Last summer's season of Who Do You Think You Are? led some of the world's most famous celebrities to make remarkable discoveries - from finding they were descended from European royalty to learning that their ancestors were involved in wars that changed the course of America. Throughout these journeys, they ultimately had a chance to make modern connections to the people in their lineage that were a part of history.
The Emmy-nominated series is back on
TLC this summer with six all-new episodes and a brand new list of contributors. Executive Produced by
Lisa Kudrow and
Dan Bucatinsky, Who Do You Think You Are? continues to delve into the personal family histories of some of the most public names. The season premieres Wednesday, July 23 at 9/8c.
This year's line-up of participants who will embark on this one-of-a-kind experience includes:
Valerie BertinelliJesse Tyler FergusonLauren GrahamKelsey GrammerRachel McAdams and her sister, Kayleen McAdams
Cynthia Nixon
Additionally,
TLC has acquired ten episodes from NBC's previous seasons of the series, which will air in conjunction with this year's new premieres on Wednesday nights. These episodes will feature the family histories of
Matthew Broderick,
Lisa Kudrow,
Rob Lowe,
Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw,
Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah
Jessica Parker,
Brooke Shields,
Vanessa Williams and
Rita Wilson.
Ancestry.com, the world's largest online family history resource, is teaming up again with
TLC as a sponsor of the upcoming season. As part of the show sponsorship, Ancestry.com provides exhaustive family history research on each of the featured celebrities, which is used to build out the story of each episode.
Last summer's season of TLC's Who Do You Think You Are? averaged 1.8M P2+ viewers. The series is produced for
TLC by Shed Media US and Is or Isn't Entertainment. The series is based on an original format created by
Wall to Wall Media and Alex Graham.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos
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