Hosted by Gerry Dee, new episodes of FAMILY FEUD CANADA (104x30) begin Monday, September 12, kicking off the season with two new Celebrity Special episodes

The Celebrity Special games will see fan favourites from THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW take on the stars of HEARTLAND, and DRAGONS’ DEN goes up against the cast of STRAYS in support of the charity of their choice

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CBC is introducing some of the Canadian families who will participate in the upcoming season of FAMILY FEUD CANADA, premiering Monday, September 12 with two new Celebrity Special episodes. Hosted by Gerry Dee, the fourth season will feature 104 new episodes and broadcast four nights a week (Monday through Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. (8 NT) on CBC and CBC Gem.

Filmed in front of a live audience at the CBC Broadcasting Centre in Toronto, FAMILY FEUD CANADA invites families from coast-to-coast-to-coast to go head-to-head to guess the top responses to survey questions, with a uniquely Canadian twist, for a chance to take home up to $30,000 per family. The Celebrity Special episodes are played for a Canadian charity of each team’s choice.

This fall’s FAMILY FEUD CANADA Celebrity Special lineup is:

• THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW vs. HEARTLAND  -  Airing Monday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m. (8 NT) on CBC and CBC Gem
       -  The GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW team consists of hosts Alan Shane Lewis and Ann Pornel, judge Kyla Kennaley, and past bakers Colin Asuncion and Raufikat Oyawoye-Salami playing for the charity Water First. Season 6 of THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW premieres October 2 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC.
       -  Team HEARTLAND features castmates Amber Marshall, Michelle Morgan, Chris Potter, Michelle Nolden and Drew Davis, playing for the Wild Horses of Alberta Society charity. Season 16 of HEARTLAND premieres October 2 on CBC.
   

• STRAYS vs. DRAGONS' DEN  -  Airing Tuesday, September 13 at 7:30 p.m. (8 NT) on CBC and CBC Gem
       -  Team STRAYS is made up of Nicole Power, Tina Jung, Nikki Duval, Kevin Vidal and Dennis Andres playing for the Toronto Humane Society. Season 2 of STRAYS airs September 13 at 8:30 p.m. (9 NT) on CBC.
       -  DRAGONS’ DEN returns to the FAMILY FEUD CANADA studio for a shot at redemption, with teammates Robert Herjavec, Arlene Dickinson, Manjit Minhas, Jim Treliving and Michele Romanow playing for the Calgary Food Bank. Season 17 of DRAGONS’ DEN premieres September 15 at 8  p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC.

Below is a sample of the families who are set to appear on FAMILY FEUD CANADA this fall:

• THE CAMERON FAMILY (Kitchener, ON) - The Cameron family are led by their team captain Jim, a longtime Elvis impersonator who is joined by his son Scott and his granddaughters Mandy, Lisa, and Mellissa.
• THE CARUANA FAMILY (Longueuil, QC) - The Caruanas have been operating their family pizzeria in Longueuil for over 60 years, their grandparents opened it in the 1950s when they moved to Canada from Italy.
• THE DUNN FAMILY (Morell, PE) - The Dunn family is a team of five brothers and sisters from a larger family of nine siblings. They have a long family history in the small town of Morell. 
• THE ELSERI-EL FATEH FAMILY (Abbotsford, AB) - The Elseri-El Fateh family consists of Captain Adel, his wife Abby, his sister Yafa, his brother-in-law Firass, and Firass’ brother Eiad. They are die-hard Edmonton sports fans who’d love to use potential prize money to take their mother to Lebanon to visit family.
• THE GAGLIARDI FAMILY (Niagara Falls, ON) - The Gagliardis love pulling pranks and have identical twins Joe and Pete on the team who claim they can feel each other’s pain.
• THE INSERRA FAMILY (Woodbridge, ON) - The Inserra family is a team of cousins (Captain Daniela and her cousins Maria, Letizia, Alessandra, and Stefania) that come from an even larger family of 22 first cousins.
• THE JONAS FAMILY (Toronto, ON) - The Jonas family is made up of Captain Nicole, her cousin Brittany, her uncle Mark, and her aunts Kim and Jillian. Captain Nicole is a proud “sports mom,” with a son who is a professional gymnast and dances with the Junior Raptors’ “Lil Ballas.”
• THE MADDOX FAMILY (Bay Bulls, NL) -The Maddox family loves to celebrate their Irish roots and are proud to hail from Newfoundland’s Irish Loop. Captain Miranda will play alongside her husband Kirk, her sister Jessica, her mother Jennifer, and her brother-in-law Shawn.
• THE MALCOLM FAMILY (Brampton, ON) - The Malcolm family is composed of siblings JR, Mikey, Chris, Robert and Tamika, who are all musically-inclined. Teammate Chris has even been nominated for a JUNO Award for his Gospel singing.
• THE MORRISON FAMILY (Mississauga, ON) - The youngest player of the Morrison family, daughter Donae, is a prominent TikToker with over 3 million followers.
• THE RAMBALLY FAMILY (Saskatoon, SK) - The Rambally family consists of Ian, Leela, Phil, Camille and Cheryl, This family loves participating in Cariwest - Edmonton’s annual Caribbean festival.
• THE SELK FAMILY (Okotoks, AB) - The Selk family has a tradition of hunting in the mountains for the perfect Christmas tree. Captain Levi is joined by his sister Kyla, his father Jordi, his brother-in-law Adam, and his sister-in-law Lara.
• THE WASHINGTON FAMILY (Haida Gwaii, BC) - The Washingtons are a family of half siblings - Neena, Derek, Heather, Melissa and their dad Arthur. They are united as family but are spread out by distance and have only ever been all together as a group twice.

Family Feud is one of television's longest-running and top-rated game shows watched by audiences around the world. First introduced in the U.S. in 1976, the much-loved game show has been picked up in 71 international markets to date including the United Kingdom, Australia, France, India, Indonesia, and the United States.

FAMILY FEUD CANADA is produced by Zone3 and based on the Fremantle format, in association with CBC. For Zone 3, Jeffrey Wraight is Executive Producer and Showrunner. For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports; Jennifer Dettman is Executive Director, Unscripted Content; and Susan Taylor is Executive in Charge of Production.

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