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Sept. 1, 2020

ABC’S ‘CELEBRITY ’ RETURNS ON A NEW NIGHT AS LEGENDARY TV HOSTS KATHIE LEE GIFFORD AND RICKI LAKE FACE OFF, AND THEN RAPPERS 2 CHAINZ AND BIG BOI COMPETE, ON THIS ALL-NEW EPISODE AIRING THURSDAY, SEPT. 24

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“Kathie Lee Gifford vs. Ricki Lake and 2 Chainz vs. Big Boi” – “Celebrity Family Feud” is B-A-C-K with a big funny faceoff between two legendary daytime show hosts when Kathie Lee Gifford competes against Ricki Lake. In the next game, rappers 2 Chainz and Big Boi go head-to-head to test their skills on this new, all-star episode of “Celebrity Family Feud,” returning on its new night, THURSDAY, SEPT. 24 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu.

Steve Harvey, the highly popular stand-up comedian, actor, author and Emmy® Award winner, returns as host for “Celebrity Family Feud”’s sixth season. Once again, celebrities, along with their families and friends, go head-to-head in a contest to name the most popular responses to survey-type questions posed to 100 people to win money for a charity of their choice.

The celebrity teams who will try to guess what the “survey said” are the following:

Team Kathie Lee Gifford – Four-time Emmy Award-winning co-host of the fourth hour of “Today” with for 11 years – playing for The Association to Benefit Children o Cassidy Gifford – daughter o Cody Gifford – son o Erika Brown – Cody’s fiancée o Ben Wierda – Cassidy’s fiancé

Team Ricki Lake – Emmy Award-winning actress, talk show host, producer, documentarian and activist – playing for The Jacaranda Foundation o Jeff Scult – friend o Milo Sussman – son o Owen Sussman – son o Sabena Frink – Milo’s girlfriend

Team 2 Chainz – The Real U – playing for TRU Foundation o Sir Tek – business partner o Allen Parks – business partner o Hott LockedN – The Real U artist o Worl – The Real U artist

Team Big Boi – half of the diamond-certified recording group Outkast – playing for Big Kidz Foundation o Antwan Patton II – son o Rowena Patton – mother o Renita Patton – cousin o Jalynn Adams – cousin

“Celebrity Family Feud” is produced by and was taped in February 2020 in front of a live audience in Los Angeles, . Gaby Johnston and Jennifer Mullin are executive producers.

A TV parental guideline will be assigned to this program at a later date.

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