Genealogy Roadshow: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Part detective story, part emotional journey, Genealogy Roadshow combines history and science to uncover the fascinating stories of diverse Americans. Each individual's past links to a larger community history, revealing the rich cultural tapestry of America.

Genealogy Roadshow's premiere season featured participants from four American cities — Nashville, Detroit, San Francisco and Austin — who want to explore unverified genealogical claims, passed down through family history, that may (or may not) connect them to an event or a historical figure. These cities were chosen as American crossroads of culture, diversity, industry and history, with deep pools of potential participants and stories. After participants are chosen, experts in genealogy, history and DNA use family heirlooms, letters, pictures, historical documents and other clues to hunt down more information.

These experts enlist the help of local historians to add color and context to the investigations, ensuring every artifact and every name becomes a clue in solving the mystery. Many answers will be revealed on camera before a local audience, in a historic building relevant to the cities' — and the participants' — histories.

Series details

• Title: Genealogy Roadshow
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2013-09-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-06-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3215

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-09-23; final listed air date 2013-10-14.
• Season 2: premiered 2015-01-13; final listed air date 2015-02-24.
• Season 3: premiered 2016-05-17; final listed air date 2016-06-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Genealogy Roadshow on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.