Who Do You Think You Are? (American TV series)
Who Do You Think You Are? is an American genealogy documentary series that is an adaptation of the British series of the same name that airs on the BBC. In each episode, a celebrity participant researches their family history. The participant often travels to locations both domestically and internationally to research family stories.
This article is about the American series. For the British series, see Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series).Who Do You Think You Are?
Mocean Melvin
United States
English
11
84 (+ 1 special)
- Alex Graham
- Pam Healey
- Lisa Kudrow
- Dan Bucatinsky
- Stephanie Schwam
- Al Edgington
- Jim Albarano
- Anna Pousho
- Justin Robertson
- Aleta Rozanski
42 minutes
- Shed Media
- Is or Isn't Entertainment
March 5, 2010 –
August 14, 2022
The series is a partnership between Shed Media and Ancestry.com, with executive producers including Alex Graham, Pam Healey, Lisa Kudrow, Dan Bucatinsky, Stephanie Schwam and Al Edgington.
Production[edit]
In early 2009, it was announced that NBC had ordered an American adaptation of the British series Who Do You Think You Are?. It was reported that Lisa Kudrow was set to executive produce the series as well as participate in one of the first-season episodes.[1] The show premiered on NBC on March 5, 2010, as one of the replacement shows for The Jay Leno Show at the ten o'clock hour.[2]
NBC renewed the series for two subsequent seasons before cancelling it in 2012.[3] The series was then picked up by TLC,[4] where it aired for six additional seasons.[5][6] On August 25, 2017, TLC renewed the series for a tenth season.[7]
On May 6, 2019, it was announced that the series would return to NBC. The eleventh season premiered on July 10, 2022.[8][9] On October 10, 2022, it was reported that NBC shelved the series indefinitely.[10]