Family Feud (Johnsonverse)

Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson featuring two families who compete to name the most popular answers to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes.

The show has had two 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 on WBC and a year later in syndication with Ray Combs. Combs left Feud in 2007 to succeed Bob Barker as host of The Price Is Right, and was succeeded by Steve Harvey. Studio announcers who introduced the contestants and read credits included Gene Wood (1976–1996) and Burton Richardson (1996–present).

Within 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. Since the 2010s, Nielsen ratings have significantly increased and eventually placed the program among the top three most-popular syndicated television shows in the United States.

The program has produced multiple regional adaptations in over 50 international markets outside the United States. Reruns of episodes hosted by Dawson and Combs air on Game Show Network, as well as in syndication. Aside from television shows, there have been also many home editions produced in board game, interactive film, and video game formats.