How Celebrity Family Feud Became Summer's Surprise TV Hit

With Steve Harvey at the helm, ABC's game show tops all newcomers

Since the broadcast networks stopped going on auto-pilot during the summer months, they have packed the May-to-August portion of their schedules with high-profile projects in an effort to keep viewers from tuning out until the fall. NBC premiered Aquarius, Fox rolled out Wayward Pines, ABC aired The Whispers and Astronaut Wives Club, and CBS had the splashiest debut of all with Zoo, based on James Patterson's novel.

But as the Nielsen dust settles, a surprise entry has emerged as the summer's most-watched new series: Celebrity Family Feud.

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