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Long Lost Family (US)

All Episodes 2016 - 2019
TV-PG

  • Ended
  • #<Network:0x00007f557dcad350>
  • 2016-03-07T01:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 1d 15h 24m (55 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Shed Media
  • Documentary, Family, Reality, Drama
Hosts and adoptees Chris Jacobs and Lisa Joyner help reunite people with their biological families.

63 episodes

After hearing a shocking story from her biological mother, Kris seeks more answers about the disturbing truth behind her birth father. Incredibly, two strangers come forward believing they are also connected to her story.

A woman discovers troubling news about her biological father, but uncovers exciting information about his family. Adoptee Leslie and her birth mother Janice seek help after their newfound relationship derails.

Newly reunited sisters face a battle that strengthens their bond and uncover another secret held by their mother. And two families explore the complicated relationship of sharing a son. Will their son's dream of one "big happy family" come true?

After a joyful reunion with the daughter he was forced to place for adoption, Jon now struggles to maintain their relationship. High school sweethearts who placed their son for adoption are thrilled to meet his adoptive parents

2019-02-25T01:00:00Z

Special 6 Born Without Trace

Special 6 Born Without Trace

  • 2019-02-25T01:00:00Z1h

A mother yearns to hug the daughter she never held; a couple seek forgiveness from their long-lost son; a daughter looks for her biological mother close to home; a father hunts for the daughter he was forced to give up.

Series Premiere

2016-03-07T01:00:00Z

1x01 I've Waited for This Call for 45 Years

Series Premiere

1x01 I've Waited for This Call for 45 Years

  • 2016-03-07T01:00:00Z42m

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.

2016-03-21T00:00:00Z

1x03 Nobody Knew I Existed

1x03 Nobody Knew I Existed

  • 2016-03-21T00:00:00Z42m

A couple worries about the fate of their son after all communication with his adoptive family suddenly stops. A woman seeks to uncover the truth surrounding her adoption, and shake off the lifelong fear that she is someone’s dirty little secret.

A mother searches for the child that her family never allowed her to hold and forced her to place for adoption. A father seeks to solve an exhaustive search and resolve an intense emotional journey by connecting with the daughter he regrets losing.

2016-04-04T00:00:00Z

1x05 Am I Who I Think I Am?

1x05 Am I Who I Think I Am?

  • 2016-04-04T00:00:00Z42m

A woman learns a secret that her mother kept about her real father’s identity; a woman who was adopted turns to DNA technology to find her biological family.

2016-04-11T00:00:00Z

1x06 Why Did You Leave Me?

1x06 Why Did You Leave Me?

  • 2016-04-11T00:00:00Z42m

Two sisters search for the father who suddenly vanished from their lives when they were just 4 and 5 years old. A woman tries to overcome a lifetime of hurt and discovers her musical talent is attributed to the woman who gave birth to her.

A woman believes that her adoptive parents have withheld information about her birth family whilst a man finds some previously sealed documents that could reveal the mysteries about his birth.

2016-04-25T00:00:00Z

1x08 Alone in a Crowded Room

1x08 Alone in a Crowded Room

  • 2016-04-25T00:00:00Z42m

A long-awaited reunion helps a family heal from a tragedy; a woman looks for her birth mother but finds one dead end after another, though she believes they were once under the same roof.

Season Finale

2016-05-02T00:00:00Z

1x09 I Knew I'd Never See My Mom Again

Season Finale

1x09 I Knew I'd Never See My Mom Again

  • 2016-05-02T00:00:00Z42m

A man hasn’t seen his mom since he was 6 years old, when she went into a grocery store and never came out; a 54-year-old adoptee is anxious about meeting her biological family.

Season Premiere

2017-02-13T01:00:00Z

2x01 There's No Easy Way to Say This

Season Premiere

2x01 There's No Easy Way to Say This

  • 2017-02-13T01:00:00Z42m

In the Season 2 premiere, a mother's secret is discovered by newly reunited sisters; a woman searches for her biological mother and the daughter she placed for adoption; and a woman looks for the son she gave birth to more than three decades ago.

A woman searches for her beloved sister who she tried to adopt herself years ago, but hasn't seen since she was five years old; a couple is desperate to find the son they placed for adoption fifty years ago when they were teens.

A woman whose parents kicked her out after learning she was pregnant tries to find the son she hasn't seen in nearly fifty years; a man desperate to find his biological brother tries to heal his mother's broken heart.

Weeding through rumors for 15 years, a woman is determined to uncover the truth of her biological mother, only to find many more unexpected family secrets. Identical twin sisters search for their biological mother, unsure if she's even alive.

Tammy is searching for her 2 younger brothers who vanished after they were taken by social services 20 years ago. Tineke hopes that finding &amp; meeting her biological mother will unlock a true understanding of her own bi-racial identity.

Musician Mark has been eager to find his biological mother since he learned she was an award-winning cellist. Unravelling the mystery, he uncovers heartbreaking details and life-affirming surprises and finally discovers the truth.

A woman's world was shaken when she discovered she was adopted at 25. As she searches for her birth mother, more dramatic revelations are in store. A mother is in a race against time to find her son, who she placed for adoption 46 years ago.

A man searches for his birth mother, whose disappearance when he was 5 years old has haunted him his entire life. A woman hoping to find any member of her biological family must face shocking realities about her true past.

2017-04-10T00:00:00Z

2x09 Do I Call Him My Son?

2x09 Do I Call Him My Son?

  • 2017-04-10T00:00:00Z42m

A woman looks for her brother, hoping to fulfill a promise she made to her late mother, but what she learns blows open a 40-year-old secret about her parents' past; a woman finds hope with a new DNA connection on her lifelong search for her mom.

A man seeking redemption from his troubled past longs to reunite with the grown son he only got to hold for a few minutes as a baby. 46 years after placing her daughter for adoption, a woman still carries the feeling of guilt for being an unwed mother.

Follow the 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

A grandmother hopes to find peace by locating her granddaughter; a woman yearns to meet her birth mother; taking place live, a professional baseball player shares big news and a blind mother gets the chance to see her kids for the first time.

Two brothers navigate a painful past and uncover an old mystery in their quest to find the family they've always wanted; taking place live, a deaf mother hopes to hear her kids say "I love you''; a family faces the man who destroyed their lives.

Season Premiere

2017-11-07T01:00:00Z

3x01 She Just Drove Off and Never Returned

Season Premiere

3x01 She Just Drove Off and Never Returned

  • 2017-11-07T01:00:00Z42m

Lisa meets a woman who was left on a curb by her mother when she was just four years old; Chris uncovers stunning information for a woman searching for her family that leads to an unexpected reunion.

A man who always longed for a sibling stumbles upon a shocking family murder; Lisa meets a woman eager to find her biological mother, but she also finds information that changes her view of the past.

3x03 If I'd Only Known About Her

  • 2017-11-21T01:00:00Z42m

A woman longs to meet her birth father, a man she credits for saving her life during a difficult childhood, even though they never met; a desperate man hopes Lisa can end a 57-year search for his infant sister, who he never stopped loving.

A young man who received letters from his birth mother longs to know the truth of the words she wrote, a man haunted by the memory of his younger brother being taken from their home seeks to reunite the family.

Siblings searching for their sperm donor father have their worlds turned upside down when Lisa reveals shocking news. Chris embarks on the journey of a lifetime: to find the family of a woman abandoned as a baby on an Amish family's porch.

Season Finale

2017-12-12T01:00:00Z

3x06 My Birth Certificate Reads "Jane Doe"

Season Finale

3x06 My Birth Certificate Reads "Jane Doe"

  • 2017-12-12T01:00:00Z42m

Siblings searching for their sperm donor father have their worlds turned upside down when Lisa reveals shocking news. Chris embarks on the journey of a lifetime: to find the family of a woman abandoned as a baby on an Amish family's porch.

Season Premiere

2018-04-09T00:00:00Z

4x01 The First And Last Time I Saw My Sister

Season Premiere

4x01 The First And Last Time I Saw My Sister

  • 2018-04-09T00:00:00Z42m

Chris tries to unravel a legal mystery involving a woman's sister who she last saw across a New York courtroom 30 years ago.

2018-04-16T00:00:00Z

4x02 She Never Came Back

4x02 She Never Came Back

  • 2018-04-16T00:00:00Z42m

A Vietnam vet hopes Lisa can hep him make amends for the past by locating the daughter he lost custody of 40 years ago; and a woman's struggle to fit in takes a surprising turn when Chris reveals a series of stunning coincidences very close to home.

2018-04-23T00:00:00Z

4x03 You Think They Are Blood

4x03 You Think They Are Blood

  • 2018-04-23T00:00:00Z42m

The recent revelation of a 49-year-old man's adoption sends Chris searching for answers to a secret his adoptive parents took to the grave; a biracial woman enlists Lisa's help to find her birth family, revealing some unfortunate tragedies.

Lisa faces many challenges when she helps a woman locate her father -- starting with his identity;a woman seeks Chris' help to find her mother, hoping the similarities she read in her adoption paperwork are not just a fantasy.

2018-05-07T00:00:00Z

4x05 28 Foster Homes

4x05 28 Foster Homes

  • 2018-05-07T00:00:00Z42m

Chris aids a woman's search for her father after she was shuffled through 28 foster homes; two radically different sisters, adopted into the same family, seek Lisa's help to search for their biological mother.

2018-05-14T00:00:00Z

4x06 A Slamming Door

4x06 A Slamming Door

  • 2018-05-14T00:00:00Z42m

Lisa helps a man yearning to discover his biological roots, but fearful of rejection from the family he has never met; and Chris reveals the truth to a woman who has felt guilty that her birth might have devastated the life of her 14-year-old mom.

4x07 Nothing Short of a Miracle

  • 2018-05-15T00:00:00Z42m

A Texas lawman seeks Lisa's help to tackle the investigation of his birth and adoption.

2018-05-16T00:00:00Z

4x08 This is Your Truth

4x08 This is Your Truth

  • 2018-05-16T00:00:00Z42m

After learning of her own adoption at a late age, Chris aids a woman determined to unlock the mystery behind her birth story; a desperate mother enlists Lisa's help to locate her first-born son, hoping to reunite him with his full-blooded siblings.

Season Finale

2018-05-17T00:00:00Z

4x09 That Was My One Shot

Season Finale

4x09 That Was My One Shot

  • 2018-05-17T00:00:00Z42m

Long Lost Family sees a dramatic turn of events as Chris and Lisa investigate two seemingly different cases. A chance discovery raises the tantalizing prospect that the mother and son they're helping may be looking for one another.

Season Premiere

2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

5x01 A Baby In A Shoe Box

Season Premiere

5x01 A Baby In A Shoe Box

  • 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z42m

Chris tackles the mystery of why a woman was left in a box hours after being born near an Ohio gas station. A woman enlists Lisa's help to locate her biological mother; no one is prepared for what they discover, and changes the woman's life forever.

A young woman hopes Chris can help solve the thirty-year old mystery of her younger brother's disappearance from a Miami Beach hotel. A man's search for his adopted birth mother reveals a shocking family secret

2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

5x03 Waiting a Lifetime

5x03 Waiting a Lifetime

  • 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z42m

« Previous Ep. Chris helps a SWAT team leader and former Marine tackle his toughest challenge yet, locating his birth mom. A woman enlists Lisa's help to find her brother, hoping he will bring joy to a family still mourning the tragic death of their father

2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

5x04 A Hole In My Soul

5x04 A Hole In My Soul

  • 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z42m

A woman enlists Chris’s help to find her biological mother, hoping for the mother-daughter bond she never had. A near death experience in combat accelerates a young veterans’ search for his birth family, and Lisa’s discoveries turn his world upside down.

2018-11-06T01:00:00Z

5x05 Feelings Of Abandonment

5x05 Feelings Of Abandonment

  • 2018-11-06T01:00:00Z42m

Lisa helps a man find his birth mother, hoping to answer why she placed him for adoption, but kept his three brothers. After turning to Psychics for answers, a woman desperate for details about her birth mom hopes Chris can separate truth from fiction.

Lisa helps a woman locate her son hoping to heal the broken heart she's had since placing him for adoption decades ago. The tragic beginning of a woman's life with her mother dying has Chris searching for the father she knows nothing about.

Season Finale

2018-11-20T01:00:00Z

5x07 She Chose Another Person Over Her Child

Season Finale

5x07 She Chose Another Person Over Her Child

  • 2018-11-20T01:00:00Z42m

Lisa helps a man locate his birth mother hoping to answer why she chose to marry a man that didn’t want to raise him. A woman enlists Chris’s help to search for the biological mother who abandoned her at a babysitter’s house when she was three months old.

2018-11-27T01:00:00Z

5x08 I Want to Go Back

5x08 I Want to Go Back

  • 2018-11-27T01:00:00Z1h

At 50 years old, the revelation of a man's adoption catapults his search for his biological roots, but his son's DNA only deepens the mystery. A woman enlists Chris's help to find the son she placed for adoption, hoping her decision was not in vain.

2018-12-18T01:00:00Z

5x09 She's Gone

5x09 She's Gone

  • 2018-12-18T01:00:00Z1h

Two sisters searching for their birth mother, hoping Chris can uncover the mystery of why they were taken from her. Lisa helps a mother find the daughter she placed for adoption, hoping the adoptive family she chose was the right one

Season Premiere

2019-10-26T00:00:00Z

6x01 Why Couldn't They Raise Us?

Season Premiere

6x01 Why Couldn't They Raise Us?

  • 2019-10-26T00:00:00Z42m

Identical twins enlist Lisa's help to unlock the mystery of why they were placed for adoption; Chris hopes to fulfill the wishes of a deceased father by tracking down the first-born son he and his wife had placed for adoption.

2019-11-02T00:00:00Z

6x02 I'm the Only One Left

6x02 I'm the Only One Left

  • 2019-11-02T00:00:00Z42m

Lisa helps a man find the answers why his adoption was part of an illegal baby-selling scheme. A breast cancer survivor found strength in letters written by her birth mother to beat cancer and has tasked Chris to locate her so she can say thank you.

2019-11-09T01:00:00Z

6x03 Are They Looking for Me?

6x03 Are They Looking for Me?

  • 2019-11-09T01:00:00Z42m

Chris and Lisa join forces in an attempt to solve the childhood mystery of why a woman was separated from her birth family at the age of two.

2019-11-16T01:00:00Z

6x04 Not My Child to Keep

6x04 Not My Child to Keep

  • 2019-11-16T01:00:00Z42m

Chris unwraps the mystery of a woman's origins, which at a Korean orphanage; Lisa desperately searches for a woman's only child, hoping it will heal her.

2019-11-23T01:00:00Z

6x05 An Adult Orphan

6x05 An Adult Orphan

  • 2019-11-23T01:00:00Z42m

Lisa hopes that locating a man's biological mother will finally allow him to overcome his lifelong struggle with abandonment; Chris locates a woman's only child and delivers the difficult details of her daughter's birth story.

2019-11-30T01:00:00Z

6x06 What Family Feels Like

6x06 What Family Feels Like

  • 2019-11-30T01:00:00Z42m

A woman enlists Lisa's help to find her birth mother, but unearths a 40-year-old secret in the process.

2019-12-07T01:00:00Z

6x07 The Missing Piece

6x07 The Missing Piece

  • 2019-12-07T01:00:00Z42m

Chris tries to solve the 50-year-old mystery of why a woman was abandoned at a laundromat days after being born; a family enlists Lisa's help to track down the firstborn son that was placed for adoption, hoping to fulfill a father's dying wish.

Season Finale

2019-12-14T01:00:00Z

6x08 Switched in the Hospital

Season Finale

6x08 Switched in the Hospital

  • 2019-12-14T01:00:00Z42m

Lisa tackles the challenging mystery of why a woman was abandoned in a trash can as a baby; unexpected DNA results throw a woman's entire identity into question.

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