TLC’s ‘WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?’ RECEIVES EMMY AWARD NOMINATION IN THE STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM CATEGORY
July 13, 2018
Today, TLC’s WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? received its fifth Emmy Award nomination in the Structured Reality Program category. WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? follows some of today's most beloved and iconic celebrities as they embark on personal journeys of self-discovery to trace their family trees.
“We are thrilled to have WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE recognized by the Television Academy members,” said Howard Lee, President and General Manager of TLC. “The show is synonymous with bringing families together, and emblematic of the rich and emotional stories we are committed to bringing to life at TLC. We are proud of our collaboration with Ancestry, Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television, Shed Media and Is or Isn’t Entertainment on this special series.”
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? is produced by Shed Media (a division of Warner Bros. Unscripted and Alternative Television) and Is Or Isn’t Entertainment for TLC. The series is based on an original format created by Wall to Wall Media and Alex Graham. This year’s honorees include Alex Graham, Pam Healey, Lisa Kudrow, Dan Bucatinsky, Nancy Daniels, Howard Lee, John Hein, Stephanie Schwam, Anna Pousho, Aleta Rozanski, Justin Robertson and Annie Powers.
Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, teams up with TLC as a sponsor of the series. As part of the show sponsorship, Ancestry provides exhaustive family history research on each of the featured celebrities to help make discoveries possible and build out the story of each episode.
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be held on Saturday, September 8 and Sunday, September 9th at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and will air on September 15 on FXX.
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