Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2016
A mother forced to place her baby boy for adoption 31 years ago still holds on to his baby blanket and the hope of seeing him again. An adopted woman suspects mysterious circumstances around her birth and wants to find the answer before it is too late.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 13, 2016
The search for an adoptee's mother takes a dramatic turn, when photo evidence suggests they may have been unknowingly connected for years. A woman who did not learn she was adopted until her 20's discovers some shocking news about her biological family.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Mar 20, 2016
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.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Mar 27, 2016
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.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2016
A woman discovers her mother kept a life-long secret about the man who raised her & realizes her biological father does not know she exists. An adopted woman's only hope for finding her biological family is through DNA. Is she ready for what it uncovers?
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Apr 10, 2016
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.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Apr 17, 2016
A woman suspects her adoptive parents withheld information about her birth family, but nothing can prepare her for the shocking crimes that are uncovered. A man discovers previously sealed documents that could unlock the mysteries surrounding his birth.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2016
A woman meets a wall of silence in the search for her birth mother, whom she believes may have once visited her home. But does the mystery woman really want to be found? A family's tragedy turns into healing during a long-awaited reunion.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: May 1, 2016
Reunited with facts and extra scenes - Chris Jacobs & Lisa Joyner help long lost families: one man hasn't seen his mom since he was 6 years old, when she walked into a grocery store and never came out; a 54 year old adoptee hopes to meet his biological family.
Season 2
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2017
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.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2017 (123 min)
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. After a life of longing, a couple is desperate to find the son they placed for adoption fifty years ago when they were teens.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2017 (123 min)
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.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2017
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.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Mar 12, 2017
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.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2017
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.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Mar 26, 2017
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.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Apr 2, 2017
A man searches for his birth mother, whose disappearance when he was 5 years old has haunted him for his entire life; a woman hoping to meet a member of her biological family faces certain realities about her true past.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2017
A woman searches for her brother, hoping to fulfill a promise she made to her late mother. What she discovers blows open a 40 year old secret about her parents' past. A woman consumed by a lifelong search for her mom finds hope with a new DNA connection.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2017
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.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2017 (150 min)
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.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2017 (127 min)
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.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Apr 25, 2017 (127 min)
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 3
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2017
Lisa meets a woman who was left on a curb by her mother when she was just 4 years old - she's desperate to find her mother to understand why. Chris uncovers stunning information for a woman searching for her family that leads to an unexpected reunion.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2017
A man who always longed for a sibling stumbles upon a shocking family murder, and Chris reveals clues to new revelations. Lisa meets a woman eager to find her biological mother, but she also finds information that changes her view of the past.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2017
A woman longs to meet her birth father, a man she credits for saving her life during an emotionally difficult childhood even though they never met. A desperate man hopes Lisa can end a 57-year search for his infant sister, who he has never stopped loving.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2017
A young man who received letters from his birth mother longs to know if the words she wrote were filled with truth. A man haunted by the memory of his younger brother being taken from their home longs to reunite the family.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2017
Two sisters confront their Puerto Rican birth father after a lifetime of feeling abandoned. An adoptee turns her back on an upsetting past, as the new relationship with her biological mother flourishes.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2017
Siblings searching for their sperm donor father have their worlds turned upside down when Lisa reveals shocking news; Chris embarks on a journey to find the family of a woman abandoned as a baby on an Amish family's porch.
Season 4
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2018
Chris tries to unravel a legal mystery involving a woman's sister who she last saw across a New York courtroom 30 years ago.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Apr 15, 2018
A Vietnam vet hopes Lisa can help him make amends for the past by locating the daughter he lost custody of forty years ago; a woman's struggle to fit in takes a surprising turn when Chris reveals a series of stunning coincidences very close to home.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Apr 22, 2018
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.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Apr 29, 2018
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.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: May 6, 2018
Chris aids a woman's search for her father after being shuffled through 28 foster homes; two radically different sisters, adopted into the same family, seek Lisa's help to search for their biological mother.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: May 13, 2018
Lisa helps a man yearning to discover his biological roots, but fearful of rejection from the family he has never met. Chris reveals the truth to a woman who has felt guilty that her birth might have devastated the life of her then fourteen year-old mom.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: May 14, 2018
A tough Texas lawman seeks Lisa's help to tackle the one investigation he's never been able to solve: the story of his own birth and adoption.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: May 15, 2018
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.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: May 16, 2018
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 5
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2018
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.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2018
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
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2018
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
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2018
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.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Nov 5, 2018
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.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2018
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 in childbirth, has Chris searching for the father she knows nothing about.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 19, 2018
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.
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 26, 2018
At fifty 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.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Dec 17, 2018
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 6
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2019
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.
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2019
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.
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2019
Chris and Lisa join forces attempting to solve the childhood mystery of why a woman was separated from her birth family at the age of two. The miraculous journey resolves multiple family mysteries and reveals the most unexpected guest at a family funeral.
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2019
Chris unwraps the mystery of a woman's origins, which began with her being abandoned at a Korean orphanage. A lover's violent death and the forced adoption of their newborn, has Lisa desperately searching for a woman's only child, hoping it will heal her.
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2019
Lisa hopes that locating a man's biological mother will finally allow him to overcome his lifelong struggle with abandonment. Chris is tasked with locating a woman's only child and delivering the difficult details of her daughter's birth story.
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2019
In her search for her biological family, a DNA test reveals an unlikely family member, changing the woman's life forever. A woman enlists Lisa's help to find her birth mother, but unearths a forty year-old secret in the process.
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2019
Chris tries to solve the fifty-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 first-born son that was placed for adoption, hoping to fulfill a father's dying wish.
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2019
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 - but no one is prepared for the shocking details Chris unearths about the day she was born.
Specials
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Jan 15, 2017
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Jan 22, 2017
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.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Jan 29, 2017
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.
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Feb 12, 2017 (120 min)
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.
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Feb 13, 2017
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?
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Feb 19, 2017
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