query: creator celebrity family feud
supports: Mark Goodson (January 14, 1915  December 18, 1992) was an American television producer who specialized in game shows, most frequently with his business partner Bill Todman, with whom he created Goodson-Todman Productions Celebrity Family Feud is a spin - off of the American game show Family Feud . Similarly to the primetime All - Star Specials featured during the late 1970s and early 1980s , the episodes feature teams of celebrities playing for charity rather than normal contestants . The first incarnation of the spin - off was broadcast in 2008 by NBC as part of a block of summer reality series it branded as All - American Summer . Instead of the host of the syndicated version at the time , John O'Hurley , the NBC celebrity version was hosted by Al Roker of the Today Show . It was played between five - player teams composed of a celebrity captain and four friends and / or relatives , with a $ 50,000 top prize to be donated to the charity of the winning team 's choice . On April 9 , 2015 , ABC announced that it would air a new six - episode run of Celebrity Family Feud for its summer lineup , which premiered on June 21 , 2015 . It was hosted by Steve Harvey , the current host of the syndicated version of Family Feud.It marked the first time that any version of Family Feud has aired on ABC since the end of the original Richard Dawson version in June 1985 . Unlike the current syndicated version of Feud , taped at the Atlanta Civic Center , this version was produced at CBS Television City . On January 9 , 2016 , ABC renewed Celebrity Family Feud for a second season . Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson where two families compete to name the most popular responses to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes. It is considered a spin-off of "Match Game", whose panel included original host Richard Dawson. Match Game is an American television panel game show that premiered on NBC in 1962 and was revived several times over the course of the next few decades. The game featured contestants trying to come up with answers to fill-in-the-blank questions, with the object being to match answers given by celebrity panelists.
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answer: mark goodson