Aug. 31, 2020

POPULAR TV PERSONALITIES MARIA MENOUNOS AND JEANNIE MAI FACE OFF, AND IT’S KICKOFF TIME AS THE TOP NFL LEGENDS AND NFL ALL-STARS GO HEAD-TO- HEAD ON ABC’S ‘CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD’

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“Maria Menounos vs. Jeannie Mai and NFL Legends vs. NFL All-Stars” – Television producer and actress Maria Menounos takes on “The Real”’s Jeannie Mai, who is also a sideline reporter for ABC’s mega mini-golf competition series, “Holey Moley,” as their families compete to win cash for their charities. The next game of the night features some of the NFL’s best as a team of NFLPA Legends takes on a team of NFLPA All-Stars, on a star-studded episode of “Celebrity Family Feud,” airing THURSDAY, SEPT. 17 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, DL) Episodes can also be viewed on demand and on Hulu. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 7/14/19)

Hosted by the highly popular stand-up comedian, actor, author and Emmy® Award winner Steve Harvey, “Celebrity Family Feud” features celebrities, along with their families, going head-to-head in a contest to name the most popular responses to survey-type questions posed to 100 people for a chance to win money for a charity of their choice.

The celebrity teams trying to guess what the “survey said” are the following:

Maria Menounos vs. Jeannie Mai

Team Maria Menounos – AfterBuzz TV, host of “Better Together” podcast; playing for The Brain Trust o Keven Undergaro – husband o Constantinos Menounos – dad o Nikki Daigel – cousin o Toula Menounos – cousin o Peter Menounos – cousin

Team Jeannie Mai – host of “The Real” and sideline reporter for “Holey Moley”; playing for Girls, Inc. o Olivia Mai – mother o Dennis Mai – brother o Daniel Mai – brother o Ted Pham – uncle

In the next game of “Celebrity Family Feud,” the two contesting teams are the following:

NFL Legends vs. NFL All-Stars

Team NFLPA Legends; playing for Team Gleason Foundation o – Hall of Fame defensive back o – Hall of Fame linebacker o Tim Brown – Hall of Fame wide receiver o Dermontti Dawson – Hall of Fame center o – Hall of Fame offensive tackle

Team NFLPA All-stars; playing for Professional Athletes Foundation o Cameron Heyward – defensive end o Bradley Chubb – Denver Broncos linebacker o Lamar Jackson – Baltimore Ravens quarterback o Stephon Gilmore – cornerback o Michael Thomas – New Orleans Saints wide receiver

“Celebrity Family Feud” is produced by Fremantle and is taped in front of a live audience in Los Angeles, California. Gaby Johnston and Jennifer Mullin are executive producers.

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