Family Feud
Episode 48
TV Flash files “Episode 48” as hour 438 of 629 in the TV Flash guide — Family Feud (1976–1985) on ABC, season 48, episode 48, aired 2017-02-20, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S48E48: listed hour 438 of 629 in the Family Feud guide, hour 48 of 105 in season 48. It aired 2017-02-20 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Episode 47” (S48E47). Next is “Episode 49” (S48E49). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Steve Harvey assumes the hosting duties for this daytime game show in which five members of one family are pitted against five members of another family. Each team's goal is to guess the results of audience survey questions. A player from each team initially faces off, answering the question to earn the chance to either pass or play. The winning family gets a chance to earn extra cash in a bonus round.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Episode 48 sit in the Family Feud guide?
S48E48 is listed hour 438 of 629 — hour 48 of 105 in season 48, season 48 episode 48.
When did Family Feud S48E48 air?
Episode 48 aired 2017-02-20 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Dawson years or later hosts?
This catalog hour is the original ABC Dawson run (1976–1985). Later emcees are cleaner reboots; Fast Money remains, the flirt does not.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Richard Dawson kisses contestants, baits families, and turns survey answers into a national reflex. Fast Money is the sugar rush; the host is the brand. The original Feud as appointment flirting, before later emcees sanded the edges into a cleaner, safer smile for syndication.
Open on a kiss that is not garnish. ABC, 1976–1985: two families guess the most popular survey answers for cash, culminating in Fast Money pressure, and Richard Dawson defines the original Family Feud as appointment flirting. Mark Goodson and Bill Todman built the board; Dawson made it a dare. Fast Money is the sugar rush. The host is the brand. Kissing contestants was a signature and a debated trademark. If you came for a generic game-show template, you are in the wrong weather system. Survey says became a…
Filed against
- Richard Dawson as Host
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