Who Do You Think You Are?: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | TLC | Season Premiere Date: March 5, 2010

Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Brooke Shields

Summary: Based on a British show of the same name, the show has celebrities look back into their family trees to discover interesting historical facts about their ancestry.

Genre(s): Reality, Documentary, Travel

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E7. Spike Lee
Air Date: April 30, 2010
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S1:E6. Susan Sarandon
Air Date: April 23, 2010
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S1:E5. Brooke Shields
Air Date: April 2, 2010

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Scott D. Pierce

Not only are the stories engrossing in and of themselves, but they seem certain to spark interest in genealogy among viewers. Read full review

Tom Gliatto

None of these results will rock a viewer's world, but it's unexpectedly satisfying to see stars in a reality project that's more relatable than ballroom dancing or a temporary work detail for Donald Trump.

Paige Wiser

It's a well-done project, but I do have some minor complaints. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

As much as I like Parker and Kudrow and the subjects of later episodes such as Susan Sarandon and Spike Lee, I’m not sure I like them enough to care about their long-gone ancestors. It’s primarily when the stars’ family trees overlap with history--the Holocaust, for example, in Kudrow’s case--that the show feels like something more than Hollywood self-indulgence. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Unlike the misuse of celebrity willingness on "The Marriage Ref," "Who Do You Think You Are?" has a purer heart and an underlying appreciation for marriage, family, longevity and memory. Also to its credit, it encourages people to go to libraries and museums and to look for things online besides the latest Perez Hilton gossip. Read full review

Verne Gay

Here's a fundamental truth: Family genealogies are fascinating--to the family in question. Read full review

Tanner Stransky

While it may be fascinating for Parker to learn that she also had a relative who was part of the gold rush, for viewers, sitting through an hour of centuries-old genealogical minutiae feels more like fool's gold. Read full review

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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 5, 2010
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  S1:E7. Spike Lee
  Air Date: April 30, 2010
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  S1:E6. Susan Sarandon
  Air Date: April 23, 2010
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  S1:E5. Brooke Shields
  Air Date: April 2, 2010
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  S1:E4. Matthew Broderick
  Air Date: March 26, 2010
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  S1:E3. Lisa Kudrow
  Air Date: March 19, 2010
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  S1:E2. Emmitt Smith
  Air Date: March 12, 2010
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  S1:E1. Sarah Jessica Parker
  Air Date: March 5, 2010