Celebrity Family Feud Season 11 premiered on July 10, 2025. With a brand-new season, the game show featured exciting questions and even more interesting answers.
For the first episode, viewers witnessed two battles:
- Taraji P. Henson vs. Jennifer Hudson
- The Dan Patrick Show vs. The Rich Eisen Show
Jennifer Hudson and Dan Patrick's teams won their respective battles, and donated the winning sum to a charity of their choice.
Celebrity Family Feud Season 11 is hosted by the popular Steve Harvey, and fans and the audience enjoyed the first episode of the show.
The first episode's official synopsis reads:
"Actress Taraji P. Henson goes head-to-head with actress Jennifer Hudson; 'The Dan Patrick Show'faces off against 'The Rich Eisen Show' for their selected charities."
Celebrity Family Feud Season 11: Four teams battle against their rivals with exciting question-and-answer
The debut episode of the brand new Celebrity Family Feud Season 11 saw four teams competing against each other. The first was actress Taraji P. Henson, who arrived with her family. Their choice of the charity was the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation. Taraji was accompanied by her sister April Henson, son Marcell Johnson and cousins Tamara Allen and Jolon Shields.
Their competitor team was Jennifer Hudson and her family. Their choice of charity was the Jennifer Hudson Foundation. She arrived with her son David Otunga Jr., nephew Marion Miller, and cousins Kelvin Mclin and Razia Hutchins.
The winning team will be able to donate their winnings to their preferred charity. Exciting questions included what they would do if they found out that the diamond in their engagement ring was fake, and more.
After a round of questions, when none of the teams managed to score the target, they moved to the Sudden Death Round. One member from each team was called forward, to face Steve Harvey's question. Then there was a Fast Money Round. Ultimately, Jennifer Hudson's team won.
Celebrity Family Feud Season 11: The Dan Patrick Show vs. The Rich Eisen Show
The second battle on Celebrity Family Feud was between two sports broadcasting teams. The first one was The Dan Patrick Show team, and the second one was The Rich Eisen Show team.
- The Dan Patrick Show team: Played for the Boys & Girls Club of Milford,
- The Rich Eisen Show team: Played for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
The first team featured Dan Patrick (host of The Dan Patrick Show) along with Patrick O'Connor, Paul Pabst, Marvin Prince, and Todd Fritz. The second team featured Rich Eisen (host of The Rich Eisen Show) with his teammates Chris Brockman, Mike Del Tufo, T.J. Jefferson, and Jason Feller.
They faced questions, including those about superheroes and more, followed by the Fast Money Round. Dan and Fritzy played the round to win $25,000, which would be donated to the charity of their choice.
While Dan won 100 points, Fritzy secured 119 points, which meant he won the round. The winning sum would be forwarded to the Boys & Girls Club of Milford.
To know more about the questions and answers featured on Celebrity Family Feud Season 11 Episode 1, fans can stream it on ABC.