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.
About 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?
I find these stories heartwarming – I don’t care if that’s sappy – after a stressful day sappy is good. I wish all the families well and thank them for sharing their stories.
I would love to know who my parents were and if I have any siblings
When were you born? Do you hàve olive skin tone?
I found out late in life (age 23) that I was adopted, but I have no birth certificate..i was adopted from India but not readopted here in the US. Adopted parents are from India too. I so desperately want to know where I came from.
Looking for my brother, his given name at birth by my patents was Robert Jay Miles, born Dec 23, 1970 in Wyandotte , Michigan. Parents were Darlene and Robert Miles. Please contact me with any info. Thank You!
Watched the show, cried through the whole thing. I’ve been looking for my brother for appox 20 yrs, found bits and pieces, but nothing ever comes of it. I know his birth name given to him by my paretns, his birthday and year, where he was born and adopted out at. He has me and another sister. If u can possibly help, it would be a dream come true, it would make a hole in my life complete, it would fill a void. Thank You for you time.
What year were you born? Do you have an olive skin tone?
Hi Terry, I was born in 68, but i do not have olive skin tone.
amazing wonderful docu drama
I am 62 years old. The last time I saw my birth mother was 52 years ago. I have names and I am desperately looking for my birth family or any info about them. I have been trying to locate anyone for over 15 years. I need help.
Mary, contact me at pauleta@cctc.net and I will try to help you.
I missed the show Sunday night. When will the first show be on again?
Looking for my biological mother, her name is Sharon Lee Stotler. Maiden name McDonald.she is in her early 70’s if she is still with us. I was born in Dixon il. On July 7th 1968. Ty
My Name is Paula Anne Kobel. I gave birth to a baby girl on December 1, 1979 born as “baby Kobel’ She was adopted within a week of her birth thru Catholic Charities in Buffalo, NY. Born at Children’s Hospital in Buffalo, NY. My parents made me give her up, i had no choice in the matter. I am on the list of International Locator for Adoptes In New York State. I wrote a poem about her. Here it is. “Sweet Child Once Mine” As I reflect on one cold December Day When the snow flakes were as big as… Read more »
I am beginning to look for my biological family and just found out about the California Birth Index. This has helped tremendously. Thank you so much for this information!
My name is Eric Kelley and I was born April 4th, 1984 in Georgia. I was raised by a single mother, Melinda, who was killed in a car accident Jan 21st 2011. I am an only child. I’ve never met my biological father nor am I sure if he knows of my existence. I have exhausted every possible way of locating him with no luck. I would give anything for a chance to find him, for a chance to see if he would be willing to meet me. I fear he may have passed. Do I have siblings? Is my… Read more »
My name is Judy Morales, I’m 29 years old. Was kidnapped 27 years ago from my birth mother. She was in prison for drug possessions. She was served 20 years in prison. My father took me away from her and brought me to the u.s with a lady he was already married to, and in which I call her my mom since she raised me. I’m praying to find my birth mother so that I can get closure. I don’t speak with my father for he got deported to Colombia. His name: Jairo Alonso Cifuentes. My Birth Mothers Name: Diana… Read more »
I know his name and age at my birth? And yeah. I found where he is? Wrote a letter? Searched ancestory. Need help.
Realize I have more information than a lot. It’s still not complete.
I am settled in my adoption. My earliest memories are mom telling me she picked me out like at a store and me asking how much I cost? Momma said she pays daily loving me. Best answer ever!! But feeling like the dirty secret has always hurt. Help me finally close this. Marlys. Is open to talking? Birth father probably not? But I want to know him and sisters.