A third series of 10 episodes[4] was planned for broadcast but was shelved in February 2025 following sexual allegations aimed towards D'Acampo on other ITV shows.
The top answers to the surveys are displayed on a large electronic board, christened by Bob Monkhouse as "Mr. Babbage".
Monkhouse was responsible for changing the name of the show to Family Fortunes as he felt that "feud" sounded too aggressive.
[10] Family Fortunes was first hosted by comedian Bob Monkhouse (1980–83), followed by singer and entertainer Max Bygraves (1983–85).
The most well-known aspects of the show are the large computer screen (named "Mr Babbage" by original host Bob Monkhouse) and the famous computerised sound used when wrong answers are given.
Although rarely acknowledged during the programme, the 100 people surveyed are invariably audience members who have volunteered before the show or the families themselves who would be asked questions for the next series.
This involves two contestants (out of the five in the family team) answering five questions that fit with those given by the 100 people surveyed each within a narrow time limit.
From 1994 onwards, a bonus star prize was available for naming all five "top" (most popular) answers and scoring 200 points.
The star prize couldn't be won if they failed to score at least 200 points even if all five top answers had been named.
From the second series in 1981 onward, spot prizes were available in the main game, turning up seemingly at random when certain answers were found.
These ranged from household appliances like washing machines, vacuum cleaners and toasters, to home entertainment goods such as televisions, video cassette recorders and camcorders.
During the two series hosted by Bygraves, if a contestant won a music prize such as a record player, he would usually throw in one of his own LP's as a bonus.
A celebrity revival of the show presented by Vernon Kay began airing on 28 October 2006 and ended on 14 June 2015 after its eleventh series.
In this version, the game ends after four rounds (five during the hour-long series with two or three Single and two Double), ignoring the 'first to 300 points' rule that the previous incarnations employed, and the losing family receives a consolation prize of the greater of £1,000 or £10 times their score (£3 per point in series 1).