LIONSGATE’S DEBMAR-MERCURY RENEWS FREMANTLE’S RATINGS JUGGERNAUT, FAMILY FEUD, THROUGH THE 2025-26 SEASON
Leading Station Groups FOX, CBS, Nexstar, Scripps & Tegna Line Up Multi-Year Deals for the Iconic, Nationally Syndicated Steve Harvey-Hosted Game Show
Los Angeles & New York, February 1, 2023 – Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury has renewed the Fremantle-produced ratings juggernaut, Family Feud, through the 2025-26 season – taking the iconic game show into its landmark 50th year on television. Leading station groups FOX, CBS, Nexstar, Scripps and Tegna have signed multi-year renewals for the nationally syndicated hit.
The iconic game show remains more popular than ever with Steve Harvey as host and a seasoned production team behind it. Now in its fifth consecutive season as television’s No. 1 first-run syndicated show in women 25-54, Family Feud is posting a market-leading 1.5 rating season-to-date in the key demo.
Debmar-Mercury Co-Presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein, whose production and distribution company conducts nationwide syndication sales for the game show, commented, “Demand for a proven demo and household ratings winner like Family Feud has been intense. We are extremely pleased to be able to continue our long-term relationships with our incredible broadcast partners, while providing our dedicated viewers of all ages with much-needed laughter and enjoyment throughout the coming years.”
Kim Kleid, SVP, Current Programming, Fremantle, said, "We are thrilled to have the confidence and commitment from our station partners toward Family Feud. Feud is a timeless format, not only in the U.S. but globally; and with the unmatched talent of Steve Harvey, it is easy to see why the audience tunes in and enjoys it on a daily basis."
As one of television’s longest running, highest rated and most loved game shows, Family Feud reveals that the simplest question can generate the most outrageous answers. Fremantle owns the Family Feud format, which has appeared over the decades since its 1976 debut on both network television and in national syndication.
About Fremantle
Fremantle is one of the world’s largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries.
Operating in 27 territories we are a proudly independent group of content creators. We produce and deliver high-quality multi-genre IP including some of the biggest entertainment formats, most watched international dramas, award winning films and hard-hitting documentaries, amplifying local stories on a global scale.
From Idols to This England, The Price is Right to The Hand of God, The Farmer Wants A Wife to Arctic Drift, Family Feud to My Brilliant Friend and Bones & All to Planet Sex our focus is simple – we create and deliver irresistible entertainment.
We are also a world leader in digital and branded entertainment with more than 470 million fans across 1,500 social channels and over 34 billion views per year across all platforms.
Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, content and digital, itself a division of the international media giant Bertelsmann.
For more information, please visit www.fremantle.com, follow us on Twitter @FremantleHQ and Instagram @fremantle or visit our LinkedIn page.
About Debmar-Mercury
Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury distributes the Fremantle-produced game show hit Family Feud, hosted by Steve Harvey; produces and distributes Sherri, the top-rated new, nationally syndicated daily talk show hosted by actress, comedian, best-selling author and TV personality Sherri Shepherd and the Daytime Emmy-nominated viral sensation, Caught In Providence; distributes Game Show Network’s PEOPLE PUZZLER, hosted by actress, best-selling author, producer and television personality Leah Remini, to broadcast stations for fall 2023; as well as the 10/90 sitcoms it pioneered including Tyler Perry’s House of Payne and spinoff Meet the Browns; Revolution/CubeVision’s Are We There Yet? (starring Ice Cube); and the Debmar-Mercury/Lionsgate Television comedy Anger Management (starring Charlie Sheen).
Debmar-Mercury is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), encompassing world-class motion picture and television studio operations aligned with the STARZ premium global subscription platform. They bring a unique and varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers around the world.
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