Editing Ray Combs (section)

===''Family Feud''===
In 1988, game-show producers [[Mark Goodson]] and [[Howard Felsher]] gave Combs a seven-year contract to host a new version of ''Family Feud''.{{r|armstrong198802}} The program premiered on July 4, 1988, on CBS's daytime lineup, and a syndicated version was launched  on September 19. According to ''Family Feud'' announcer [[Gene Wood]], Combs also toured extensively around the United States to promote the show, and made guest appearances on ''[[Card Sharks]]'' and ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' to discuss the new version of ''Family Feud'' with respective hosts [[Bob Eubanks]] and [[Bob Barker]].

On June 29, 1992, CBS expanded the daytime show from 30 minutes to one hour. A new "Bullseye" round was added and the show was retitled ''The New Family Feud Challenge''. On September 14, 1992, the Bullseye round was integrated into the syndicated run, which remained 30 minutes in length, but was renamed as ''The New Family Feud''. Combs was one of the most seen hosts on television during the 1992–93 season, with an hour and a half of ''Family Feud'' airing five days a week.

While Combs enjoyed hosting ''Family Feud'', he grew increasingly frustrated by the rigid formula of the show. He pressured his agent to find new opportunities for him in acting and comedy.{{cn|date=April 2022}}

Midway through the 1992–93 season, ratings for the show began to plummet. CBS cancelled the daytime version in early 1993, with the final new episode airing March 26 (reruns aired through September 10), as many CBS affiliates had dropped the show entirely by that time. The syndicated version was also on the verge of cancellation (as many stations had also dropped that or moved it into overnight time slots). [[Jonathan Goodson]], who had become chairman of Mark Goodson Productions after the death of his father, Mark Goodson, in 1992, decided to replace Combs with original host [[Richard Dawson]] in the hopes of spiking ratings (Dawson's return season initially drew good ratings, but was unable to sustain this strength long-term, and ''Family Feud''{{'}}s second incarnation ended after the 1994–95 season). By all accounts, Combs was hurt by his dismissal from the show.<ref>{{cite video| series=E! True Hollywood Story| title=Ray Combs| date=November 16, 1997| work=E!}}</ref>