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ABC has renewed its summer game shows The $100,000 Pyramid, Match Game and To Tell the Truth for their fifth seasons, Card Sharks and Press Your Luck for their second seasons and Celebrity Family Feud for a sixth season. They join previously announced Holey Moley, which is returning for a second season.

All the shows are part of ABC’s Summer Fun & Games lineup, which helped propel the network to the No. 1 network of the summer among Adults 18-49 (1.0/5 – tie with NBC), marking the first time the Net ranked No. 1 during the summer in 24 years. In addition, ABC finished as the summer’s No. 1 network with Adults 18-34 and among key female demos (W18-34/W18-49).

“Summer has become synonymous with ABC’s ‘Fun & Games’ brand,” said Rob Mills, senior vice president, Alternative Series, Specials and Late Night, ABC Entertainment. “To have these shows return is a testament to their strength,...

The weather outside may be frightful, but ABC is already planning another summer of fun and games. The network announced Wednesday that its primetime gamers “The $100,000 Pyramid,” “Card Sharks,” “Celebrity Family Feud,” “Match Game,” “Press Your Luck” and “To Tell the Truth” have all been renewed for another season, joining the previously announced second season pickup of “Holey Moley.”

All six shows are part of ABC’s “Summer Fun & Games” programming strategy. This past summer, ABC was No. 1 with adults 18-49 — which marked the first time it had led the summer months since 1995. ABC said it was also No. 1 with adults 18-34, and claimed nine of the summer’s top 20 entertainment series in 18-49, led by “The Bachelorette.”

“Summer has become synonymous with ABC’s ‘Fun & Games’ brand,” said ABC Entertainment’s Rob Mills, senior vice president of alternative series, specials and late night. “To have these shows return is a testament to their strength,...

ABC has renewed “Celebrity Family Feud” for its fifth season, and “The $100,000 Pyramid” and “To Tell the Truth” for their fourth seasons.

Hosted by Steve Harvey, “Celebrity Family Feud” features celebrity families and their immediate family members or their extended TV families, competing against each other to have fun and win money for charity. Its fourth season highlights included celebrity family teams such as Team Kardashian vs. Team West, Stephen Curry vs. Chris Paul, Team Ice-t & Coco vs. Vivica A. Fox, Amber Riley vs. Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott, “Grey’s Anatomy” vs. “Station 19,” Inside the NBA vs. Mlb All-Stars, and Laurie Hernandez vs. Shawn Johnson, among others.

“The $100,000 Pyramid” hosted by “Good Morning America”’s Michael Strahan. The series features a cast of all-star celebrities who take center stage and partner with contestants from across the country with hopes of making it to the winner’s circle and the...

ABC’s entire Sunday Fun & Games programming block is staying put for another go-round. The network has renewed Celebrity Family Feud for its fifth season and The $100,000 Pyramid and To Tell The Truth for their fourth seasons. The programming block has been a strong ratings driver for ABC, which has ranked as the No. 1 broadcaster on each week the block has aired this summer among Adults 18-49.

The Steve Harvey-hosted Celebrity Family Feud’s fourth season highlights included celebrity family teams such as Team Kardashian vs. Team West, Stephen Curry vs. Chris Paul, Team Ice-t & Coco vs. Vivica A. Fox, Amber Riley vs. Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott, “Grey’s Anatomy” vs. “Station 19,” Inside the NBA vs. Mlb All-Stars, and Laurie Hernandez vs. Shawn Johnson, among others. All compete to win money for charity.

Celebrity Family Feud ranks as the No. 1 series in Sunday’s 8 Pm hour this summer...

ABC is getting back in the games this summer, setting June 10 premiere dates for Celebrity Family Feud, The $100,000 Pyramid and To Tell the Truth.

Season 4 of the Steve Harvey-hosted Celebrity Family Feud will kick off the night at 8 Pm, followed by the third-season premiere of The $100,000 Pyramid with Michael Strahan at 9 Pm. Host Anthony Anderson and To Tell the Truth then return for the Season 3 bow of To Tell the Truth at 10 Pm.

Here are the details, per ABC:

Celebrity Family Feud (8-9 Pm)

Hosted by television personality and best-selling author Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud returns for its fourth season on ABC. A celebrity version of Family Feud the 10-episode series will feature celebrity families and their immediate family members or their extended TV families, competing against each other to have fun and win money for charity.

Celebrity family teams that will be playing for charity this season...

It's no lie. The To Tell the Truth TV show has been renewed for a third season on ABC. In season three the game show, hosted by Anthony Anderson, will air on Sundays at 8:00pm Et/Pt, which is a a new and time for the revival series. FremantleMedia North America produces To Tell the Truth for ABC. Jennifer Mullin, Jeff Gaspin, George Moll, Alycia Rossiter and Anderson serve as executive producers. Read More…...

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