TLC‘s new Long Lost Family TV series premieres Sunday, March 6, 2016, at 10:00pm ET/PT. The eight-episode docu-series features family members trying to reunite 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. Watch the Long Lost Family season one trailer, below.
Get more information on the Long Lost Family TV show and its participants, from TLC:
REGRET, LOSS AND REDEMPTION ON TLC’S DOCU-SERIES “LONG LOST FAMILY”
The eight-episode docuseries premieres Sunday, March 6, 2016
Los Angeles, CA – LONG LOST FAMILY features the highly emotional and touching stories of people who have suffered a lifetime of separation and are yearning to be reunited with their birthparents and biological families or find children they had to place for adoption long ago. Either because of circumstance or fate, they’ve barely – if ever – met. The TLC series premieres Sunday, March 6 at 10/9c.
Hosts and well-known television personalities Chris Jacobs and Lisa Joyner are both adoptees who have embarked on their own journeys to discover their biological families. Each episode follows the hosts as they investigate the stories of two individuals or families who have longed to resolve their lifelong searches. The stakes are incredibly high: a successful investigation offers the promise of not just a heartwarming reunion, but also a chance of redemption for people who have wrestled with emotional agony for years.
There is no simple path to find the missing loved ones. With tightly held family secrets in their way, the odds are stacked against them. Lisa and Chris conduct painstaking searches through public records, and utilize the latest DNA technology in their search for answers. But what they discover, and who they find, is anything but expected.
Some incredible stories include:
Rita
A mother who was forced to place her baby boy for adoption 31 years ago. Rita’s boyfriend dumped her when she told him she was pregnant and her mother sent her to a home for pregnant young women for fear of a scandal. Still holding on to his baby blanket from the hospital, she longs to meet her son again and keep the promise she made to find him.
Jenny
Her birth mother was the daughter of a minister who was deeply embarrassed by a pregnancy out of wedlock. Because of the lack of support offered, she ended up placing Jenny with social services. The search for Jenny’s birth mother takes a dramatic turn, when photo evidence suggests they may have been unknowingly connected for years.
Diana and Jeannette
Two women in search for the father who suddenly vanished from their lives when they were just 4 and 5 years old. With no memories of their separation from him, the women have grown up haunted by his sudden disappearance. They hope he can be found so they can see him once again to find out the truth and ask him what happened.
Ancestry, the largest provider of family history and personal DNA testing, is teaming up with TLC as a sponsor of the upcoming season. As part of the show sponsorship, Ancestry provides family history research on each of the featured individuals to help make discoveries possible.
Long Lost Family is produced by Shed Media for TLC.
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What do you think? Do you like the sound of the Long Lost Family TV show? Do you plan to check out the series premiere on TLC?
Hello, Ive been searching for my father for the past 5 years. It haseems proven slow result and I’m not finished searching. He’s been recorded to be from Nigeria and his name is Godwin Obiere. It had been my goal to find him by my 29th birthday and my birthday is March 11, 1988. I’ll be 29 this year. Would you help make my dream come true?
As someone who was put up for adoption I think this is a great thing that you are doing. I have not been able to find my birth parents so it’s nice to see others that do and their story!
Was u born n1988?
Please bring back the show, I fear this could be the only way I find my father. My mother never married my father and they were separated by the time I was 1 yrs. old, unfortunately my mother passed away in an accident by the I turned 5 yrs old. I did not grow up with anyone who knew anything about my father, nor much about my mother. I hired a private investigator 2 yrs ago to find him, (or the name that is on my birth certificate) and he found nothing. Please I desperately desire to know something about… Read more »
Two years ago is like a hundred years when it comes to computer databases. Information is added daily so you have to keep trying.
I’m retired and I have time and possibly I could help. It would also help me in fine tuning my investigative skills – Wayne in NJ
I really would like to find my parents. I have been told 2 different stories about them and would love to know the real truth. Please tell me how I apply.
Was u born in1988?
Love this show,i would like to find someone but dont know how to go about it.
who can i get in touch with .Im from ontario canada.
Was u born in 1988
How do I apply? My mother’s mother drop her off at a home for girls and boys when she was a toddler to be adopted, we don’t know if she was forced to give her up or not. My mom didn’t get adopted until she was about 9 or 10 can’t remember. All I want is to know my mom’s biological family. Thank You Susan Stafford
How do I apply? I know I have siblings, pretty sure I was a twin. I’d love to know if my family would like to know me.
My name is Gary Lawhon.,I was told by a past friend that I might have a daughter..that might have been parented by another man unknowingly..,.OMG.,.. I watched your show for the first time.,.please let there be a connection….she would be 18 yrs old
I am a 57 year old adoptee. My adopted family and I parted ways in 1976. I have had no contact with them since that time, including my sister whom was adopted as well. All members of my adopted family are now deceased. I have had no luck tracking down my biological family and have tried for many years. I have children and grandchildren now and none of us have any idea where I came from. My children never got a chance to meet any of my adopted family and now feel very left out with only one grandparent on… Read more »
I am a 40 year old adoptee. Now i have just found a name that matches my birth certificate #. And i need a show to help me find my bioparents. Please bring the show back!!!!!!
I’m trying to find my daughter’s father, she’s never met him and I only have a first name (I do have some information though ) how do I contact the show? My daughter is 27 years old now. I’d love to be able to find him. Please help
Hello, my name is Glenda. I was searching for a program from years ago, and came across this show. I wished I could’ve watched this, but we don’t have cable TV right now bc I am pending surgery. I am in a crisis, and my relationship with my daughter is nearly tarnished. She is 37, married, and has an 18 daughter, and lives in Pearland, TX. All she wants is for me to find her father. I love her beyond words, but I cannot find where to search. All I have is a first name, where he & I worked,… Read more »
So sad they did not extend the show, I was really looking forward to a new season.
Please don’t take this show off the air. You have to let people know about the show.
I have a friend who looking for her father. Please help me to make her dream come true
TLC has had shows that “lasted to long” and left many wondering “how?”. Then this show comes up, it is one of TV’s best shows and is cancelled. I will miss this show.
One of the best shows on TLC.