ABC quietly unveiled a new reality series on Tuesday night. Like the network’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition series, Find My Family had audience members reaching for the tissues by the box. But, more importantly for the show’s future, how did it do in the ratings?
Hosted by Tim Green and Lisa Joyner, Find My Family helps people reconnect with family members after being separated for many years. The emotional reunions take place on-camera and in front of a place known as the “Family Tree.”
Following the performance finale of Dancing with the Stars, the premiere of Family attracted 12.76 million viewers and a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Those numbers look okay on their own but its significant that the series lost about 40% of its lead-in audience. ABC can’t be happy about that.
The real test will be next Monday’s broadcast though. Family won’t have the powerful Dancing lead-in and will expand to one hour.
What do you think? Is Find My Family worth watching or should ABC cut this series short? Cancel or keep it?
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I would like to see the show on televison, it was a very good show. It was a good “family” show, which I don’t see a whole lot of on television anymore. Keep it!
I really loved watching this program and looked forward to seeing it. I always liked The Locator which was a lot like this one but that program is gone, too. I’m sorry to see these shows go. I would have thought many people would be interested in seeing programs like this. Please consider bringing it back.
I really enjoy watching the show. It’s really nice to see families re-unite and gives your heart a lighter spirit about man kind. Keep the show going, please.
wish to hear from kathy,wrote earlier.dont know if its still on here.let me know i will tell u about my story,my e.m.margo5301@comcast.net thank u.I want this show brought back.Please.
We loved the show and looked forward each week to watching it.
Now I just turn off the TV and read.
After reading all the comments from people on cancelling or keeping Find my Family. I think that 9 out of 10 people including myself would like to see more families reunited and the show continued. This is a very special show & shame on ABC for taking it off. Their are an alful lot of children & adults that would love to know about their back ground, including medical history. Maybe another network will pick it up and start showing the program. I myself had to give up my daughter when she was only two days old. I was un-married and 18 years old. My parents wouldn’t let me bring her home.
I would like to hear more about Kathy’s story. how old is she now.Wondering if she heard my storey on here.Thanks Margo Please bring this back
PLEASE BRING BACK “FIND MY FAMILY” I TOO HAVE LOOKED FORWARD EVERY WEEK TO WATCH. IT WOULD BE SAD TO SEE THIS SHOW DROPED. WE NEED MORE SHOW THAT GIVE PEOPLE AN UPLIFT. SOMETHING REAL TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND GET RID OF THE TRASH THATS ON THE AIR. IT IS SO UPSETTING TO SEE WHERE THE STANDARDS HAVE GONE. THIS NEW SHOW GIVES US HOPE.!!!!!!!!
I TOO AT AGE 62 HAVE JUST IN 2009 AFTER 58+ YEARS FOUND BIRTH FAMILY. MY MOTHERS FAMILY . SADDLY SHE PASSED IN 1993. BUT IT IS WONDERFUL TO FINALLY HAVE BLOOD FAMILY AND TO GET TOGETHER WITH THEM AND GET ANSWERS TO SO MANY QUESTIONS.I AM STILL LOOKING FOR FATHER AND HIS SIDE OF FAMILY.SEEING THIS SHOW GAVE ME THE HOPE AND DRIVE TO NOT GIVE UP. AND I AM READY FOR WHAT EVER I FIND.GOOD OR BAD.PLEASE PLEASE BRING THE SHOW BACK!!!!!!!!!
We enjoyed the show “Find My Family” and looked forward to seeing it every week. It was a disappointment when we could no longer find it in the weekly listings. “Find My Family” was a clean, wholesome program. It held your interest and at times brought a few tears but also happiness for all those involved. We are sure it brought hope to those who are searching for their birth family. Hoping you reconsider and that it will return in the near future.
I would like to see the show continue. It was very moving to see families reunited.
I am a budding genealogist and I find the show to be helpful in knowing that you just have to keep digging for information and sometimes you have to look outside yourself. This show has a wonderful purpose – reuniting families, and it is clean and wholesome. What is not good about that? I really would like to see this show continue very much!!
PLEASE BRING FIND MY FAMILY BACK. IT IS ABOUT TIME A REAL, NOT PHONEY LIKE THE BACHELOR, IS ON TV. BEST EVER BRING BACK
I hope this show is back on again–I don’t watch much TV anymore but tried not to miss this one. It gives a lot of people hope!
I have been looking for the show every week and wondering what happened to it. I looked forward to seeing families being brought together. This show needs to be back on television. Please bring it back.
I REALLY THINK THIS SHOW HAS A CHANCE OF GIVING PEOPLE HOPE IN FINDING THEIR LOST LOVE ONE OR A LOST ONE TO FIND BIRTH FAMILY. I LOVE IT PLEASE BRING IT BACK ON TO MANY SHOWS TODAY ARE PLAIN STUPID. THIS SHOW IS REAL LIFE!!!!!
I think you should keep the show I am in the process of looking for my birth mother and seeing the show reminds me that I am not the only one out there looking for his or her birth parents
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