (1977) on IMDb
- Family Feud (1988) on IMDb
- Family Feud (1999) on IMDb
- Celebrity Family Feud (2008) on IMDb
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