They say it's finally official (we'll see), but the air date for NBC's celebrity genealogy show "Who Do You Think You Are?" has been set for March. The new alternative series from Lisa Kudrow will premiere Friday, March 5 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) and will run though Friday, April 23.
p>NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?," an adaptation of the hit BBC television documentary series created and executive-produced by Alex Graham, gives viewers an up-close and personal look inside the family history of celebrities, including Matthew Broderick, Lisa Kudrow, Spike Lee, Sarah Jessica Parker, Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields and Emmitt Smith. I was able to see a preview during the Ancestry.com sponsored Blogger Day and the new series shows a lot of promise; the celebrities appeared to really enjoy the things they learned about their ancestors, the places visited include multiple countries for some celebrities, and several of the celebrities stories were truly touching, such as that of Emmitt Smith. Knowing the researchers behind the stories, I can also say that the research for this show is truly sound. I can't wait until it airs! "Who Do You Think You Are?," as well as the new PBS series, "Faces of America", will hopefully excite a whole new set of genealogists, so please tell all of your family and friends to watch. Their success will benefit us all!
This show looks really fun and it sounds a lot like the show that’s currently airing called THE GENERATIONS PROJECT.
But Generations features average folks which I actually really like. And they also interview the people after their journey which is so cool because they have time to really process the experience and we get to see how it really does change their lives. It’s cool to learn the stories of famous people, but i like seeing real, every-day people better, people you know aren’t acting.
Haven’t heard about this. Sounds like it would be a fun show to watch and learn about the history of these stars.