"Family Feud" Renewed Through 2015

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"Family Feud" Renewed Through 2015
11/2/2011
by Lesley Goldberg


Distributor Debmar-Mercury has renewed "Family Feud" through 2015.

Year-over-year, the long-running game show, now hosted by Steve Harvey, is up 40 percent in its key women 25-54 demographic and has posted a 35 percent household gain compared with 2010.



Produced by Fremantle Media North America, stations including Fox, Sinclair, CBS, Tribune, Cox, Capital, NBC, Sunbeam, Newport and Belo broadcast groups have agreed to carry "Family Feud" through 2015.

The series will be filmed in HD beginning next year.





“Stations have wasted no time in securing this franchise well into the future with these long-term renewals, extending 'Family Feud' through 2015 and making it a viable alternative to off-network sitcoms for many stations seeking strong early fringe and access programming,” said Debmar Mercury co-president Ira Bernstein, noting the series' time slot upgrade in half of the country to the 5-8 p.m. period typically reserved for syndicated comedies.





Added Debmar-Mercury co-president Mort Marcus:

“Fremantle has taken extraordinary steps to turn 'Family Feud' into a ratings phenomenon over the past two seasons, recruiting an outstanding host and creative team whose incredible work have made this show a must-have for station groups. We couldn’t be more pleased by the enthusiastic response it has received in the marketplace.”

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