Series synopsis
Bert's Family Feud is an Australian drama television series that premiered on Nine Network on February 13, 2006. It ended on June 1, 2007. It was created by Mark Goodson, Bill Todman. It stars Pete Smith, Mandy Ritchie, Bert Newton and Kathryn Trapani.
Bert's Family Feud was the third Australian version of the game show Family Feud. The series was produced by Grundy Television in conjunction with FremantleMedia. It was broadcast on the Nine Network and hosted by Bert Newton. The show intended to feature celebrities and their families as contestants.
A principal motivation for establishing the show was that the Nine Network had the highest-rating Australian television news service for many years, but has seen its viewing audience abandon the n ...
Premise
Bert's Family Feud was the third Australian version of the game show Family Feud. The series was produced by Grundy Television in conjunction with FremantleMedia. It was broadcast on the Nine Network and hosted by Bert Newton. The show intended to feature celebrities and their families as contestants.
A principal motivation for establishing the show was that the Nine Network had the highest-rating Australian television news service for many years, but has seen its viewing audience abandon the network in favour of the Seven Network's Seven News and Today Tonight. This is not only due to Seven's increasing ratings for its news programming, but also due to their highly successful game show Deal or No Deal which airs in the 5:30pm timeslot, leading into the news. Leading up to the program's February 2006 launch there was speculation that the network may delay the program until mid-year and instead show reruns of Friends in the 5:30pm timeslot. Network executives are hoping that Friends reruns will reignite the timeslot and allow Bert's Family Feud to premiere to a solid audience.
It debuted 13 February 2006. It was cancelled in 2007 due to low ratings. The final episode was taped on 23 May 2007 in the GTV studios in Melbourne and aired on 1 June 2007. 274 episodes were recorded, with the Castricum family being the final contestants, winning $85,000 in total. After the demise, 'the best-of' episodes continued to air on Mondays to fulfil the show's commercial obligations.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Supporting cast
- Emma Snowsill
- Ricki-Lee Coulter
- Scott Cam
- Jo Stanley
- Nicole Livingstone
- Karl Stefanovic
- Patti Newton
- Peter Phelps
- Jessica Rowe
- John-Michael Howson
- Peter Rowsthorn
- Tim Ross
Guest cast
- Pauline Hanson as Self
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 274 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 199 | February 13, 2006 | December 1, 2006 |
| Season 2 | 75 | January 29, 2007 | June 1, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1001 | February 13, 2006 |
| 2 | Season 1, Episode 2 | February 14, 2006 |
| 3 | Season 1, Episode 3 | February 15, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mad Monday: Top Girls vs Top Guys | January 29, 2007 |
| 2 | Season 2, Episode 2 | January 31, 2007 |
| 3 | Season 2, Episode 3 | February 1, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nine Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 13, 2006 |
| Last aired | June 1, 2007 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |