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Long Lost Family

Long Lost Family

Having embarked on their own journeys to discover their biological families, TV personalities Chris Jacobs and Lisa Joyner help others try to track down loved ones. Each episode features two emotional 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 give up for adoption long ago. In addition to providing emotional support and guidance, Chris and Lisa conduct painstaking searches through public records and utilize current DNA technology in their search for answers. The things they discover and who they find are anything but expected.
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Season 19 of 9 Episodes

  • A mother forced to give up her baby 31 years ago still holds onto his baby blanket and hopes to see him again; an adopted woman suspects mysterious circumstances surrounding her birth and wants to find answers.

  • Photo evidence suggests that an adoptee and mother may have been unknowingly connected for years; a woman discovers some shocking news about her biological family.

  • A couple worries about their son after all communication with his adoptive family suddenly stops; a woman seeks to uncover the truth about her adoption to shake off the lifelong fear that she is someone's dirty secret.

  • A mother searches for the child that her family forced her to put up for adoption; a father seeks to resolve an intense emotional journey by connecting with the daughter he regrets losing.

  • A woman discovers a life-long secret and realizes her biological father does not know she exists; an adopted woman's only hope to find her biological family is through DNA.

  • Two sisters search for the father who vanished from their lives when they were very young; a woman discovers that her musical talent can be attributed to her biological mother.

  • A woman suspects her adoptive parents withheld information about her birth family; a man discovers previously sealed documents that could unlock the mysteries about his birth.

  • A woman meets a wall of silence in the search for her birth mother; a family's tragedy takes a healing turn during a long-awaited reunion.

  • A look at the case of a man who hasn't seen his mom since he was six, when she walked into a grocery store and never came out; a 54-year-old hopes to meet her biological family.

Record to Watch Later

5 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    I Want to Heal My Mother's Heart
    One More Reason to Fight for My Life
    Did You Have Dreams? Did You Follow Them?
    There's No Easy Way to Say This
    Born Together, Stay Together
  • I Want to Heal My Mother's Heart

    A woman whose parents kicked her out after learning she was pregnant tries to find the son she hasn't seen in fifty years; a man desperate to find his biological brother tries to heal his mother's broken heart.
    Upcoming
  • One More Reason to Fight for My Life

    Tammy searches for her two younger brothers who vanished after they were taken by social services 20 years ago; Tineke hopes that finding and meeting her biological mother will unlock a true understanding of her own racial identity.
    Upcoming
  • Did You Have Dreams? Did You Follow Them?

    Musician Mark has been eager to find his biological mother since he learned she was an award-winning cellist, and uncovers heartbreaking details and life-affirming surprises.
    Upcoming
  • There's No Easy Way to Say This

    Susan aches for a mother-daughter relationship, and searches for both her biological mother and the daughter she placed for adoption as a teen; Tammy is still haunted for never getting to say goodbye to the son she birthed over 30 years ago.
    Upcoming
  • Born Together, Stay Together

    Weeding through rumors for 15 years, a woman is determined to uncover the truth of her biological mother, only to reveal more unexpected family secrets; identical twin sisters search for their biological mother, unsure if she's even alive.
    Upcoming
Long Lost Family

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Having embarked on their own journeys to discover their biological families, TV personalities Chris Jacobs and Lisa Joyner help others try to track down loved ones. Each episode features two emotional 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 give up for adoption long ago. In addition to providing emotional support and guidance, Chris and Lisa conduct painstaking searches through public records and utilize current DNA technology in their search for answers. The things they discover and who they find are anything but expected.

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Chris Jacobs, Lisa Joyner

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