| Celebrity Family Feud | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Based on | Family Feud byMark Goodson |
| Directed by | Ken Fuchs |
| Presented by | |
| Narrated by |
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| Theme music composer | Walt Levinsky |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 118(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Steve Harvey (seasons 2–present), Myeshia Mizuno |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | June 24 (2008-06-24) – July 29, 2008 (2008-07-29) |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | June 21, 2015 (2015-06-21) – present |
Celebrity Family Feud is abroadcast networkspin-off of thesyndicated Americangame showFamily Feud. The show first aired onNBC from June 24 to July 29, 2008, and began airing onABC on June 21, 2015. Like the primetimeAll-Star Specials aired during the late 1970s and early 1980s by the show's then-network home ABC, the episodes featurecelebrities and their real families, or teams of celebrities playing as a 'family' for charity, rather than the regular format of ordinary families playing for cash and prizes.
Since 2015, the series has aired as part of ABC's "Summer Fun & Games" block of primetime game shows.
Family Feud spin-offs with celebrity contestants date back to the show's original,Richard Dawson-hosted incarnation on ABC, which —from May 8, 1978 until May 25, 1984—occasionally featured primetime "All-Star Specials" played between teams of cast members from different television series (but most often fellow ABC shows).[1]
In March 2008, NBC announced that a spin-off of the current syndicated run ofFamily Feud—Celebrity Family Feud—would air during its summer lineup that year. It was promoted as part of "All-American Summer"—a slate ofreality and game shows being aired by NBC in the lead-up to the2008 Summer Olympics (including fellowFremantleMedia seriesAmerica's Got Talent).[2][3]
Instead of featuring the host of the syndicated version at the time,John O'Hurley (who was hosting the short-livedSecret Talents of the Stars forCBS),Celebrity Family Feud was instead hosted byAl Roker of NBC's morning showToday.[2] This edition only lasted for one season before it was cancelled in March 2009. This edition of the show taped a total of six episodes, with the first episode airing on June 24, 2008 and the last episode airing on July 29, 2008.
On April 9, 2015,ABC announced that it had picked up a new incarnation ofCelebrity Family Feud, premiering on June 21, 2015 and hosted bySteve Harvey—the current host of the syndicated version ofFamily Feud.[4][5][6][7] It marked the first time that any version ofFamily Feud aired on ABC since the end of the original version hosted by Richard Dawson in June 1985. Unlike the syndicated version ofFeud, which was taped inAtlanta,Georgia from 2011 until 2017 and again since 2020, this version had been taped inLos Angeles,California from 2015 until 2024, and featured the return ofBurton Richardson, who announced the syndicated version ofFamily Feud from 1999 to 2010, to the series. Richardson leftCelebrity Family Feud in December 2023, and the show left Los Angeles, California in December 2024.
The eleventh season, which began airing in July 2024, featured Myeshia Mizuno assuming the role of showrunner, and Rubin Ervin (the current announcer of the syndicated version ofFamily Feud) replacing Richardson as announcer.[8] The order for season 11 also included twoThe Best of Family Feudclip shows presented by Harvey—Decades of Laughs (a retrospective featuring notable moments spanning the history of the show's run), andThe Best of Steve Harvey.[9][10] On April 30, 2025, it was announced that the show was renewed for a twelfth season, which premiered on July 10, 2025, and it moved toTyler Perry Studios inAtlanta,Georgia, where the syndicated version has been taped since 2024.[11]
Under the terms of Fremantle's agreement with ABC, the network has a strict limit on how many episodes ofCelebrity Family Feud it can release each season, so as not to compete againstFamily Feud's regular run in syndication.[12]
From September 17 to September 22, 2025, ABC aired reruns ofCelebrity Family Feud in the 11:35 pmlate-night slot. The broadcasts preemptedJimmy Kimmel Live, during itssuspension due to the controversy aroundJimmy Kimmel's remarks following theassassination of Charlie Kirk.[13]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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| First released | Last released | Network | |||
| 1 | 6 | June 24, 2008 (2008-06-24) | July 29, 2008 (2008-07-29) | NBC | |
| 2 | 6 | June 21, 2015 (2015-06-21) | July 26, 2015 (2015-07-26) | ABC | |
| 3 | 10 | June 26, 2016 (2016-06-26) | September 11, 2016 (2016-09-11) | ||
| 4 | 10 | June 11, 2017 (2017-06-11) | September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) | ||
| 5 | 11 | June 10, 2018 (2018-06-10) | September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23) | ||
| 6 | 11 | June 9, 2019 (2019-06-09) | September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29) | ||
| 7 | 11 | May 31, 2020 (2020-05-31) | October 29, 2020 (2020-10-29) | ||
| 8 | 11 | June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06) | September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19) | ||
| 9 | 11 | July 10, 2022 (2022-07-10) | September 22, 2022 (2022-09-22) | ||
| 10 | 10 | July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09) | December 13, 2023 (2023-12-13) | ||
| 11 | 12 | July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09) | December 4, 2024 (2024-12-04) | ||
| 12 | 10[14] | July 10, 2025 (2025-07-10) | December 4, 2025 (2025-12-04) | ||
During the NBC run ofCelebrity Family Feud, each episode featured a tournament format with three matches. The winners of the two semi-final matches played a final game, with the winner advancing to Fast Money. While the matches were still played to 300 points as usual, each match consisted of only three rounds (two single rounds and a triple round, with sudden death if needed, and no double round). The first team that reached 300 points advanced to fast money, and they earned $25,000 to the group's charity and could have their earnings doubled to $50,000 if one or both team members accrued at least 200 points in fast money. Families that lost and did not play Fast Money received $10,000 for their charity.
The ABC version does not use a tournament format and follows the same format as the syndicated version. Most episodes feature two self-contained games, each concluding with Fast Money. Some episodes in later seasons consist of a single hour-long game instead, extended with an extra round, and the game is played to 500 points instead of 300. Winning teams earn at least $10,000 and could even get upgraded to $25,000 for their chosen charity by scoring 200 points in Fast Money; teams that lose the main game earn $5,000 for their charity. In two episodes where both teams played for the same charity, Fast Money was played jointly by one member of each team.
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the eighth and ninth seasons used a different staging forsocial distancing reasons, consisting of individual podiums in a staggered layout for each team member; this also allowed some teams to have six players instead of the standard five.