Show-critical technology

Game technology engineered for television.

Fremantle Game Systems creates, integrates, and supports the electronics that power iconic game-show moments—from contestant inputs and lockout logic to scoring, displays, sound cues, and game control.

Designed for the format. Built for the stage. Ready on cue.
Celebrity Family Feud production set with host, contestants, gameboard, podiums, and audience
Press Your Luck production set with the Big Board, host podium, and contestant positions
The Price Is Right production set featuring the Money's Share pricing game
GAME SYSTEMS // LIVE CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD

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CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD FAMILY FEUD (SYNDICATED) FAMILY FEUD CANADA FAMILY FEUD BOTSWANA THE PRICE IS RIGHT PRESS YOUR LUCK AMERICA'S GOT TALENT GAME OF TALENTS DOUBLE DARE TO TELL THE TRUTH SUPERMARKET SWEEP BEAT THE CLOCK MATCH GAME PASSWORD CARD SHARKS TUG OF WORDS

50 years of Family Feud

One iconic format. A world of ways to play.

For 50 years, Family Feud has brought families face-to-face around one of television’s most recognizable gameboards. Fremantle Game Systems has powered the format throughout its modern era, supporting syndicated, celebrity, Canadian, and international productions with responsive contestant systems, scoring, reveals, and show control built to keep every survey moving.

Syndicated survey game system

Family Feud (Syndicated)

Survey says… from the opening Face-Off to the final Fast Money run, our systems keep the board, scores, contestant inputs, and gameplay flow firing on all cylinders in the fast-moving syndicated format.

Family Feud syndicated production set with host, gameboard, and family podiums

Canadian survey game system

Family Feud Canada

The Feud goes north with the same fast-paced Face-Offs, answer reveals, and Fast Money thrills. Our systems keep every point swing, podium interaction, and board reveal moving smoothly from the first question to the final payoff.

Family Feud Canada contestants fist-bumping across the podium with the host between them

International format support

Family Feud Botswana

Family Feud Botswana brings the iconic Face-Offs, answer reveals, and Fast Money excitement to a new stage, powered by systems built to preserve the format while supporting a distinctly local production.

Family Feud Botswana production set with gameboard, podiums, and stage

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Technology behind the game.

From pricing games and Big Boards to panel formats, timed challenges, and wordplay, every format has its own rhythm, rules, and production demands. Our systems are built around the show—not the other way around.

Board and contestant systems

Press Your Luck

Fast buzzers, live scoring, board control, and split-second timing all come together in a system built to keep the game moving—without missing a beat or a Whammy.

Press Your Luck production set

Judge controls and show integration

America's Got Talent

When a judge reaches for the buzzer, the moment has to land. Our systems power the judge controls, Golden Buzzer moments, cueing, and production integration behind some of the show's biggest reactions.

America's Got Talent judges activating the Golden Buzzer

Contestant systems and reveal control

Game of Talents

Every performance is a clue and every guess sets up the reveal. Our systems coordinate contestant stations, game logic, scoring, and show cues so each hidden talent lands with maximum suspense and spectacle.

Game of Talents production set with host, contestants, podiums, and talent board

Contestant and scoring systems

Double Dare

Messy, physical, and fast-moving, Double Dare demands game electronics that can keep up. Our systems support contestant stations, scoring, timing, and displays through every question, challenge, and slime-covered moment.

Double Dare production set with red and blue team stations and central logo display

Panel and contestant systems

To Tell the Truth

Behind every introduction, name display, panel interaction, and dramatic reveal is a system keeping the game moving smoothly while letting the personalities take center stage.

To Tell the Truth production set with contestant stations and stage backdrop

Timed gameplay and contestant systems

Supermarket Sweep

The clock is running, the carts are moving, and every second counts. Our systems handle timed gameplay, contestant stations, scoring, and displays throughout the race down the aisles.

Supermarket Sweep production set with Team BBQ at a contestant podium

Timed challenges and game control

Beat the Clock

Every challenge comes down to the final seconds. Our game systems keep the timing, scoring, cues, contestant interaction, and on-stage displays perfectly synchronized as the clock ticks down.

Beat the Clock production set with contestants playing a balloon challenge beneath the game clock

Panel gameplay and scoring systems

Match Game

With six panelists, two contestants, and plenty of room for the unexpected, our systems keep the scoring, contestant interaction, and game flow moving while the comedy takes care of itself.

Match Game production set with the host and celebrity panel

Panel gameplay and response systems

Password

Simple clues, quick thinking, and high-pressure guesses require a system that stays out of the way and keeps the pace sharp. We support the panel, scoring, contestant responses, and studio flow behind every clue.

Password production set with host and celebrity panelists at the desk

Gameplay and scoring systems

Card Sharks

From the first prediction to the final turn of the card, our systems manage contestant positions, scoring, game-state control, and studio integration—making every reveal as tense and exciting as the last.

Card Sharks production set with contestants at the main game table

Wordplay and gameplay systems

Tug of Words

Fast answers and head-to-head momentum drive the game. Our systems power the contestant stations, scoring, displays, and gameplay flow that keep every tug moving toward the finish.

Tug of Words production set with contestant podiums and stage backdrop

Daytime & special projects

Custom interaction, built for the format.

From studio-wide audience participation to a one-time game-show activation, we adapt proven game technology to the specific rhythm and needs of each production.

150-tablet audience system

Audience polling system

The Drew Barrymore Show

Developed and deployed a custom audience polling platform with 150 networked tablets, purpose-built software, and an intuitive audience interface designed for fast, reliable participation during studio production.

One-time daytime activation

Special game-show activation

Family Feud on Ellen

Adapted the Family Feud game system for a special one-time activation on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , integrating the familiar format into a unique daytime television production.

Live events

The game doesn’t stop at the studio.

Fremantle Game Systems also brings iconic formats to live audiences at sea, supporting cruise-line productions with the same show-ready game logic, scoring, contestant interaction, and control.

Family Feud LIVE production aboard Carnival Cruise Line with two families, host, gameboard, and contestant podiums Carnival Cruise Line • 15 ships + Carnival Festivale (2027)

Survey game experience

Family Feud LIVE!

Survey says… Family Feud LIVE! is making waves aboard 15 Carnival ships—and in 2027, the feud sets sail on the brand-new Carnival Festivale.

The Price Is Right LIVE stage aboard Norwegian Cruise Line with a large video wall and contestant positions Norwegian Cruise Line • PR1MA + Aqua

Live pricing-game production

The Price Is Right LIVE!

Come on Down! You’re the next contestant on the iconic game show now aboard Norwegian PR1MA and Aqua, where The Price Is Right LIVE! brings classic games, big prizes, and showcase-sized excitement to sea.

Press Your Luck LIVE theater production aboard Norwegian Cruise Line with the Big Board, host, contestants, and audience Norwegian Cruise Line • Viva

Big Board and contestant systems

Press Your Luck LIVE!

Big bucks, no Whammies—and no dry land in sight. Press Your Luck LIVE! is spinning up the excitement aboard the Norwegian Viva.

What we do

One team across the entire game system.

From a single interactive prop to a complete control ecosystem, we connect the physical game, the software, and the production workflow.

Game Control & Logic

Purpose-built control software, rules engines, scoring, timing, lockout behavior, cueing, and operator interfaces.

Contestant Interfaces

Buttons, buzzers, podium electronics, sensors, feedback lighting, and durable interfaces designed for intuitive on-camera use.

Scoring & Displays

Real-time score systems, gameboards, LEDs, monitors, graphic outputs, and synchronized visual feedback.

Production Integration

Connections to lighting, audio, video, graphics, playback, and show-control infrastructure across the stage and control room.

On-Set Operation

Installation, rehearsal, live operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and direct support throughout production.

Systems Modernization

Thoughtful upgrades and rebuilds that preserve proven workflows while improving reliability, serviceability, and long-term support.

Built for live production

On stage, the system has one job: work on cue, every time.

Broadcast game systems live at the intersection of technology and performance. They need to be fast for contestants, clear for operators, flexible for production, and dependable through every take.

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Deterministic

Rules and outcomes behave consistently under show conditions.

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Operator-focused

Critical information and controls stay clear under pressure.

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Serviceable

Systems are organized for fast diagnosis, maintenance, and recovery.

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Production-ready

Every component supports rehearsal, blocking, timing, and the live show.

Our approach

From format rules to final cue.

We translate a creative format into a technical system the production team can trust.

  1. Press Your Luck game-control software showing contestant cash, spins, Whammies, and board states

    Understand

    Map the format, rules, contestant actions, operator needs, creative intent, and production constraints.

  2. Plinko control enclosure with Beckhoff EtherCAT I/O terminals and power supply

    Engineer

    Design the control architecture, interfaces, electronics, logic, feedback, and production integrations.

  3. Supermarket Sweep set with illuminated timer carts during technical setup and testing

    Validate

    Test the system through edge cases, rehearsals, timing changes, resets, and real-world production workflows.

  4. Fully lit Family Feud LIVE stage ready for the audience and show

    Deliver

    Install, operate, support, document, and maintain the system throughout the life of the production.

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Building, reviving, or adapting a game-show format?

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