Who Do You Think You Are? (U.S. TV series)

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Who Do You Think You Are?
Genre Documentary
Created by Alex Graham and Wall to Wall Media UK
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 20
Production
Executive producer(s) Lisa Kudrow
Dan Bucatinsky
Alex Graham
Jen O'Connell
Running time 60 minutes (including commercials)
Production company(s) Wall to Wall
Is Or Isn't Entertainment
Shed Media US
Distributor Warner Bros
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run March 5, 2010 (2010-03-05) – present
External links
Website
Main article: Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are? is an American genealogy documentary series that premiered on NBC on March 5, 2010. The show is an adaptation of the British series of the same name, aired by the BBC. Each week a celebrity goes on a journey to trace his or her family tree. Lisa Kudrow is an executive producer for the series, which is a partnership between Shed Media, NBC Entertainment and Ancestry.com.

Contents

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 1 (2010)

Episode Airdate Featured celebrity Locations visited
1 March 5, 2010 Sarah Jessica Parker Cincinnati, Ohio; El Dorado County, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Danvers, Massachusetts
2 March 12, 2010 Emmitt Smith Pensacola, Florida; Burnt Corn, Alabama; Claiborne, Alabama; Boydton, Virginia; Ouidah, Benin
3 March 19, 2010 Lisa Kudrow Ilya, Belarus; Gdynia, Poland
4 March 26, 2010 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 April 2, 2010 Brooke Shields Newark, New Jersey; New York City, New York; Rome, Italy; Augerolles, France; Paris, France
6 April 23, 2010 Susan Sarandon Virginia; New York City, New York; Florence; Coreglia Antelminelli; Rockland County, New York
7 April 30, 2010 Spike Lee Atlanta, Georgia; Twiggs County, Georgia; Arlington, Texas

[edit] Season 2 (2011)

NBC ordered a second season for the reality series on April 5, 2010.[1] The second season of the reality 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 Ritchie, Steve Buscemi, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Ashley Judd.[2][3][4][5] 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.

Episode Airdate Featured celebrity Locations visited
1 February 4, 2011 Vanessa L. Williams Chappaqua, New York; Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York; Washington D.C.; Johns Island, South Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland; Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee
2 February 11, 2011 Tim McGraw Kansas City, Missouri; Big Stone Gap, Virginia; Rye Cove, Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Shenandoah Valley; Washington D.C.; New York City, New York; Franklin, Tennessee
3 February 18, 2011 Rosie O'Donnell Nyack, New York; Jersey City, New Jersey; New York City, New York (Manhattan and Brooklyn); Secaucus, New Jersey; Montreal, Quebec; Dublin, Ireland; County Wicklow, Ireland; Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland; Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
4 February 25, 2011 Kim Cattrall Liverpool, England; Derbyshire, England; Durham, County Durham, England; Tudhoe, County Durham, England; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5 March 4, 2011 Lionel Richie Los Angeles, California; Tuskegee, Alabama; Nashville, Tennessee; Chattanooga, Tennessee
6 March 25, 2011 Steve Buscemi Brooklyn, New York; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Fredericksburg, Virginia; Camden, New Jersey
7 April 1, 2011 Gwyneth Paltrow Manhattan, New York City, New York; Bridgetown, Barbados
8 April 8, 2011 Ashley Judd Louisville, Kentucky; Frankfort, Kentucky; Saltville, Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts; York, England; Boston, Lincolnshire, England; Cambridge, England; Plymouth, Devon, England

[edit] Season 3 (2012)

The show was renewed for a third season by NBC on February 22, 2011, it will air during the 2011-2012 television season.[6] The 12 celebrities taking part in Season 3 are 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.[7]

Episode Airdate Featured celebrity Locations visited
1 February 3, 2012 Martin Sheen Malibu, California; Dublin, Ireland; Madrid, Spain; Pamplona, Navarre, Spain; Tui, Galicia, Spain; La Coruña, Galicia, Spain; Parderrubias, Galicia, Spain
2 February 10, 2012 Marisa Tomei Manhattan, New York City, New York; Livorno, Tuscany, Italy (Cecina, Rio nell'Elba, Portoferraio, and Castiglioncello); Lucca, Tuscany, Italy;
3 February 24, 2012 Blair Underwood Los Angeles, California; Petersburg, Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Lynchburg, Virginia; Babungo, Northwest Region, Cameroon
4 March 2, 2012 Reba McEntire Stringtown, Oklahoma; Aberdeen, Mississippi; Raleigh, North Carolina; Oxford, North Carolina; Tappahannock, Virginia; Cheshire, England
5 March 9, 2012 Jerome Bettis Detroit, Michigan; Paducah, Kentucky; Calloway County, Kentucky
6 March 23, 2012 Helen Hunt
7 March 30, 2012 Rita Wilson
8 April 6, 2012 TBA
9 April 27, 2012 TBA
10 May 4, 2012 TBA
11 May 11, 2012 TBA
12 May 18, 2012 TBA

[edit] Ratings

[edit] Season 1: 2010

# Episode Rating Share Rating/Share
(18-49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 Rank
(Timeslot)		 Rank
(Night)
1 "Sarah Jessica Parker" 4.6[8] 8 1.6/6[9] 6.85 2 5
2 "Emmitt Smith" 4.5[10] 8 1.8/6[11] 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[12] 1.3/5 6.35 1 2[13]
7 "Spike Lee" 3.5 7[14] 1.2/5 5.21 2 7[15]

[edit] Season 2: 2011

# Episode Rating Share Rating/Share
(18-49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 Rank
(Timeslot)		 Rank
(Night)		 Note
1 "Vanessa Williams" 4.5 8 1.3/4 7.31 3 6 [16]
2 "Tim McGraw" 4.2 7 1.4/5 6.59 2 4 [17]
3 "Rosie O'Donnell" 3.8 7 1.3/5 5.88 3 8 [18]
4 "Kim Cattrall" 4.1 7 1.2/4 6.18 3 9 [19]
5 "Lionel Richie" 3.9 7 1.2/4 6.11 2 5 [20]
6 "Steve Buscemi" 4.2 8 1.3/5 6.55 1 4 [21]
7 "Gwyneth Paltrow" 4.1 7 1.3/5 6.01 2 4 [22]
8 "Ashley Judd" 3.7 7 1.3/4 5.76 1 4 [23][24]

[edit] DVD releases

Complete Season Release dates DVD Extras
and Bonus Features		 Number
Of Discs
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
The Complete
First Season		 March 15, 2011[25] February 1, 2011[26] August 12, 2010[27] None 2
The Complete
Second Season		 May 1, 2012[28] February 20, 2012[29] TBA TBA TBA

[edit] International distribution

  • In Australia, Season 1 began airing on the Nine Network on April 28, 2010.[30] 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.[31] The second series premiered on Monday the 4th of July 2011, on RTÉ One at 22:40.[32]
  • 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.[33] The second series, premiered on Wednesday 16 November 2011 at 22:45. The first episode shown was that following Steve Buscemi.
  • 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 and it's 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.

[edit] References

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