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Q: How many hosts have there been for "Family Feud"?

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Adam Thomlison / TV Media

As is usually the case with list-type questions, it depends. As is less often the case, it depends on Al Roker. There have been seven hosts if you count Roker.

The affable "Today" show staple hosted a brief series of prime-time specials called "Celebrity Family Feud" in 2008. You may or may not want to include him in the official list, depending on what kind of a stickler you are. It was definitely "Family Feud," with the same format, similar set and everything. However, it aired while John O'Hurley was still hosting the daytime version, so Roker didn't break into the continuity, if you will, of "Feud" hosts.

If we're not counting Roker, there have been six, starting, of course, with the great Richard Dawson, who hosted the show from its debut in 1976 until 1985. He was replaced by Ray Combs, then Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, John O'Hurley and now Steve Harvey.

Harvey has brought about something of a revival of the show, and his expressive face and willingness to banter with the contestants have made the show surprisingly popular on social media (surprising because "Family Feud" never exactly skewed young).

 

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