Family Feud
1976–ABCSyndicationDocumentary
Survey says — two families, a buzzer, and a theme rearranged for every host since Richard Dawson.
Family Feud rebuilt its titles: two distinct opening sequences are catalogued here across seasons 1 and 35, running between 29 and 45 seconds.
It arrived on ABC in 1976, when One Life to Live, All My Children and Romper Room were also on the network.
Only 139 of the 2,618 shows catalogued here changed their titles at all; Family Feud did so once.
All 2 opening title sequences
Season 1
45sFan upload of the 1976 open, from the launch year.
Season 35
29sFan upload. The uploader dates this version from 2010 — the Steve Harvey era, and the thirty-fifth season counted from the 1976 launch.
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