Family Feud
Episode 1
TV Flash files “Episode 1” as the first listed hour of season 56 — Family Feud (1976–1985) on ABC, season 56, episode 1, aired 2024-09-23, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S56E01: listed hour 620 of 629 in the Family Feud guide, first listed hour of season 56. It aired 2024-09-23 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Episode 20” (S50E20). Next is “Episode 2” (S56E02). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Episode 1 sit in the Family Feud guide?
S56E01 is listed hour 620 of 629 — first listed hour of season 56, season 56 episode 1.
When did Family Feud S56E01 air?
Episode 1 aired 2024-09-23 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
Richard Dawson’s Cpl. Peter Newkirk picked Hogan’s Heroes’ pockets with a Cockney grin — 1960s catalog Stalag farce, then Match Game and Family Feud turned the same flirt into daytime sport. TV Flash files him as the POW who became a…