35 Years of Feudin

Today is a special day. Today marks the 35th anniversary of Family Feud.

Family Feud debuted on July 12, 1976 on ABC with Match Game panelist Richard Dawson. The show was a survey thing that you had to guess which was the most popular answer.

The show went Syndicated in 1977.

The answers had point values. You had to reach 200 points to win the game. Onetime it increased to 300 in 1979, and 400 in 1984.

The bonus round was 5 questions, answering them, accumulating 200 points, with 2 people, and getting the prize

The show ended in 1985.

It was resurrected in July 1988 with Ray Combs as host. In 1992 the Bullseye Round was introduced, which could increase your potential winnings.

Ratings were down the toilet, and Richard Dawson returned in 1994. This version ended in 1995.

It returned in 1999 with Louie Anderson. In 2002 he was replaced by Richard Karn. In 2003 it returned back to original gameplay with the 300 point format, instead of whoever has the most. In 2006, Karn was replaced by John O'Hurley. In 2009 the Bullseye round was brought back, for one season. In 2010, O'Hurley was replaces by Steve Harvey. The ratings have increases for Harvey's version.

My Feud Host/Era Ratings

1. Early Dawson (Full of energy, and awesome)
2. O'Hurley (Another Good Host, and handled it well)
3. Harvey (Funny, takes advantage of the moment, and is a good host)
4. Karn (2003-2006) Full of energy, gameplay normal, and fun.
5. Later Dawson (1982-1985, 1994-1995, Slowed down, but still OK)
6. Combs (Hosting style was awful. Didn't like him much, no because of his death)
7. Anderson/Karn (1999-2003, slow, hosts were bad, Karn was just getting into in)
8. Roker (Didn't like the Celebrity ediion)

All hosts are with us still. Except Ray who killed himself in June 1996

Happy 35th Feud.