94-613: GSN may refer to: Game Show Network , an American television channel Gay Star News , a British news website Garston railway station (Hertfordshire) , a railway station in Watford, Hertfordshire (by National Rail station code) Gelsolin Gigabyte System Network , a computer networking technology Global SchoolNet , an American educational organization Global Seismographic Network Goal Structuring Notation ,
188-512: A 5% stake in the network back to Sony Pictures Entertainment . Although DirecTV nominally remained the majority owner, it had ceded control of the network to Sony, and had the right to force Sony to increase its stake in GSN to 58%. On November 8, 2012, DirecTV sold an 18% interest in GSN to Sony. GSN partnered with Vubiquity to launch "GSN On Demand" on August 15, 2013. In April 2017, David Goldhill stepped down after nearly 10 years as GSN president,
282-455: A Millionaire? (original ABC primetime run hosted by Regis Philbin), Wheel of Fortune (hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White), Card Sharks (ABC revival hosted by Joel McHale), The Chase (hosted by Sara Haines), and the 2016 version of The $ 100,000 Pyramid . GSN began syndicating some of its original programming to other channels in the early 2010s. On June 24, 2013, the channel entered into an agreement with Bounce TV , giving it
376-403: A brief period in the 1994–95 season which aired in syndication, there were no returning champions. For these episodes, two new families competed in this first half of each episode. The second half featured former champion families who appeared on Family Feud between 1976 and 1985, with the winner of the first half of the show playing one of these families in the second half. When the champion rule
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564-546: A potential maximum of a $ 30,000 bank. When Harvey took over as host, the Bullseye round was removed and the Fast Money jackpot reverted back to $ 20,000. The first edition of Celebrity Family Feud by NBC began in 2008 as part of a block of summer reality series it branded as All-American Summer . The NBC edition was hosted by Al Roker , with Burton Richardson as announcer. This version only lasted for one season and
658-515: A ratings winner for ABC, and it eventually surpassed Match Game to become the highest-rated game show on daytime TV. Due to the expansion of All My Children to one hour in April 1977, the show was moved to 11:30/10:30 a.m., as the second part of an hour that had daytime reruns of Happy Days (later Laverne & Shirley ) as its lead-in. When the Dick Clark -hosted $ 20,000 Pyramid
752-647: A retool of an earlier original show called Best Ever Trivia Show featuring Jeopardy! champion and host Ken Jennings , and now hosted by the returning Brooke Burns of the GSN version of The Chase . DirecTV's stake in Game Show Network would move to AT&T when it acquired the service in 2015. On November 18, 2019, it was announced that Sony had acquired AT&T's 42% stake and thus resumed full ownership of GSN. A list of 2020 Nielsen ratings published by Variety indicated that Game Show Network averaged 432,000 viewers in prime time, up 6% from
846-450: A return. The decision to attempt to bring back Dawson was a reversal from the decision made when the revival was first proposed. Mark Goodson himself had steadfastly refused to consider Dawson for the hosting position, due in large part to his behavior and clashes with the production staff when he hosted the original series. Many of those same staff members were working on the current series, including Felsher, with whom Dawson’s relationship
940-664: A revival of Chain Reaction . David Goldhill succeeded Rich Cronin as GSN president on August 1, 2007. A high definition simulcast feed of the network was launched on September 15, 2010. Some notable acquisitions for the network included Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and the Steve Harvey -hosted Family Feud , both of which would headline the network's prime time lineup. Notable original game shows produced during this time were Catch 21 (which would be revived in 2019), Baggage (hosted by Jerry Springer ),
1034-406: A series they had already aired to another station, reducing the number of tapes a syndicator had to send out but also ensuring that stations did not air the same episode of a show the same day, nor were they assured of airing in a proper sequence ). The CBS daytime and syndicated versions which began airing in 1988 also featured returning champions, who could appear for a maximum of five days. For
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#17327764933511128-427: A standing agreement with Mark Goodson that when the next Goodson–Todman game show was in the planning stages, Dawson would be given an audition to host it. Dawson had read in trade publications that a pilot for a new show named Family Feud was in the works, and it was originally to be hosted by Star Trek actor William Shatner (although since they were involved in the run-throughs, Geoff Edwards and Jack Narz ,
1222-419: A strike. Three strikes and the family lost control of the question, giving their opponents, one chance to "steal" the points for the round by guessing any of the remaining answers. Otherwise, the points are automatically awarded to the family that originally had control. From 1992 to 2003, the value of the "stealing" answer was credited to the "stealing" family. If the opponents are given the opportunity to "steal"
1316-526: A time from alternating sides, until an answer is revealed. The family that wins the face-off may choose to play the question or pass control to their opponents (except on the 1988–95 versions, when the family who won the face-off automatically gained control of the question). The family with control of the question then tries to win the round by guessing all of the remaining concealed answers, with each member giving one answer in sequence. Giving an incorrect answer, or failing to respond within three seconds, earns
1410-412: A weekday network game ran concurrently with a nightly syndicated edition. Dawson and Feud coasted for several years at the top, seen twice a day in much of the country. However, the viewing habits of both daytime and syndicated audiences began changing around 1984. When Griffin launched Wheel ' s syndicated version, starring Pat Sajak and Vanna White , in 1983, that show climbed the ratings to
1504-562: A year of its debut, the original version became the number one game show in daytime television; however, as viewing habits changed, the ratings declined. Harvey becoming host in 2010 increased Nielsen ratings significantly and eventually placed the program among the top three most-popular syndicated television shows in the United States. Harvey has also surpassed every previous host in tenure. The program has produced multiple regional adaptations in over 50 international markets outside
1598-503: A “best of” package of reruns to stations for the 1985-86 season; the package was withdrawn from syndication at the end of the season. Family Feud moved to CBS with Ray Combs hosting the show on July 4, 1988 at 10:00 a.m. (ET)/9:00 a.m. (CT/MT/PT), replacing The $ 25,000 Pyramid (which had aired continuously in that time slot since September 1982, except between January and April 1988, when Blackout took its place; CBS began development on Family Feud shortly after Blackout
1692-541: Is an American television program that aired in 1998 on Game Show Network. Co-hosted by Mary Gallagher and Sean Donnellan, Pause consisted of jokes and skits done while watching certain episodes of game shows , in a similar fashion to Mystery Science Theater 3000 . In 2001, a massive change in both leadership and programming at the network took place when Liberty Media acquired a 50% stake. Both president Michael Fleming and vice president Jake Tauber departed, and former ABC Family/Fox Family Channel president Rich Cronin
1786-419: Is awarded a point for each person in the survey who gave the same response. Once these points are tallied, the board is cleared except for the total score, and the second contestant is then brought out to answer the same five questions. The same rules are followed, but the time limit is extended by five seconds (originally 20, then extended to 25); in addition, if the second contestant duplicates an answer given by
1880-771: The United Video Satellite Group to launch the Game Show Channel, which was set to begin in 1993. The announcement of the channel was made by SPE president Mel Harris. On December 2, 1992, Sony Pictures Entertainment made a deal to acquire the Barry & Enright game show library, and in a separate deal, struck a 10-year licensing agreement for the rights to the Mark Goodson game show library of more than 20,000 episodes including among others, What's My Line? , Family Feud , and To Tell
1974-816: The television network division of Sony Pictures Television . The channel's programming is primarily dedicated to game shows , including reruns of acquired game shows, along with new, first-run original and revived game shows. The network has also previously aired reality competition series and televised poker . As of October 2019, Game Show Network claimed that it was available to "nearly 75 million" households in America, primarily through traditional cable and satellite services. The network and its original programming are also available on streaming and Internet television services, including Frndly TV , YouTube TV , Philo , fuboTV , Sling TV , and Plex . On May 7, 1992, Sony Pictures Entertainment joined forces with
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#17327764933512068-401: The "Bankroll" round. Although the goal remained of giving only the number-one answer, the format was modified to three questions from five, with only one member of each family participating for all three questions. The initial stake for each family remained the same ($ 2,500 in the first half of the hour and $ 5,000 in the second). However, the value for each question was $ 500, $ 1,500 and $ 2,500 in
2162-406: The 100-member survey who gave them. The winning family in each round scores the total points for all revealed answers to that question, including those given during the face-off but excluding the one used to steal. The number of answers on the board decreases from round to round, and as the game progresses, certain rounds are played for double or triple point value. For most of the show's existence,
2256-668: The 1980s version. The show's classic theme tune was written by an uncredited Walt Levinsky for Score Productions . The theme and cues for the 1994–1995 version was written by Edd Kalehoff and are based on the Walt Levinsky composition. The themes used from 1999 to 2008 were written by John Lewis Parker. The production rights to the show were originally owned by the production company Goodson shared with his partner Bill Todman , but were sold to their current holder, Fremantle, when it acquired all of Goodson and Todman's format catalog in 2002. Mark Goodson created Family Feud during
2350-526: The 1994–95 season), who compete to determine the answers to survey questions. The original version of the show began with the families being introduced, seated opposite each other as if posing for family portraits, after which the host interviewed them. While there is no minimum age to participate in Family Feud , as long as at least one member of the family is 18 years of age or older, producers recommend that contestants are 15 years of age or older due to
2444-601: The 2019 average. In December 2021, Mark Feldman resigned after four years as Game Show Network president, to join the video game firm Scopely amid the gaming unit sale from Sony. He was succeeded by longtime executive John Zaccario. On September 7, 2022, Dish Network and Sling TV removed Game Show Network from their lineups, after failing to reach a renewal agreement with owner Sony Pictures Television. The network returned to both services on September 27, 2022. Current original programming, as of November 2024, includes Master Minds , Split Second , Switch , and Beat
2538-558: The Bridge . Reruns of past original shows airing on the network include America Says , Catch 21 , Common Knowledge , Chain Reaction (both Dylan Lane-hosted incarnations), and People Puzzler . GSN's acquired slate includes Match Game (hosted by Gene Rayburn and Alec Baldwin), Family Feud (hosted by Steve Harvey), Flip Side , Deal or No Deal (NBC version), 25 Words or Less , Cash Cab , Press Your Luck (ABC revival hosted by Elizabeth Banks), Who Wants to Be
2632-423: The Bullseye round returned at the start of the show, meaning the total for Fast Money was an adjustable amount between $ 15,000 and $ 30,000 depending on how much each family won during Bullseye. In July 2010, however, Bullseye was removed and the prize money reverted back to $ 20,000, which has remained ever since. Starting in 2023, the remaining answers and points are revealed to viewers and overall total score after
2726-480: The GSN brand into online gaming by re-branding WorldWinner as a GSN service. GSN also launched a social gaming app on Facebook , now known as GSN Casino, featuring skill and casino games along with competitive tournaments. By October 2010, GSN Casino had over 8 million active users. GSN also developed a Wheel of Fortune app for Facebook, released in 2010. GSN also published GSN Casino mobile apps , featuring various slot machine and bingo games in 2013, GSN Casino
2820-468: The Truth . Upon the deal, Sony said it would sell an equity stake in the network to Mark Goodson Productions, including the production of new original series by Jonathan Goodson Productions . Both deals were completed on December 7, 1992, eleven days before Mark Goodson's death. On June 6, 1994, Mark Goodson Productions pulled out of the venture. GSN's launch time was intended to be at 10:00 p.m. ET, but at
2914-431: The United States. Reruns of episodes hosted by Steve Harvey air on Game Show Network , as well as in syndication while reruns of earlier versions air on BUZZR and Pluto TV . Aside from television shows, there have been also many home editions produced in board game , interactive film , and video game formats. The game features two competing families, each represented by five members (reduced to four contestants for
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3008-438: The anchor of each family member's podium. A family member would pick a random Tootsie Pop from the tree and if it had a black stem, they would win a $ 100 bonus, regardless of the outcome. At the end of the main game, the winning family selects two members to play the show's bonus round , known as "Fast Money". One contestant is onstage with the host, while the other is sequestered backstage with headphones so as not to hear or see
3102-403: The board. The first contestant to buzz in gives an answer; if it is the most popular, his/her family immediately wins the face-off. Otherwise, the opponent responds and the family member providing the higher-ranked answer wins. Ties are broken in favor of the contestant who buzzes in first. If neither contestant's answer is on the board, the other eight contestants have a chance to respond, one at
3196-643: The brainless sincerity of Wink Martindale and the raunchy cynicism of Chuck Barris ". Writers Tim Brooks, Jon Ellowitz, and Earle F. Marsh attributed Family Feud ' s popularity to Dawson's "glib familiarity" (he had previously played Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes ) and "ready wit" (from his tenure as a panelist on Match Game ). The show's original announcer was Gene Wood , with Johnny Gilbert and Rod Roddy serving as occasional substitutes. In 1988, comedian Ray Combs took over Dawson's role as host on CBS and in syndication with Wood returning as announcer and Roddy and Art James serving in that role when Wood
3290-447: The broadcast rights to The Newlywed Game , Catch 21 , and The American Bible Challenge . The American Bible Challenge aired in reruns on UP in fall 2013 and again in spring 2015. Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza aired on Laff in 2015. Reruns of America Says aired in syndication during the 2019–20 season. Currently, reruns of People Puzzler are airing in syndication for the 2023-24 television season. In March 2020,
3384-409: The equivalent of “eleven years” working on the show and was growing tired of the grind. Dawson stated that his plan had been to finish whatever commitments he had to ABC for the daytime series and focus solely on completing one additional season or syndicated series, if Viacom did indeed decide to continue it. Dawson said a week went by with no response from Viacom, but when they did return his call it
3478-412: The face-off podium and were asked a question to which only the number-one answer was available. Giving the top answer added the value for that question to the family's bank. The process then repeated with the four remaining members from each family. On the first half of the daytime version, families were staked with $ 2,500. The first question was worth $ 500, with each succeeding question worth $ 500 more than
3572-514: The fall of 1991, only the daytime Feud and The Price Is Right , both airing on CBS, were left standing. Feud , like some others before it, was also prone to being preempted by CBS stations who wanted to air more profitable and successful syndicated offerings in the morning. With the ratings for the daytime series at a low point in 1992, the producers of Feud instituted the afore-mentioned format changes, expanded it to an hour and renamed it Family Feud Challenge , which saw two families compete in
3666-461: The first U.S. incarnation of The Chase , American Bible Challenge (the premiere of which drew an audience of nearly two million viewers), and Skin Wars (which would later move to Syfy ). The network produced interactive program blocks, such as GSN Live and Playmania . In March 2011, DirecTV (which by this point had taken over Liberty Media's then-65% stake in the network) sold
3760-649: The first half of the hour to face the returning champion family in the second half. The changes did not do enough for CBS, which publicly announced in November 1992 that it would return the 10:00 AM hour to its affiliates the following fall, effectively canceling Feud ; the Daytime version ended March 26, 1993, with reruns continuing to air until September 10. The syndicated series, however, remained in production and entered its sixth season in September 1993. However,
3854-418: The first half, with values doubling for the second half. This meant a potential maximum bank of $ 7,000 in the first half and $ 14,000 in the second. The Bullseye round returned for the 2009–2010 season and was played similarly to the format used from 1992 to 1994 on the syndicated version. Five questions were asked, worth from $ 1,000 to $ 5,000. However, each family was given a $ 15,000 starting stake, which meant
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3948-447: The first portion of the round. The first contestant is asked five rapid-fire survey questions and has a set time limit in which to answer them (originally 15 seconds, extended to 20 in 1994); time begins to run only after the first question is asked, and the first contestant may pass on a question and return to it after all five have been asked, if time remains. After the first contestant has finished answering or run out of time, he or she
4042-450: The first team to reach or surpass a certain point total won the game. The most common goal has been 300 points but there have been exceptions. When the original series first premiered, the goal was 200 points and for its final year, it was increased to 400 points. From the debut of the original series until 1992, families were awarded $ 1 per point scored. From 1999 to 2003, the family with the highest point total after four rounds of play won
4136-400: The first two series a match continued until a family reached the goal. The current series reinstated the 300 point goal in 2003 but kept the four round format. If neither family has reached 300 points after four rounds, one more triple value question is played as a sudden death face-off. Only the top answer is displayed on the board, and the first contestant to buzz in with it wins the points and
4230-457: The first, a buzzer sounds, the host says to them "Try again" and he or she must give another answer. If the two contestants manage to reach a combined total of 200 points or more, the family wins a cash prize; otherwise, the family is awarded $ 5 for each point ($ 995 being the most that a family can win). The cash prize for winning Fast Money has varied. During the ABC and CBS incarnations of the show,
4324-478: The game for their team. In the original periodic primetime specials, three games were played, with the first two ending when a team reaches 200 points. For the third game, only one question round was played with the winning two celebrity teams from the previous rounds playing. From March 2, 1983 and continuing until the Dawson version ended on June 14, 1985, two lollipop trees filled with Tootsie Pops were placed at
4418-430: The game regardless of their score. The first three rounds were played as normal rounds. In the fourth round, the point values were tripled, but the families were only allowed one strike if they had control. In the rare instance that the family in control was trailing and could not accumulate enough points to potentially overtake the leaders before striking out, the game ended without the other family attempting to steal. On
4512-427: The increasing popularity of his earlier game show, Match Game , which had set daytime ratings records between 1973 and 1976, and on which Dawson appeared daily as one of its most popular panelists. Match Game aired on CBS , and by 1976, CBS vice-president Fred Silverman , who had originally commissioned Match Game , had moved to a new position as president of ABC . The show, along with a revised daytime schedule for
4606-406: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GSN&oldid=1230962969 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Game Show Network Game Show Network ( GSN ) is an American basic cable channel owned by
4700-514: The late 1990s and early 2000s, GSN's website at GSN.com offered Flash games based on popular GSN shows. Many GSN.com games (especially games which never saw a release elsewhere) are considered lost media decades later. In 2007, Liberty Media acquired the Toronto-based FUN Technologies , operator of the popular online tournament casual game website WorldWinner . Following the acquisition, Liberty began to extend
4794-459: The latter of whom reputedly was Goodson's initial choice to host, were under consideration). Incensed, Dawson sent his agent to Goodson to threaten to present an un-funny, silent, and bland persona on future Match Game episodes if he was not given an audition for Feud . Dawson was then selected as host of the original ABC and first syndicated versions of Family Feud . As writer David Marc put it, Dawson's on-air personality "fell somewhere between
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#17327764933514888-462: The latter version ended in 1995. In 1999, the series was revived through its first-run syndication with four different hosts: Louie Anderson (1999–2002), Richard Karn (2002–2006), John O'Hurley (2006–2010), and Steve Harvey (2010–present). The show has had four announcers: Gene Wood (1976–1995), Burton Richardson (1999–2010), Joey Fatone (2010–2015), and Rubin Ervin (2015–present). Within
4982-633: The longest tenure for any president to date. He was succeeded by Mark Feldman in August 2017. Later that year, the network would begin to refer to itself in promos by its full name. By 2018, the network's programming returned to focus on traditional game show formats, culminating in a rebranding that restored the network's full name. The network's daily schedule would consist almost entirely of original programming, including new shows like America Says , Common Knowledge , and People Puzzler . In April 2020, Game Show Network re-introduced Master Minds ,
5076-416: The most popular answers to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes. The show has had three separate runs, the first of which started in 1976. Its original run from 1976 to 1985 aired on ABC and in syndication , with Richard Dawson as host. In 1987, the series was revived as a pilot and later in 1988 aired on CBS and in syndication with Ray Combs hosting until 1994, with Dawson returning until
5170-454: The nature of some questions. Each round begins with a "face-off" question that serves as a toss-up between two opposing contestants. The host asks a survey question that was previously posed to a group of 100 people, such as "Name something you expect to see on the streets at Christmastime." A certain number of answers are concealed on the board, ranked by popularity of the survey's responses. Only answers said by at least two people can appear on
5264-569: The network announced that a show based on Bingo Bash was in development for Game Show Network's 2015 slate of original programming. In October 2021, Sony sold the GSN Games subsidiary to mobile game developer Scopely in a $ 1 billion cash and stock deal. Sony then took a minority stake in Scopely. Family Feud Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson . Two families compete on each episode to name
5358-540: The network launched Game Show Central, a digital streaming channel broadcasting archived original programming. The network is currently available on Samsung and Vizio smart television sets and Paramount Global -owned AVOD platform Pluto TV (which also carries rival network Buzzr ). Game Show Central features both current GSN originals like America Says and older shows such as Cram , Friend or Foe? , Minute To Win It , and Baggage . The Roku Channel picked up
5452-403: The next host. Three years later, Richard Karn took over the series, at which point the format was changed to reintroduce returning champions, allowing them to appear for up to five days. At the time, Anderson-hosted episodes continued in reruns that aired on PAX TV/Ion Television following his departure. Karn hosted the show for four years until he was replaced by John O'Hurley in 2006. By 2010,
5546-415: The point where it unseated Feud as the highest-rated syndicated show, even replacing it on some stations; the syndicated premiere of Wheel ' s sister show Jeopardy! with Alex Trebek as host also siphoned ratings from Feud with its early (and surprising, given an unstable first few months) success. With declining ratings (probably due mainly to its overexposure and viewers subsequently tiring of
5640-499: The points, then only their team's captain is required to answer the question. For most of the series, this is done after the family confers with each other; the only exception was on the 1988 series where each family member was polled for an answer with the team captain having the option to either select one of the family's answers or give a different answer. Any remaining concealed answers on the board that were not guessed are then revealed. Answers are worth one point for every person in
5734-410: The previous, with the final question worth $ 2,500. This allowed for a potential maximum bank of $ 10,000. For the second half of the daytime version, and also on the syndicated version, all values were doubled, making the maximum potential bank $ 20,000. The team that eventually won the game played for their bank in Fast Money. In 1994, with Richard Dawson returning as host, the round's name was changed to
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#17327764933515828-495: The production. Meanwhile, during the previous season, a shakeup had occurred at Mark Goodson Productions. Towards the end of 1992, company namesake Mark Goodson died of pancreatic cancer. His son Jonathan had taken over control of the production company and was now tasked with finding a solution to the ratings decline. One of the options considered was a host change, with original Feud host Richard Dawson’s name being repeatedly mentioned as an option. Dawson had largely kept out of
5922-456: The program inspired Goodson to consider producing a nighttime edition, which launched in syndication on September 19, 1977 with Viacom Enterprises as distributor. Like many other game shows at the time, the nighttime Feud aired once a week; it expanded to twice a week in January 1979, and finally to five nights a week (Monday through Friday) in the fall of 1980, representing the first time that
6016-417: The rights to The Price Is Right , The $ 10,000 Pyramid , Let's Make a Deal , Hollywood Squares , Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and other libraries, putting them on the schedule at various times throughout the network's history. The network eventually began producing original game shows such as Lingo , Burt Luddin's Love Buffet , Whammy! , Inquizition , and Extreme Gong . Faux Pause
6110-580: The same five-day limit. In 2009, a new car was announced for a family who wins five games in a row. This was first changed to a $ 30,000 cash bonus in May 2024, and then changed again in September 2024 to a vacation and a $ 10,000 cash bonus. In June 1992, the CBS daytime edition of Feud expanded from 30 to 60 minutes and became known as the Family Feud Challenge. As part of the change, a new round
6204-596: The series had also been struggling in the ratings for several years. While initially receiving desirable time slots such as the Prime Access slots it had previously enjoyed in some markets, it began to lose ground as stations looked elsewhere for programming; for example, tabloid newsmagazines like A Current Affair , Inside Edition , Hard Copy and American Journal tended to draw better ratings, especially among younger demographics. The syndicated series found itself disappearing from some markets, while others saw
6298-555: The service (with a somewhat different schedule and roster of shows compared to the Pluto TV stream) later in 2020. The service was made available globally via Plex in late July 2020. On October 4, 2023, GSN partnered with sister company Crunchyroll, LLC to launch a Crunchyroll -branded FAST channel dedicated to anime and related programming. The Crunchyroll channel initially launched on October 11, 2023 on The Roku Channel , LG Channels, and Vizio WatchFree+ platforms. In
6392-404: The show ever since. Announcements were made using a pre-recorded track of Joey Fatone 's voice, which was used on the show until the end of the 2014–2015 season. Rubin Ervin, who has been a member of the production staff as the warmup man for the audience since Harvey took over, became the announcer at the start of the 2015–2016 season and has retained the role since. The first four versions of
6486-462: The show relocated to much less desirable time slots such as the overnight hours. Ratings had virtually bottomed out during the 1992—93 television season and prior to the start of the sixth season, All American Television , which had acquired the assets of Feud's former syndicator, LBS Communications , met with the production staff of Feud and told them that the upcoming season would be their last as distributor, unless significant changes were made to
6580-461: The show was rated at 4.0, and had become the fifth-most-popular syndicated program. Fox News ' Paulette Cohn argued that Harvey's "relatability," or "understanding of what the people at home want to know," was what saved the show from cancellation; Harvey himself debated, "If someone said an answer that was so ridiculous, I knew that the people at home behind the camera had to be going, 'What did they just say?' … They gave this answer that doesn't have
6674-542: The show were directed by Paul Alter and produced by Howard Felsher and Cathy Dawson. For the 1988 versions, Gary Dawson worked with the show as a third producer, and Alter was joined by two other directors, Marc Breslow and Andy Felsher. The 1999 version's main staff include executive producer Gabrielle Johnston, co-executive producers Kristin Bjorklund, Brian Hawley and Sara Dansby, and director Ken Fuchs; Johnston and Bjorklund previously worked as associate producers of
6768-444: The show's Nielsen ratings were at 1.5, putting it in danger of cancellation once again (as countless affiliates that carried the show from 1999 to 2010 aired it in daytime, graveyard or other low-rated time slots). That same year, O'Hurley left the show after four years and was replaced by Steve Harvey, who has hosted the show ever since. Since Harvey took over the show, ratings increased by as much as 40%, and within two short years,
6862-463: The show), and as part of a scheduling reshuffle with two of ABC's half-hour soaps, the show moved back to the 11:30/10:30 timeslot in October 1984, as the second part of a one-hour game show block with Trivia Trap (later All-Star Blitz ) as its lead-in, hoping to make a dent in the ratings of The Price Is Right , coincidentally another Goodson-packaged show. Despite the ratings decline, there
6956-470: The spotlight since the original edition of Feud had left the air in 1985, with his only role of note being his turn as Damon Killian in the 1987 film The Running Man . In the intervening years, outside of a failed pilot for a revival of You Bet Your Life , Dawson had been living with his most recent wife, a former contestant on the series, and was raising a child with her. He did show some interest in returning, however, and began talking with Goodson about
7050-417: The studio as the credits rolled. Combs committed suicide two years later, in part because of the career collapse brought on by the hosting change and the financial ramifications of unemployment. A revamped Family Feud returned for a seventh season in September 1994 with a significant number of changes made. In addition to Dawson’s return and a modernizing of the show’s set, the Family Feud Challenge format
7144-471: The summer, was first announced by ABC at an annual meeting in May. The show premiered on ABC's daytime lineup at 1:30 p.m. ( ET )/12:30 p.m. ( CT / MT / PT ) on July 12, 1976. Because it faced the first halves of two long-running and popular soap operas, CBS' As the World Turns and NBC's Days of Our Lives , Feud was not an immediate hit. But a timeslot change several months later made it
7238-405: The team wins $ 20,000. When Family Feud premiered on ABC, network rules dictated how much a family could win. Once any family reached $ 25,000, they were retired as champions. The accompanying syndicated series that premiered in 1977 featured two new families each episode because of a then common television syndication practice known as "bicycling" (wherein individual stations sent an episode of
7332-536: The time, it was pushed back to 7:00 p.m. ET. Game Show Network launched at 7:00 p.m. on December 1, 1994. The first aired game show to be on GSN was What's My Line? . By the launch date, the network had secured rights to over 40,000 episodes from the libraries of several game show production companies and corporate parent Sony. The initial lineup was exclusively acquired programming such as Match Game , Family Feud , The Newlywed Game , Jeopardy! , and Wheel of Fortune . Over time, Game Show Network acquired
7426-439: The top prize was $ 5,000. In the original periodic primetime specials, each game was followed by a Fast Money round. The first two were each worth $ 5,000, and the final one was worth $ 10,000. The prize money was increased to $ 10,000 on the syndicated version until September 2001. In September 2001, the prize money was doubled to $ 20,000 at the request of then-host Louie Anderson . This initially lasted until September 2009, when
7520-513: Was added at the start of each game called "Bullseye". This round determined the potential Fast Money stake for each team. Each team was given a starting value for their bank and attempted to come up with the top answer to a survey question to add to it. The Bullseye round was added to the syndicated edition in September 1992, which remained 30 minutes and was retitled as the New Family Feud. The first two members of each family appeared at
7614-483: Was also cancelled and came to an end on June 14, 1985. The final week was taped a month prior, on May 16. Newspapers via Associated Press reported that this version was slated to end on June 28. However, for reasons undisclosed, it ended two weeks prior to that instead. The syndicated version aired its last new episode on May 17, 1985, with reruns of the final season continuing until September of that year. Although first-run episodes were no longer airing, Viacom offered
7708-551: Was canceled in 1985. Harvey has hosted Celebrity Family Feud since 2015, while Richardson announced for Celebrity Family Feud from 2015 until 2023. Rubin Ervin replaced Richardson as announcer in July 2024. As of 2024, eleven seasons of Celebrity Family Feud have aired (1 on NBC, 10 on ABC). When Family Feud was conceived in 1976, Richard Dawson (then a regular panelist on the Goodson–Todman game show Match Game ) had
7802-576: Was canceled in June 1980, Feud moved a half-hour back to 12 noon/11:00 a.m. It remained the most popular daytime game show until Merv Griffin 's game show Wheel of Fortune , propelled by a new, highly-popular concurrent syndicated evening version, surpassed it in 1984. From May 8, 1978 until May 25, 1984, ABC periodically broadcast hour-long primetime "All-Star Specials", in which celebrity casts from various primetime TV series (mostly ABC ones) competed instead of ordinary families. The popularity of
7896-463: Was canceled in March 2009. This is the first and (to date) only version of Family Feud to air exclusively on NBC. In 2015, the show was revived by ABC with Steve Harvey, host of the syndicated version of Family Feud , selected as host, and Burton Richardson returning as announcer. This would mark the first time any version of Family Feud has aired exclusively on ABC since the initial Dawson version
7990-465: Was canceled). Like its predecessor, this version had an accompanying syndicated edition which premiered September 19, 1988 and both editions started off well in the ratings. However, the landscape in both daytime and first-run syndication was changing significantly during this time. Networks were starting to move away from game shows in their daytime lineups by the time the Feud revival launched in 1988; by
8084-489: Was hired to head the network. On March 15, 2004, Game Show Network began using the abbreviation "GSN" and introduced the tagline "The Network for Games." GSN began expanding its programming to include reality television games and various competition-based programs. GSN would also air reruns of reality competitions (for example, Spy TV and The Mole ). Along with its new format, GSN would continue to produce traditional game shows, including new seasons of Lingo and
8178-433: Was not available. Combs hosted the program until the daytime version's cancellation in 1993 and the 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 Family Feud returned to syndication in 1999, it was initially hosted by comedian Louie Anderson , with Burton Richardson as the new announcer. In 2002, Richard Karn
8272-467: Was particularly acrimonious. The elder Goodson also showed significant loyalty toward Combs as host, sticking with him despite the show’s struggles, but with him deceased, Dawson signed on to come back to his former position, and All American Television renewed the syndicated Feud for the following season. Combs was allowed to finish the season, and with his final episode, he tersely addressed how being displaced made him feel like "a loser" and brusquely left
8366-543: Was reinstated as the show expanded to a full hour. However, the stations that were airing the show had the option to not air the first half of the program and instead simply carry the second half as a standalone half-hour. Dawson’s return brought an initial surge in ratings, but it was not sustainable long term, and Dawson’s (and the run's) last episode as host aired on May 26, 1995. The show continued in reruns until September 8 of that year. Family Feud returned in syndication on September 20, 1999, with comedian Louie Anderson as
8460-431: Was reinstated, the winner of the first half faced the champion family in the second. Occasionally two families from the 1976-1985 version would play the first half and celebrities would play for charity in the second half. In some cases from 1992 to 1995, the returning champions continued until they were defeated. From 1999 to 2002, two new families appeared on each episode. In 2002, returning champions again appeared with
8554-420: Was selected to take over for Anderson, until he was replaced by John O'Hurley in 2006. In 2010, both O'Hurley and Richardson departed from the show. O'Hurley later stated that he left because he was resistant toward the show's decision to emphasize ribald humor and wanted to keep the show family-friendly . Steve Harvey was later named the new host and began hosting on July 10, 2010. Harvey has been hosting
8648-487: Was some interest in keeping the show in production. In a 2010 interview with the Archive of American Television, Dawson said that Viacom contacted him toward the end of 1984 to gauge his interest in continuing his role for the 1985-86 season. Although Dawson was still enjoying his work, he said that with the grueling taping schedule and having to record two separate daily editions of Family Feud from 1980 onward, he had spent
8742-503: Was the 10th highest-grossing app for iPad on the App Store . In January 2014, GSN acquired Bitrhymes Inc., developers of the social and mobile games Bingo Bash and Slots Bash , for an undisclosed amount. GSN had sued Bitrhymes in November 2013 following its prior offer to acquire the company, arguing that it had attempted to back out of its offer and accept a different one during GSN's exclusive negotiation period. In November 2014,
8836-450: Was to inform him that they were not renewing the program. Viacom made it official at the 1985 NATPE convention in January; although Feud was still a top ten syndicated program at this time, the show was about to lose its largest group of viewers as NBC , which had purchased the series for the stations it owned when it premiered and had carried it on those stations since, informed Viacom it would not be renewing its contract. The ABC series
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