History Trivia / FamilyFeud

** The faceoff podium "ring-in" sound was later used on ''Series/ChildsPlay'' and ''Creator/BruceForsyth's Series/HotStreak''.

* Said original ABC version was set to end on Friday June 28, 1985, according to newspapers via ''Associated Press''. However, for reasons that remain unclear to this very day, it instead ended two weeks earlier on June 14. In 2022, Bob Boden confirmed to Connor Higgins, who had done videos on the history of the show, that the final two ABC weeks never aired originally.

* Creator/PaulAlter gained his fame as a producer and director of the show and in 1987 won an MediaNotes/EmmyAward for it.

* Creator/PaulAlter gained his fame as a producer and director of the show and in 1987 won Emmy Award for it.

** In 2001, after the success of ''[[Series/{{Jeopardy}} Rock & Roll Jeopardy!]]'', Creator/VH1 commissioned a pilot for a rock-themed spinoff called ''Rock Feud''. It would have featured rock musicians as contestants and edgier survey questions.

* RecycledSet: The 1994-95 set was a repainted and refurbished version of the set used when ''New Family Feud'' went to Opryland U.S.A. in 1993.

* BuryYourArt: Since Steve Harvey gained popularity, Fremantle has been trying very hard to hide the versions emceed by other hosts. Perhaps justified with Anderson and Karn as their runs [[TheScrappy aren't that well-liked by the fan base]]. Dawson's original run is the only version to air on Buzzr, although it can only be seen on weekday mornings and throughout the week in the most dead of hours. They also put a little-known blooper on their official [=YouTube=] channel the day after he died. Dawson's 1994 return disappeared from GSN before 2000 and has come back sporadically (a single airing after Dawson’s death, the 2013 Thanksgiving marathon, and the Halloween episode in a 2016 marathon as well as the Burnett vs. White episode on Buzzr). With the launch of a Family Feud Classic channel on Pluto TV, things may be changing for the better.

** Ryan Seacrest was approached to replace Anderson in 2002. As he was already set for life with ''Series/AmericanIdol'', he turned it down. Seacrest is set to replace Pat Sajak as host of ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' in 2024. Al Roker was also courted, but he preferred to stay in New York rather than relocate to California. He would later host ''Celebrity Family Feud'' in 2008.

** Ryan Seacrest was approached to replace Anderson in 2002. As he was already set for life with ''Series/AmericanIdol'', he turned it down. Al Roker was also courted, but he preferred to stay in New York rather than relocate to California. He would later host ''Celebrity Family Feud'' in 2008.

** Affiliates are able to air the current syndicated version up to '''six''' times a day, with up to two of the airings being new episodes depending on the time of year (e.g. In New York, one episode airs on WNYW FOX 5 while five others air on WWOR [=My9=]). The latter four feeds are always reruns. Six feeds for one program is unheard of; most syndicated programs only offer two feeds, though ''Series/JudgeJudy'' offers four. This is a major factor in the show's high syndication ratings, as Nielsen counts all six of its feeds cumulatively, whereas ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'''s two feeds are counted separately, and ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' holds the distinction of being the only daily half-hour syndicated program to only offer one feed.

** In Fall 1984, the winning goal was increased to $400. The reason for this was to give Richard Dawson less time in his opening monologues and more time for gameplay. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard This backfired]], as both versions got further pummeled in the ratings battle and were cancelled less than a year afterward.

** Richard Dawson's contract was originally extended through the end of 1985. Competition from ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' influenced the staff to make a last-ditch effort by [[ExecutiveMeddling introducing a $400 goal]]. Ratings nose-dived even further to the point where the series was cancelled six months before Dawson could renew his contract.

* BannedEpisode: After Tim of the Bliefnick family (aired January 22, 27, and 28, 2020; listed in most episode guides as Season 21, Episodes 100, 103, and 105) was accused, and later convicted, of killing his wife, all three episodes with this family were pulled from the rerun rotation both in syndication and on GSN. Both rotations now skip from the January 21 episode (Tucker vs. Scott, with the latter losing to the Bliefnicks the next day) to January 29 (Maher vs. Winchester, the latter on their second day after defeating the Bliefnicks).

* OnlyBarelyRenewed: Ratings during the Combs era were modest at best. Both versions peaked in early 1989 only to face stiff competition from trash talk and tabloid shows which started dominating the airwaves not too long after. The situation had become dire by 1993; the CBS version had been cancelled, and the syndicated version was struggling to stay afloat. In a last ditch effort to avoid being cancelled in 1994, Ray Combs was fired and Richard Dawson was brought back. While this succeeded in the show getting renewed for a seventh season, that one wound up being its last.

** Both the Dawson and Combs versions ran on GSN for many years as companion pieces to one another before the Combs version was dropped from the network in the mid-2000s, with the Dawson version following suit some years later. They used to air regularly on Buzzr, although the Dawson version only airs on Sunday nights and in the 3:00 AM slot all week. The network was slow to pick up the Combs episodes for a while before dropping that version all together..

** In Fall 1984, the winning goal was increased to $400. This wouldn't have been too bad (families tended to score over $400 anyway, and sometimes over $500), but they also added a ''fourth'' Single question. The reason for all this was to give Richard Dawson less time in his opening monologues and more time for gameplay, but this resulted in the games running ''much'' longer, the later rounds being more rushed, the episodes more subject to editing, and generally further emphasizing the show's age.

** Richard Dawson's contract was originally extended through the end of 1985. Competition from ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' influenced the staff to make a last-ditch effort by [[ExecutiveMeddling introducing a $400-goal]]. Ratings nose-dived even further to the point where the series was cancelled six months before Dawson could renew his contract.

** The rule where families had a chance to steal the bank almost didn't make it to the show. ABC executives didn't like the thought of a family building up a bank only for the opposition to claim it with one answer they missed. Goodson and Todman pushed for it on the grounds that it excitement of the show. It gave the controlling family the incentive to come up with as many answers as possible.

** The rule where families had a chance to steal the bank almost didn't make it to the show. ABC executives didn't like the thought of a family building up a bank only for their opponents to claim it with one answer they missed. Goodson and Todman pushed for it on the grounds that it excitement of the show. It gave the controlling family the incentive to come up with as many answers as possible.

** Affiliates are able to air the current syndicated version up to '''six''' times a day, with up to two of the airings being new episodes depending on the time of year (e.g. In New York, one episode airs on WNYW FOX 5 while five others air on WWOR [=My9=]). The latter four feeds are always reruns. Six feeds for one program is unheard of; most syndicated programs only offer two feeds, though ''Series/JudgeJudy'' offers four. This is a major factor in the show's high syndication ratings, as Nielsen counts all six of its feeds cumulatively, whereas ''Series/Jeopardy'''s two feeds are counted separately, and ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' holds the distinction of being the only daily half-hour syndicated program to only offer one feed.

*** Since the very beginning, Fast Money losses have been $5 a point which has only a fifth of buying power in 2021 as it did in 1976. To put this in perspective, a single contestant who finishes in third on ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' can win more money than a family who loses Fast Money on their first appearance and gets defeated in their second game. Of course, that money has to be split among five people. Alleviated a bit beginning with Harvey's sixth season; all participating families receive a $500 debit card for playing.

* BannedEpisode: After Tim of the Bliefnick Family (aired on January 22, 27, and 28, 2020) was accused and later convicted of killing his wife, all three episodes with this family were pulled from GSN.

** Music/DollyParton did a pilot for what ended up being the 1999 revival, but didn't make the cut. Gordon Elliot and Doug Davidson were also considered early on. ''Variety'' reported that Davidson had been hired, but this was later debunked by Davidson himself.

** Louie Anderson's version was rerun on [[Creator/{{ION}} PAX]] from 2002-04 and was only ever seen on GSN once, as part of a ''Feud'' marathon aired during Thanksgiving 2013. It too would find a home on Buzzr, in November 2017, though it didn't last long on the network.

* BannedEpisode: After Tim of the Bliefnick Family (aired on January 22, 27, and 28, 2020) was accused of killing his wife, all three episodes with this family were pulled from GSN.