WNBC Family Feud promo, 1980

Richard Dawson reminds viewers that nighttime "Feud" now airs 5x/week (the first GS to air simultaneously in network daytime and daily syndication!).

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• 1980

[Mech1360]

Did the announcer said "Family 4"?

[WhatsAYak]

@Mech1360 - No, he said "Channel 4".

[spbosch2]

Earlier in 1980, ABC moved the daytime "Feud" to 12:00noon ET where many affiliates aired local news instead. The nighttime expansion to five nights came at a good time for cities where the daytime version was not seen.

[wmbrown6]

The V/O at the end of this promo was Arthur Gary.

[boogiefever1985]

Every single contestant depicted in this advertisement is FEMALE. Did they do that on purpose?

[feudfan55]

@spbosch2 That move took place on June 30, 1980, the Monday following the cancellation of the $20,000 Pyramid, which had previously been on at noon ET. Family Feud up until that point was seen at 11:30 am ET

[ShawnieMac]

I remember in the True Hollywood Story episode on the Feud, it was mentioned that the daytime Feud (at least its peak) was cleared on 99% of the ABC stations nationwide. I know in Hartford-New Haven (reading old TV Guide posts), WTHN didn't carry daytime Feud, but carried the nighttime show.

[johnissoevil]

Yep. I remember reading Edge of Night being aired on WKBS 48 instead, and I remember WTAF 29 picking up daytime Feud after WPVI began preempting it.

[WhatsAYak]

@johnissoevil - Yeah, WPVI was notorious for their pre-emptions of ABC's daytime shows...The Edge of Night and MG '90 were among the network series Ch. 6 declined to carry.

[johnissoevil]

I don't believe daytime Feud was preempted in as many cities as other network game shows were. Philadelphia happened to be one of those rare cities where it was preempted after 1983.

[CraigFoye80]

Speaking of the year 1980, can someone please do something about the episode of "Family Feud" from November 14th, 1980??