Family Feud fans brand show ‘unwatchable’ after pivot to inappropriate questions as they ‘feel sorry for Steve Harvey’
FAMILY Feud fans have slammed the show, claiming they can no longer watch it due to changes in the line of questioning.
There have been a series of racy questions, leaving host Steve Harvey shocked.
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Family Feud fans have slammed the show, claiming it’s gotten hard to watch with an influx of inappropriate questions and answersCredit: Instagram familyfeud
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Family Feud fans have noticed Steve Harvey hilariously responding to uncomfortable questions more and more on the game showCredit: NBC
Family Feud fans took to Reddit to discuss the direction of the show under a thread titled, “Game show you loved initially, but grew tired?”
“Family Feud. Not just the [Steve] Harvey version. I can watch a few episodes at a time, but not a marathon,” one fan replied.
Someone else responded, referring only to Steve’s version of the show.
“I feel ya. Family Feud was amusing and would have the occasional contestant blurt out the most outrageous answer nearly 15 years ago,” they complained.
“Now, in the recent seasons, the questions are becoming contrived and obvious just to elicit Steve Harvey’s thousand yard stare into the camera to the extent that you feel sorry for him having to endure this.”
A third fan agreed, writing, “I don’t feel sorry for him at all. I’d love to get his salary for acting shocked when someone answers ‘breasts’ to ‘name a part of the body that is rounded’ or whatever.”
“It was better when the questions were more of a general knowledge meld,” posted a fourth.
A fifth commenter wrote, “Today, IMO, the show is unwatchable as at least two main game questions are at best risqué and families getting a dollar a point for their main game score was long gone by then (and teams that were shut out were usually given $100 as a house minimum in the [Richard] Dawson era).”
RISQUÉ RESPONSE
Viewers got to see one particularly risqué response in a clip posted on the official Family Feud Instagram page on Monday.
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Steve Harvey often stares off before giving a hilarious response to odd or NSFW answers on the showCredit: Instagram/familyfeud
The video showed Steve, 67, prompting players, “Name something you’d do if you saw your husband wearing thong underwear.”
During the show, a contestant named Craig gave the survey his all, despite seemingly not having a husband.
“Typically, when I see my husband wearing thong underwear, I’ll take ’em back!” he quipped.
His teammates applauded the answer as Steve took center stage.
Steve Harvey’s Hosting Gigs
Steve has hosted several shows since beginning his career in stand-up comedy
1993-2000: It’s Showtime at the Apollo
2010 – Present: Family Feud
2015 – Present: Celebrity Family Feud
2012-2019: Steve Harvey Show/Steve
2016-2019: Little Big Shots
2020 – Present: Steve On Watch
2022 – Present: Judge Steve Harvey
He was taken aback by the answer, so much so that he caused a bit of a scene as he acted out taking an imaginary husband’s thong back.
“Give me that!” Steve said, pulling down an invisible thong from an invisible man.
“Sitting there without my damn thong on,” Steve imagined himself saying to his non-existent partner.
“These belong to me,” he added, pretending to put the thong on over his suit, one leg at a time.
The audience howled with laughter as Steve slowly placed the imaginary thong over his private area.
“Done stretched them all out of shape and everything!” he said, pretending to be upset.
He repositioned the non-existent thong until it was just right.
Unfortunately for Craig, “Take Them Back” was not on the board, but fans loved the silly moment.
“What’re you doing if you see your husband wearing a thong?? 🤔🍑🙂 #SteveHarvey demos! #FamilyFeud,” Family Feud captioned the post.
“Funny as hell,” commented a fan.
“Sitting up in here without my damn thongs. Don’t stretch them,” posted a second, echoing Steve’s sentiments in his pretend scenario.
“Perfect answer and Steve’s reaction,” penned a third.
“That’s a pretty good answer tho. Wonder why that ain’t up there,” shared a fourth, backing Craig up.
“Steve Harvey is the greatest game show host button,” exclaimed a fifth.
MAJOR MISTAKE
A day earlier, Family Feud fans were left in stitches over an interaction between Steve and a contestant.
The game show player delivered a “dirty” answer that was actually on the board.
Family Feud posted a throwback clip on TikTik that showed two contestants coming up to the podium for the first round.
Steve asked them, “Name a part of your body that might look like a carrot.”
A man buzzed in, answering, “Penis.”
The audience gasped as Steve let out a sigh and turned around to check the board.
Much to his surprise, “Man part” was listed for 18 points.
“#SteveHarvey has no words #FamilyFeud,” the caption read.
In the comments, fans reacted to the shocking correct answer.
“Steve’s reactions are priceless,” cracked one fan, adding laughing emojis.
“Why does he ask the most awkward questions like he is trying to set them up to say something dirty and then get surprised when they do or say something dirty?” questioned a TikTok user.
Back in May, the show was slammed as “raunchy” fan fans after a NSFW prompt.
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Family Feud fans were left in stitches as Steve Harvey acted out putting on a thong during a recent showCredit: Instagram/familyfeud
Steve asked players to “name something a married couple might do together at home in the nude.”
Contestant Regina replied, “Make love.”
Steve turned to the board, certain the answer would be in one of the top spots.
The number two slot flipped, but rather than “Make love,” the answer read, “BBQ the bratwurst.”
The audience laughed as the contestant asked, “What in the world?!”
“Family feud is getting kind of raunchy,” one critic commented online.
“So much for a show being called ‘Family’ Feud,” another complained.
In July, an insider discussed Steve’s handling of uncomfortable questions and answers on the show, assuring fans he knows what he’s doing.
A source told The U.S. Sun exclusively, “Family Feud is one of the small handful of game shows whose rerun episodes pull as many eyeballs as original shows do, and in the world of free-to-watch TV, that’s a license to print money.”
“Plus, the format has been translated to dozens of countries around the world and those hosts also know how to make the show into a wild experience.
“It’s all part of the package.”
The insider maintained that Steve’s responses “aren’t calculated” and that he improvises his reactions and replies based on wild answers.
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Family Feud critics claim it’s no longer a family show due to the NSFW questionsCredit: Instagram/familyfeud
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Some Family Feud viewers claim the game show has gotten too raunchyCredit: Instagram/familyfeud
