For Day 5 of our 12 Days of Genealogy Media Resources, we’re turning our attention to genealogy on television. In this episode, we talk about popular genealogy TV shows such as Finding Your Roots, Who Do You Think You Are?, and Relative Race, along with a few lesser-known programs that bring family history research to life in different ways.

We discuss how these shows blend storytelling, history, and research, what they get right, and how viewers can use them as inspiration for their own family history journeys. Whether you enjoy celebrity-driven discoveries, competitive research formats, or emotional reunions, genealogy TV shows can spark curiosity, encourage deeper research, and help make family history more accessible to a wider audience.

If you’ve ever watched an episode and thought, “I want to try that with my own family,” this conversation is for you.

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