<P> Long Lost Family is an American documentary television series based on the Dutch series Spoorloos created by broadcaster KRO - NCRV that premiered on March 6, 2016 on TLC . Presented by Chris Jacobs and Lisa Joyner, the show helps provide aid to individuals looking to be reunited with long - lost biological family members . The show is produced by Shed Media for TLC, and is co-sponsored by Ancestry.com, which provides family history research and DNA testing to help make discoveries possible . </P> <P> The show follows the original British series very closely, offering a chance for people who are desperate to find long lost relatives . The series helps a handful of people, some of whom have been searching in vain for many years, find the family members they are desperately seeking . It explores the background and context of each family's estrangement and tracks the detective work and often complex and emotional process of finding each lost relative before they are reunited . With the help and support of Chris and Lisa, each relative is guided and supported through the process of tracing the member of their family they have been desperately seeking . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 8 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> March 6, 2016 (2016 - 03 - 06) </Td> <Td> April 24, 2016 (2016 - 04 - 24) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 19 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> February 12, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 12) </Td> <Td> December 11, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 11) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 9 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> April 8, 2018 (2018 - 04 - 08) </Td> <Td> May 16, 2018 (2018 - 05 - 16) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr>

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