Who Do You Think You Are? (U.S. TV series)
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Genre | Documentary |
Created by | |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 61 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Lisa Kudrow |
Running time | 42 minutes |
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Release | |
Original network |
TLC (2013–present) NBC (2010–12) |
Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | March 5, 2010 – present |
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Website |
Who Do You Think You Are? is an American genealogy documentary series that is an adaptation of the British BBC series of the same name. In each episode, a different celebrity goes on a journey to trace parts of his or her family tree. The show premiered on NBC on March 5, 2010, as one of the replacement shows of The Jay Leno Show. It ran on NBC for three seasons before being cancelled in 2012;[1] it was then picked up by TLC,[2] where it has aired for four more seasons. It was renewed for an eighth season, consisting of six episodes, which premiered on April 3, 2016.[3]
Lisa Kudrow is an executive producer for the series, which is a partnership between Shed Media, NBC Entertainment and Ancestry.com.
Episodes
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Network | |
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 7 | March 5, 2010 | April 30, 2010 | NBC |
2 | 8 | February 4, 2011 | April 8, 2011 | |
3 | 12 | February 3, 2012 | May 18, 2012 | |
4 | 8 | July 23, 2013 | September 10, 2013 | TLC |
5 | 6 | July 23, 2014 | August 27, 2014 | |
6 | 8 | March 8, 2015 | April 26, 2015 | |
7 | 6 | July 26, 2015 | August 30, 2015 | |
8 | 6 | April 3, 2016 | May 1, 2016 | |
Season 1 (2010)
Episode | Original airdate | Featured celebrity | Locations visited |
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1 | Mar 5 | Sarah Jessica Parker | Cincinnati, Ohio; El Dorado County, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Danvers, Massachusetts |
2 | Mar 12 | Emmitt Smith | Pensacola, Florida; Burnt Corn, Alabama; Claiborne, Alabama; Boydton, Virginia; Ouidah, Benin |
3 | Mar 19 | Lisa Kudrow | Minsk, Belarus, Ilya, Belarus; Gdynia, Poland |
4 | Mar 26 | Matthew Broderick | Jersey City, New Jersey; New York City, New York; Forest of Argonne, France; Hartford, Connecticut; Atlanta, Georgia; Marietta National Cemetery, Cobb County, Georgia |
5 | Apr 2 | Brooke Shields | Newark, New Jersey; New York City, New York; Rome, Italy; Augerolles, France; Paris, France |
6 | Apr 23 | Susan Sarandon | Virginia; New York City, New York; Florence; Coreglia Antelminelli; Rockland County, New York |
7 | Apr 30 | Spike Lee | Atlanta, Georgia; Twiggs County, Georgia; Arlington, Texas |
Season 2 (2011)
NBC ordered a second season for the reality series on April 5, 2010.[4] The second season of the series began on February 4, 2011, and consisted of eight episodes. The first episode featured Vanessa Williams. Following episodes featured Tim McGraw, Rosie O'Donnell, Kim Cattrall, Lionel Richie, Steve Buscemi, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ashley Judd.[5][6] Rather than film another one, Cattrall's episode is an edited version of the original one that she made for the British series in 2009.
Season 3 (2012)
The show was renewed for a third season by NBC on February 22, 2011, and aired during the 2011–2012 television season.[7] The 12 celebrities included in season 3 were Marisa Tomei, Rob Lowe, Paula Deen, Rashida Jones, Jerome Bettis, Reba McEntire, Helen Hunt, Edie Falco, Rita Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Martin Sheen and Blair Underwood. The show returned on February 3, 2012.[8]
Season 4 (2013)
After being cancelled by NBC, TLC picked up the series and the new season began on July 23, 2013 at 9/8c. Celebrities taking part in season 4 were Christina Applegate, Cindy Crawford, Zooey Deschanel, Chelsea Handler, Kelly Clarkson, Trisha Yearwood, Jim Parsons and Chris O'Donnell.[9]
Episode | Original airdate | Featured celebrity | Locations visited |
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1 | Jul 23 | Kelly Clarkson[10] | Columbus, Ohio; Decatur, Georgia; Andersonville, Georgia; Marietta, Ohio; Coal Run, Ohio |
2 | Jul 30 | Christina Applegate[10] | Trenton, New Jersey |
3 | Aug 6 | Chelsea Handler[10] | Bochum, Germany; Herne, Germany; Berlin, Germany; Saint-Raphaël, France; Algona, Iowa |
4 | Aug 13 | Zooey Deschanel[10][11] | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Christiana, Pennsylvania[11][12] |
5 | Aug 20 | Chris O'Donnell[13] | St. Louis, Missouri; Washington, D.C.; Annapolis, Maryland; Baltimore, Maryland |
6 | Aug 27 | Cindy Crawford | Boston, Massachusetts; Hartford, Connecticut; Taunton, England; London, England; Aachen, Germany |
7 | Sep 3 | Trisha Yearwood | Nashville, Tennessee; Hampshire, England; Kew, England; Atlanta, Georgia |
8 | Sep 10 | Jim Parsons | New Orleans, Louisiana; Paris, France; Versailles, France |
Season 5 (2014)
TLC renewed the show on September 10, 2013. The season premiered on July 23, 2014 and featured Cynthia Nixon, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Rachel McAdams, Valerie Bertinelli, and Kelsey Grammer. Initially an episode featuring Lauren Graham was planned, but canceled. Just like Kim Cattrall's episode, the network chose to air an edited version of an episode that Minnie Driver had made for the original BBC series in 2013.[14][15]
Episode | Original airdate | Featured celebrity | Locations visited |
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1 | Jul 23 | Cynthia Nixon | Manhattan, New York City, New York; Washington, D.C; Jefferson City, Missouri; Leasburg, Missouri |
2 | Jul 30 | Jesse Tyler Ferguson | Albuquerque, New Mexico; Annapolis, Maryland; Evanston, Illinois; Wrangell, Alaska |
3 | Aug 6 | Rachel McAdams | Plymouth, Devon, England; Ottawa, Canada; St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada; Toronto, Canada |
4 | Aug 13 | Valerie Bertinelli | Scranton, Pennsylvania; Lanzo, Torino, Italy; London, United Kingdom |
5 | Aug 20 | Kelsey Grammer | Beverly Hills, California; San Francisco, California; Oakland, California; Portland, Oregon; Baker City, Oregon; Salem, Oregon; Benton County, Oregon |
6 | Aug 27 | Minnie Driver | United Kingdom |
Season 6 (2015)
Season 6 premiered on March 8, 2015.
Season 7 (2015)
Season 7 premiered on July 26, 2015. This season featured Ginnifer Goodwin, J. K. Rowling, Alfre Woodard, Bryan Cranston, and Tom Bergeron.[16] Rowling's episode was an edited version of her appearance on the original BBC series in 2011.
Episode | Original airdate | Featured celebrity | Locations visited |
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1 | Jul 26 | Ginnifer Goodwin | Los Angeles, California; Batesville, Arkansas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Shreveport, Louisiana |
2 | Aug 2 | J. K. Rowling | Edinburgh, Scotland; Paris, France; Brumath, Alsace, France |
3 | Aug 9 | Alfre Woodard | Los Angeles, California; Perry, Georgia; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson Parish, Louisiana |
4 | Aug 16 | Into the Archives | Some of the biggest emotional and shocking highlights from past seasons. |
5 | Aug 23 | Bryan Cranston | Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; Springfield, Illinois; Montreal, Quebec; Dayton, Ohio |
6 | Aug 30 | Tom Bergeron | Portsmouth, New Hampshire; La Rochelle, France; Quebec City, Quebec |
Season 8 (2016)
Season 8 premiered on April 3, 2016. The list of celebrity participants included Aisha Tyler, Scott Foley, Lea Michele, Chris Noth, Katey Sagal, and Molly Ringwald.[17]
Episode | Original airdate | Featured celebrity | Locations visited |
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1 | Apr 3 | Aisha Tyler | Oberlin, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Texas |
2 | Apr 10 | Scott Foley | Washington, D.C.; Boston, Massachusetts; Salem, Massachusetts |
3 | Apr 17 | Katey Sagal | New York, New York; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
4 | Apr 24 | Molly Ringwald | Brooklyn, New York; Lund, Sweden; Höganäs, Sweden; Washington County, Nebraska; Arlington, Nebraska |
5 | May 1 | Chris Noth | Chicago, Illinois; London, England; Elvas, Portugal; County Cavan, Ireland |
6 | May 1 | Lea Michele | Bronx, New York; Ellis Island |
Ratings
Season 1: 2010
No. | Episode | Rating | Share | Rating/share (18-49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Rank (timeslot) |
Rank (night) |
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1 | "Sarah Jessica Parker" | 4.6[18] | 8 | 1.6/6[19] | 6.85 | 2 | 5 |
2 | "Emmitt Smith" | 4.5[20] | 8 | 1.8/6[21] | 7.15 | 2 | 4 |
3 | "Lisa Kudrow" | 4.7 | 9 | 1.7/7 | 7.14 | 2 | 3 |
4 | "Matthew Broderick" | 4.1 | 8 | 1.5/5 | 6.21 | 3 | 9 |
5 | "Brooke Shields" | 4.0 | 8 | 1.4/6 | 5.90 | 1 | 5 |
6 | "Susan Sarandon" | 4.2 | 8[22] | 1.3/5 | 6.35 | 1 | 2[23] |
7 | "Spike Lee" | 3.5 | 7[24] | 1.2/5 | 5.21 | 2 | 7[25] |
Season 2: 2011
No. | Episode | Rating | Share | Rating/share (18-49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Rank (timeslot) |
Rank (night) |
Note |
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1 | "Vanessa Williams" | 4.5 | 8 | 1.3/4 | 7.31 | 3 | 6 | [26] |
2 | "Tim McGraw" | 4.2 | 7 | 1.4/5 | 6.59 | 2 | 4 | [27] |
3 | "Rosie O'Donnell" | 3.8 | 7 | 1.3/5 | 5.88 | 3 | 8 | [28] |
4 | "Kim Cattrall" | 4.1 | 7 | 1.2/4 | 6.18 | 3 | 9 | [29] |
5 | "Lionel Richie" | 3.9 | 7 | 1.2/4 | 6.11 | 2 | 5 | [30] |
6 | "Steve Buscemi" | 4.2 | 8 | 1.3/5 | 6.55 | 1 | 4 | [31] |
7 | "Gwyneth Paltrow" | 4.1 | 7 | 1.3/5 | 6.01 | 2 | 4 | [32] |
8 | "Ashley Judd" | 3.7 | 7 | 1.3/4 | 5.76 | 1 | 4 | [33][34] |
Season 7: 2015
No. | Episode | Rating (18-49) |
Viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Ginnifer Goodwin" | 0.34[35] | 1.428[35] |
2 | "J.K. Rowling" | 0.32[36] | 1.527[36] |
3 | "Alfre Woodard" | ||
4 | "Into the Archives" | ||
DVD releases
Complete season | Release dates | DVD extras and bonus features |
Number of discs | ||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
Season 1 | March 15, 2011[37] | February 1, 2011[38] | August 12, 2010[39] | None | 2 |
Season 2 | May 1, 2012[40] | February 20, 2012[41] | TBA | TBA | 2 |
International distribution
- In Australia, season 1 began airing on the Nine Network on April 28, 2010.[42] Season 2 and reruns of season 1 will now air on sister channel, GEM. For a reason unexplained by Nine, the episodes featuring Spike Lee and Emmitt Smith were not aired in the initial Australian screenings.
- In the Republic of Ireland, the first season of the US version began airing on RTÉ One on Thursday, May 27, 2010, at 22:25.[43] The second series premiered on RTÉ One on Monday, July 4, 2011, at 22:40.[44]
- In the United Kingdom, the first season of the US version began airing on BBC One on Sunday, June 13, 2010, at 21:15, the show received the same voice-over as the UK original series.[45] The second series, premiered on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at 22:45. The first episode shown was that following Steve Buscemi. The fourth series premiered on BBC1 at midnight on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. The order of celebrity is changed in the opening credits to Applegate, Clarkson, O'Donnell, Deschanel, Crawford and Parsons. Handler and Yearwood are not featured as they have little profile in the UK.
- In Sweden, the first season of the US version began airing with Swedish subtitles on SVT on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at 13:20.
- In Greece, the first season of the US version began airing with Greek subtitles on Fox Life on Thursday, October 14, 2010, at 21:55.
- In Finland, the first season of the US version began airing with Finnish subtitles on MTV3 on Thursday December 30, 2010, at 20:00, called Sukujuuria etsimässä, "Looking for family roots".
- In Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Former Yugoslav republics, the US version airs on Universal Channel, the British version airs on Viasat History.
- In The Netherlands, the US versions of season 1 & 2 aired on August 8, 2013.
- In Italy, the show began airing on Studio Universal on February 4, 2013. Reruns of season 2 and season 1 began airing on LaEFFE since May, 2013.
- In Germany, it began airing on RTL Living on November 25, 2011. The network also aired the British version of the series on January 6, 2012.
Awards and nominations
Year | Presenter | Award | Result |
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2012 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Nominated |
See also
References
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (May 13, 2012). "'Fear Factor,' 'Minute to Win It,' Who Do You Think You Are?' and 'The Sing Off' All Canceled by NBC". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ Stromblad, Cory (25 February 2013). "Kelly Clarkson Embraces Her Southern Roots on 'Who Do You Think You Are?'". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ↑ Smolenyak, Megan. "New Season of 'Who Do You Think You Are?' Launching April 3rd". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (April 5, 2010). "NBC renews "Marriage Ref, "Minute To Win It," and "Who Do You Think You Are?"". TVbytheNumbers. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ↑ CW - Primetime Calender thru to March 4, 2011
- ↑ 'Who Do You Think You Are?': NBC Announces The Celebrities Tracing Their Family Trees On Season Two NBC
- ↑ "NBC Picks Up 'The Biggest Loser,' 'Who Do You Think You Are?' and 'The Sing-Off' For 2011-12". NBC.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley. "Martin Sheen, Reba McEntire, Rob Lowe Among 'Who Do You Think You Are?' Season 3 Cast". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ TLC Reveals the Celebrity Contributors on 'Who Do You Think You Are?' Including Kelly Clarkson & Jim Parsons TVbytheNumbers
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- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are? Episode: "Zooey Deschanel"". TV Guide. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are? Episode: "Chris O'Donnell"". TV Guide. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ↑ Nededog, Jethro (June 4, 2014). ""Who Do You Think You Are?" Season 5 to Feature Cynthia Nixon, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Rachel McAdams".
- ↑ "Updates On New Season Of "Who Do You Think You Are?" And TLC Network". July 23, 2014.
- ↑ Nededog, Jethro (June 25, 2015). "Bryan Cranston and more to appear on new season of family history series 'Who Do You Think You Are?'".
- ↑ Smolenyak, Megan. "New Season of 'Who Do You Think You Are?' Launching April 3rd". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ Nguyen, Hanh (March 6, 2010). "TV Ratings: CBS edges out NBC Friday". ZAP2it.com. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
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- ↑ Gorman, Bill (February 28, 2011). "Friday Final Ratings: 'CSI:NY' Adjusted Up; No Adjustments For 'Fringe,' 'Supernatural,' 'Smallville'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
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- ↑ Gorman, Bill (March 26, 2011). "Updated TV Ratings Friday: 'Fringe' Rebounds, 'Shark Tank's' Mark Cuban Still Can't Beat The Donald". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ↑ Gorman, Bill (April 2, 2011). "TV Ratings Friday: 'Chaos' Bombs; 'CSI:NY,' 'Blue Bloods' Return Down; 'Shark Tank' Steady". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (April 10, 2011). "TV Ratings Friday: 'Chaos' Goes Even Lower and Takes 'CSI: NY' & 'Blue Bloods' Down With It; 'Shark Tank' Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
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- 1 2 "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.26.2015 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
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- ↑ Who Do You Think You Are? DVD news: Announcement for Who Do You Think You Are? - Season 1 | TVShowsOnDVD.com
- ↑ Who Do You Think You Are - U.S. [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Film & TV
- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are? (Usa) | DVD Movies & TV Shows, Genres, Special Interest / Documentary : JB HI-FI". Jbhifionline.com.au. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- ↑ Amazon.com: Who Do You Think You Are: Season 2: Who Do You Think You Are?: Movies & TV
- ↑ Who Do You Think You Are? USA - Series Two [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Vanessa Williams, Tim McGraw, Rosie O'Donnell, Lionel Richie, Steve Buscemi, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashley Judd: ...
- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are?". Channel Nine Australia. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010.
- ↑ "RTÉ News".
- ↑ "Who Do You Think You Are? USA". RTÉ News.
- ↑ BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?
External links
- Official website
- Who Do You Think You Are? at the Internet Movie Database
- Who Do You Think You Are? at TV.com