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14 June 2016

TLC Renews WDYTYA? and Long Last Family

TLC Renews WDYTYA? and Long Lost Family

Various news outlets have reported that TLC has renewed Who Do You Think You Are? (WDYTYA?) and Long Lost Family for another season.

Which reality TV genealogy show is your favorite?

What is one “lesson learned” you’ve had from such a show?

Which episode of which show have you liked best so far?

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19 February 2016

Eight-episode docu-series Long Lost Family premieres Sunday, March 6, 2016 on TLC

More tv series news ...

Just about a year ago, there was a one-hour TV special called Long Lost family.

TLC and Shed Media, who bring you Who Do You Think You Are? are behind an eight-episode docu-series, again called Long Lost Family and with the same hosts, which features family members trying to reunited with birthparents, biological families, or children placed for adoption.

Hosted by Chris Jacobs and Lisa Joyner — both adoptees who have searched for their own biological families — each episode of Long Lost Family features the stories of two people or families hoping to find what they are looking for.

You can watch a trailer here.

Will you be watching?

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02 July 2015

WDYTYA Returns 26 July 2015 & Finding Your Roots Postponed

Okay fans of WDYTYA, the new summer season starts 26 July 2015. Read more about the new season and the planned celebrities at TLC Reveals Celebrities for Summer 2015 Season of Who Do You Think You Are?

On the other hand, Finding Your Roots hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr is currently in limbo as a result of the Ben Affleck controversy. Read a synopsis of the controversy and the list of celebrities who have been taped in Celebrity Genealogy on TV: Who and When?

If you haven’t yet caught any of these shows, they are a mix of entertainment and education. We learn more about these individuals and something of their ancestry while we are reminded of tried and true research strategies and resources while also possibly being introduced to new-to-us strategies and resources that just might benefit our own personal research.

9:30am 2 July 2015 fixed title -- Find to Finding

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16 December 2014

Archives of Popular Genealogy Programs -- Too busy before? Now you can catch up!

With the holiday season, after we’ve celebrated with family and before we return to work, we sometimes find ourselves with a bit of spare time.

If you find yourself in that situation, and you just want to take it easy on the couch or in your comfy chair, this might be the time to catch up on Finding Your Roots. Full episode videos are available.

You can also catch some full episodes of another popular show, Who Do You Think You Are? via Youtube.

Or, if you’ve been crazy busy and didn’t have time for Genealogy Roadshow, the Season 1 episodes are available (Season 2 will premiere next month).

And, talking about videos ... don’t forget that the NGS has a YouTube channel with FREE-to-the-public videos and members can access these and other members-only videos via the NGS website. These may have been mentioned last and they are not the “least!”

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22 July 2014

WDYTYA is not just a US or UK Phenomenon ....

Tomorrow is a night that many have been waiting for, the start of the 5^th season of Who Do You Think You Are?

I’ve always known about the UK version of the show, upon which the US version is based, and it got me curious to know if there are other versions.

The answer is YES. The Wikipedia page for the UK version, has a list of international versions. Who knows, maybe one of your ancestral lines has been a subject presented on one of these other verions.

Country	Local Name	Network	Air Dates
Australia	Who Do You Think You Are?	SBS One	January 2008
Canada	Who Do You Think You Are?	CBC Television	11 October 2007 – 31 January 2008
Canada	Qui êtes-vous?	Radio-Canada Télévision	8 November 2013
Czech Republic	Tajemství rodu	ČT1	9 January 2013
Denmark	Ved du hvem du er?	DR1	15 September 2010 – 17 March 2012
Finland	Kuka oikein olet?	Yle TV1	9 January 2012
Germany	Das Geheimnis meiner Familie	Das Erste	31 March 2008 –
Ireland	Who Do You Think You Are	RTÉ One	15 September 2008 – present
Israel	Mi Ata Hoshev She'ata	Channel 1	4 February 2010
Netherlands	Verborgen verleden	Nederland 2	29 September 2010 – 2 March 2013
Norway	Hvem tror du at du er	NRK1	January 2011
Poland	Sekrety rodzinne	TVP1	November 2006 – March 2007
Portugal	Quem É que Tu Pensas Que És?	RTP1	15 January 2013
Russia	Моя родословная	Channel One Russia	1 July 2009 – 12 February 2011
South Africa	Who Do You Think You Are?	SABC2	31 May 2009
Sweden	Vem tror du att du är?	SVT1	Spring 2009
United States	Who Do You Think You Are?	NBC (2010-2012) TLC (2013-present)	5 March 2010 – present

Have you watched any of the non-US or UK versions? What did you think?

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17 June 2014

Season 5 of WDYTYA starts 23 July!

Currently the 2014 FIFA World Cup is keeping many of us glued to our televisions as we watch Soccer (most of the world calls it football). Come 23 July, our genealogical community will turn its collective attention to Season 5 of ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ (on TLC)

This season will features journeys with Valerie Bertinelli, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lauren Graham, Kelsey Grammer, Cynthia Nixon, Rachel McAdams and her sister, Kayleen McAdams.

Interested in other family history focused TV programming? Check these out:

+ Genealogy Roadshow Season 2 is casting

+ History Detectives starts 1 July 2014 (check out the video library, organized by season)

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