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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Please keep this show. It is so valuable in giving so many people hope in finding family members. It is a good wholesome program to watch.
I sincerely believe in the value of this television show. While I am a little uncomfortable with so much talking, I am definitely hooked on watching this series. It is my belief that it also offers a great service to ordinary folks who cannot afford the expense of a search to find their family. Please keep this series at least one more season. It deserves a chance.
Figures…something that is real…..you would take off the air. Feel it full of fantasy. Why not bring back this real life show that means something to millions of people. As far as the post above about how “we find this entertaining” If you don’t understand that children always want to know where they came from. you can give them the best home, financial means, all the love and material things in life. Those children will love you as their mother and father…..as several grown children that I know…..but they always still want to know where they came from. When those… Read more »
LOVED THE PROGRAM……..HIT DEEP IN MY HEART. I CAN TOTALLY RELATE. SEVERAL FRIENDS STARTED WATCHING.
PLEASE BRING BACK!!!!
Terrible show!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess if you don’t have children who are adopted, you might find this program entertaining. It raises so many questions in children’s minds….my life is not complete until I FIND my biological family???? How about the questions is raises for adopted children’s peers? and not being wanted? My husband and I have worked so hard for our adopted children to feel secure and proud of how our family was created. How could you find this entertaining??????????
One of the best shows I’ve seen. I looked forward to Monday night TV. I sorry it didn’t last longer. So bring it back, PLEASE.
Myrna
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring FIND MY FAMILY BACK. The best show on tv and it’s removed. Why? There is so much trash and junk and garbage and then something with meaning, intrique and happy endings, true life situations to stopped. Bring the show back asap – the sooner the better. Beautiful with a great deal of mystique as well. I’m praying for Find My Family to be reinstated right away.
Please bring this show back!! I’ve been looking for it for 3 weeks now! I love this show and have been telling my family and friends about it. It’s wholesome and one of the few TV shows worth watching anymore!
I have been wondering were this show went. There are a lot of us Genealogists out there that are getting ideas on were to search for family through this show. Pleeeeese bring it back!
I have been searching for Find My Family, I did not realize that it had been eliminated. We thoroughly enjoyed this show and I have been telling people about it but they have not been able to find it.
I’ve been waiting and looking for more Find My Family episodes, it’s a powerful program, very touching and needs to STAY… there are countless others that will be encouraged to try and find their long lost relatives. I LOVE this show and tape it whenever I’m not able to watch. Be patience, more people will watch this shows as they hear more about it.
Please please bring it back again!! Thanks!!
I have looked for the Mon. night episode for 3 weeks now…please bring it back!
My family & I loved this show. We found it to be very refreshing compared to a lot of other shows that don’t have meaning other than entertainment only. Very positive program & I hope it returns.
Please dont take this show off the air….ive been wondering where it went to. started looking up on the internet & found this. I love this show!!! It is wonderful to see the families get reunited togerther with one another!!! A very touching & heartwarming feeling which I think we all need more of!!!!!!!!!!
Bring it back, we loved it!