The BEST episodes of Long Lost Family (US) season 1

Every episode of Long Lost Family (US) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Long Lost Family (US) season 1!

Hosts and adoptees Chris Jacobs and Lisa Joyner help reunite people with their biological families.

Last Updated: 11/21/2024Network: TLCStatus: Ended
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7.59
51 votes

#1 - Nobody Knew I Existed

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/20/2016

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7.58
74 votes

#2 - I've Waited for This Call for 45 Years

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/6/2016

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.

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7.50
56 votes

#3 - Am I Who I Think I Am?

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/3/2016

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.

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7.47
38 votes

#4 - I Should've Fought Harder to Keep Her

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/2016

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.

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7.43
42 votes

#5 - Alone in a Crowded Room

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/24/2016

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.

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7.40
43 votes

#6 - Everything Your Parents Told You Was A Lie

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/17/2016

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.

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7.36
61 votes

#7 - Your Mom's Been Here the Whole Time

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/13/2016

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.

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7.22
37 votes

#8 - I Knew I'd Never See My Mom Again

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/1/2016

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.

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7.18
45 votes

#9 - Why Did You Leave Me?

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2016

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