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Season 1

  • S01E01 I've Waited for This Call for 45 Years

    • March 6, 2016
    • TLC

    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.

  • S01E02 Your Mom's Been Here the Whole Time

    • March 13, 2016
    • TLC

    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.

  • S01E03 Nobody Knew I Existed

    • March 20, 2016
    • TLC

  • S01E04 I Should've Fought Harder to Keep Her

    • March 27, 2016
    • TLC

    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.

  • S01E05 Am I Who I Think I Am?

    • April 3, 2016
    • TLC

    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.

  • S01E06 Why Did You Leave Me?

    • April 10, 2016
    • TLC

  • S01E07 Everything Your Parents Told You Was A Lie

    • April 17, 2016
    • TLC

    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.

  • S01E08 Alone in a Crowded Room

    • April 24, 2016
    • TLC

    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.

  • S01E09 I Knew I'd Never See My Mom Again

    • May 1, 2016
    • TLC

    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 2

  • S02E01 There's No Easy Way to Say This

    • February 12, 2017
    • TLC

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x4 What Happened Next: Always Secretly Looking for You

    • February 13, 2017
    • TLC

    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?

  • S02E02 The Court Said No, We Were Too Young

    • February 19, 2017
    • TLC

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 What Happened Next: We've Had Our Ups and Downs

    • February 19, 2017
    • TLC

    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

  • S02E03 I Want To Heal My Mother's Heart

    • February 26, 2017
    • TLC

    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.

  • S02E04 Born Together, Stay Together

    • March 5, 2017
    • TLC

  • S02E05 One More Reason To Fight For My Life

    • March 12, 2017
    • TLC

  • S02E06 Did You Have Dreams? Did You Follow Them?

    • March 19, 2017
    • TLC

  • S02E07 All The Leaves Fell Off My Family Tree

    • March 26, 2017
    • TLC

  • S02E08 The Last Time I Saw My Mother, I Was 5 Years Old

    • April 2, 2017
    • TLC

  • S02E09 Do I Call Him My Son?

    • April 9, 2017
    • TLC

    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.

  • S02E10 If You Bring Your Baby Home, You Can't Come Home

    • April 16, 2017
    • TLC

    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.

  • S02E11 Am I a Secret She Had To Keep

    • April 23, 2017
    • TLC

    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

  • S02E12 It's the Fulfillment of a Promise

    • April 24, 2017
    • TLC

    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.

  • S02E13 We Don't Need Anything From Them Besides Love

    • April 25, 2017
    • TLC

    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

  • S03E01 She Just Drove Off and Never Returned

    • November 6, 2017
    • TLC

    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.

  • S03E02 My First Chapter Is Unwritten

    • November 13, 2017
    • TLC

    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.

  • S03E03 If I'd Only Known About Her

    • November 20, 2017
    • TLC

    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.

  • S03E04 The Letters Just Stopped Coming

    • November 27, 2017
    • TLC

    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.

  • S03E05 There's More to Saying Sorry

    • December 4, 2017
    • TLC

    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.

  • S03E06 My Birth Certificate Reads "Jane Doe"

    • December 11, 2017
    • TLC

Season 4

  • S04E01 The First And Last Time I Saw My Sister

    • April 8, 2018
    • TLC

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

  • S04E02 She Never Came Back

    • April 15, 2018
    • TLC

    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.

  • S04E03 You Think They Are Blood

    • April 22, 2018
    • TLC

    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.

  • S04E04 You Have Been Loved Your Whole Life

    • April 29, 2018
    • TLC

    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.

  • S04E05 28 Foster Homes

    • May 6, 2018
    • TLC

    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.

  • S04E06 A Slamming Door

    • May 13, 2018
    • TLC

    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.

  • S04E07 Nothing Short of a Miracle

    • May 14, 2018
    • TLC

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

  • S04E08 This is Your Truth

    • May 15, 2018
    • TLC

    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.

  • S04E09 That Was My One Shot

    • May 16, 2018
    • TLC

    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

  • S05E01 A Baby In A Shoe Box

    • October 8, 2018
    • TLC

    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.

  • S05E02 A Mysterious Disappearance

    • October 15, 2018
    • TLC

    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

  • S05E03 Waiting a Lifetime

    • October 22, 2018
    • TLC

    « 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

  • S05E04 A Hole In My Soul

    • October 29, 2018
    • TLC

  • S05E05 Feelings Of Abandonment

    • November 5, 2018
    • TLC

  • S05E06 Secrets Are Better Kept Than Said

    • November 12, 2018
    • TLC

    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.

  • S05E07 She Chose Another Person Over Her Child

    • November 19, 2018
    • TLC

  • S05E08 I Want to Go Back

    • November 26, 2018
    • TLC

    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.

  • S05E09 She's Gone

    • December 17, 2018
    • TLC

    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

  • S06E01 Why Couldn't They Raise Us?

    • October 25, 2019
    • TLC

    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.

  • S06E02 I'm the Only One Left

    • November 1, 2019
    • TLC

    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.

  • S06E03 Are They Looking for Me?

    • November 8, 2019
    • TLC

    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.

  • S06E04 Not My Child to Keep

    • November 15, 2019
    • TLC

    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.

  • S06E05 An Adult Orphan

    • November 22, 2019
    • TLC

    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.

  • S06E06 What Family Feels Like

    • November 29, 2019
    • TLC

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

  • S06E07 The Missing Piece

    • December 6, 2019
    • TLC

    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.

  • S06E08 Switched in the Hospital

    • December 13, 2019
    • TLC

    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.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 What Happened Next: We Have Some Issues

    • January 15, 2017
    • TLC

  • SPECIAL 0x2 What Happened Next: We're Unraveling The Truth

    • January 22, 2017
    • TLC

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 What Happened Next: This Isn't The Way It Was Supposed To Be

    • January 29, 2017
    • TLC

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x6 Born Without Trace

    • February 24, 2019
    • TLC

  • SPECIAL 0x7 Countdown to the New Season

    • February 12, 2017
    • TLC

    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.