Family Feud Genre Game show Created by Mark Goodson Directed by Paul Alter (1976 -- 85, 1988 -- 90) Marc Breslow (1988 -- 93) Andy Felsher (1990 -- 95) Lenn Goodside (1999 -- 02) Ken Fuchs (2002 -- present) Hugh Bartlett (2013 -- 14) Presented by Richard Dawson (1976 -- 85, 1994 -- 95) Ray Combs (1988 -- 94) Louie Anderson (1999 -- 2002) Richard Karn (2002 -- 06) John O'Hurley (2006 -- 10) Steve Harvey (2010 -- present) Narrated by Gene Wood (1976 -- 85, 1988 -- 95) Burton Richardson (1999 -- 2010) Joey Fatone (2010 -- 15) Rubin Ervin (2015 -- present) Theme music composer Score Productions (1976 -- 85, 1988 -- 95, 2002 -- 03, 2008 -- present) Edd Kalehoff (1994 -- 95) John Lewis Parker (1999 -- 2008) Country of origin United States Original language (s) English Production Producer (s) Howard Felsher (1976 -- 85, 1988 -- 95) Cathy Dawson (1976 -- 85) Gary Dawson (1984 -- 85, 1994 -- 95) Running time 22 -- 26 minutes: ABC (1976 -- 85) CBS (1988 -- 92) Syndicated (1977 -- 85, 1988 -- 95, 1999 -- present) 42 -- 44 minutes: ABC specials (1979 -- 84, 2015 -- present) CBS (1992 -- 93) Syndicated (1994 -- 95) Production company (s) Mark Goodson - Bill Todman Productions (1976 -- 82) Mark Goodson Productions (1982 -- 85, 1988 -- 95, 1999 -- 2002) FremantleMedia (2002 -- present) Distributor Viacom Enterprises (1977 -- 85) LBS Communications (1988 -- 91) Tribune Entertainment (1999 -- 2007) 20th Television (2007 - present) Debmar - Mercury (2007 -- present) Release Original network ABC (1976 -- 85, 2015 -- present) CBS (1988 -- 93) NBC (2008) Syndicated (1977 -- 85, 1988 -- 95, 1999 -- present) Original release July 12, 1976 (1976 - 07 - 12) -- present Chronology Related shows 100 latinos dijeron Celebrity Family Feud ¿ Qué dice la gente? External links Website
who was the original host of family fued
Richard Dawson