List of Who Do You Think You Are? episodes

Who Do You Think You Are? is a British genealogy documentary series that has aired on the BBC since 2004. In each episode, a celebrity traces their family tree. It is made by the production company Wall to Wall. The programme has regularly attracted an audience of more than 6 million viewers.[1] More than 150 episodes have been produced.

List of episodes

Series 1 (2004)

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Bill Oddie	12 October 2004	5.79
2	Amanda Redman	19 October 2004	4.63
3	Sue Johnston	26 October 2004	4.25
4	Jeremy Clarkson	2 November 2004	4.95
5	Ian Hislop	9 November 2004	4.96
6	Moira Stuart	16 November 2004	5.35
7	David Baddiel	23 November 2004	4.60
8	Lesley Garrett	30 November 2004	4.41
9	Meera Syal	7 December 2004	3.97
10	Vic Reeves	14 December 2004	4.46

Series 2 (2006)

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Jeremy Paxman	11 January 2006	5.48
2	Sheila Hancock	18 January 2006	5.43
3	Stephen Fry	25 January 2006	5.86
4	Julian Clary	1 February 2006	5.94
5	Jane Horrocks	8 February 2006	5.64
6	Gurinder Chadha	15 February 2006	3.96

Series 3 (2006)

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Barbara Windsor	6 September 2006	6.40
2	Robert Lindsay	13 September 2006	5.95
3	Colin Jackson	20 September 2006	5.19
4	David Tennant	27 September 2006	5.75
5	David Dickinson	4 October 2006	5.80
6	Nigella Lawson	11 October 2006	6.15
7	Jeremy Irons	18 October 2006	5.82
8	Julia Sawalha	25 October 2006	5.54

Adoption special (2007)

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Nicky Campbell	11 July 2007	4.32

Series 4 (2007)

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Natasha Kaplinsky	6 September 2007	6.78
2	John Hurt	13 September 2007	5.80
3	Griff Rhys Jones	20 September 2007	5.75
4	Carol Vorderman	27 September 2007	6.53
5	Alistair McGowan	4 October 2007	6.17
6	Graham Norton	11 October 2007	6.88
7	Matthew Pinsent	18 November 2007	6.57

Series 5 (2008)

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Patsy Kensit	13 August 2008	7.10
2	Boris Johnson	20 August 2008	7.04
3	Jerry Springer	27 August 2008	6.71
4	Esther Rantzen	3 September 2008	6.44
5	Ainsley Harriott	10 September 2008	6.70
6	David Suchet	17 September 2008	6.79
7	Jodie Kidd	24 September 2008	5.87
8	Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen	29 September 2008	4.72

Series 6 (2009)

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Rory Bremner	2 February 2009	6.44
2	Fiona Bruce	9 February 2009	5.86
3	Rick Stein	16 February 2009	5.64
4	Zoë Wanamaker	23 February 2009	5.82
5	Kevin Whately	2 March 2009	5.99
6	Davina McCall	15 July 2009	6.92
7	Chris Moyles	22 July 2009	5.23
8	Kate Humble	29 July 2009	5.19
9	David Mitchell	5 August 2009	4.55
10	Kim Cattrall	12 August 2009	6.27
11	Martin Freeman	19 August 2009	6.48

Series 7 (2010)

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Bruce Forsyth[3]	19 July 2010	7.22
2	Rupert Everett	26 July 2010	5.97
3	Dervla Kirwan	2 August 2010	5.58
4	Monty Don	9 August 2010	5.95
5	Rupert Penry-Jones	16 August 2010	5.68
6	Alexander Armstrong	23 August 2010	6.46
7	Jason Donovan	30 August 2010	5.55
8	Hugh Quarshie	6 September 2010	5.42
9	Alan Cumming	13 September 2010	5.15

Series 8 (2011)

#	Celebrity[4][5]	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	June Brown	10 August 2011	6.62
2	J.K. Rowling	17 August 2011	7.00
3	Sebastian Coe	24 August 2011	5.45
4	Larry Lamb	31 August 2011	5.45
5	Emilia Fox	7 September 2011	6.06
6	Alan Carr	14 September 2011	5.49
7	Robin Gibb	21 September 2011	4.37
8	Richard Madeley[6]	28 September 2011	5.05
9	Len Goodman	5 October 2011	5.03
10	Tracey Emin	12 October 2011	Unknown (under 4.21)

Series 9 (2012)

#	Celebrity[7]	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Samantha Womack	15 August 2012	5.30
2	Gregg Wallace	22 August 2012	5.46
3	Patrick Stewart	29 August 2012	4.58
4	Annie Lennox	5 September 2012	4.86
5	Hugh Dennis	12 September 2012	4.87
6	Alex Kingston	19 September 2012	4.97
7	William Roache	26 September 2012	4.30
8	Celia Imrie	10 October 2012	4.89
9	John Barnes	17 October 2012	Unknown (under 4.10)
10	John Bishop	6 December 2012	5.53

Series 10 (2013)

#	Celebrity[8]	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Una Stubbs	24 July 2013	5.24
2	Nigel Havers	31 July 2013	5.39
3	Minnie Driver	7 August 2013	4.95
4	Lesley Sharp	14 August 2013	4.52
5	Gary Lineker	21 August 2013	5.37
6	Nick Hewer	28 August 2013	4.52
7	Nitin Ganatra	4 September 2013	4.31
8	Sarah Millican	11 September 2013	4.57
9	Marianne Faithfull	18 September 2013	3.78
10	John Simpson	25 September 2013	3.99

Series 11 (2014)

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
—	Who Do They Think They Are?: 10 Years, 100 Shows[9]	6 August 2014	Unknown (under 3.34)
1	Julie Walters[10]	7 August 2014	5.23
2	Brian Blessed	14 August 2014	5.31
3	Tamzin Outhwaite	21 August 2014	4.94
4	Brendan O'Carroll	28 August 2014	6.06
5	Sheridan Smith	4 September 2014	4.74
6	Mary Berry	11 September 2014	4.75
7	Martin Shaw	18 September 2014	5.39
8	Reggie Yates	25 September 2014	4.18
9	Billy Connolly	2 October 2014	5.74
10	Twiggy	9 October 2014	5.33

Series 12 (2015)

On 23 June 2015, the BBC confirmed the lineup for Series 12, which began on 13 August 2015.[11][12]

#	Celebrity	Original air date[13]	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Paul Hollywood	13 August 2015	5.08
2	Jane Seymour	20 August 2015	5.14
3	Derek Jacobi	27 August 2015	4.68
4	Jerry Hall	3 September 2015	4.38
5	Gareth Malone	10 September 2015	4.56
6	Anne Reid	17 September 2015	4.70
7	Frank Gardner	24 September 2015	4.41
8	Anita Rani	1 October 2015	4.38
9	Mark Gatiss	8 October 2015	Unknown (under 3.80)
10	Frances de la Tour	22 October 2015	3.83

Series 13 (2016–17)

On 13 July 2016, the line-up for the 13th series was confirmed.[14] The series started on 24 November 2016.

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Danny Dyer	24 November 2016	5.45
2	Amanda Holden	1 December 2016	4.71
3	Liz Bonnin	8 December 2016	3.94
4	Cheryl	15 December 2016	4.81
5	Ricky Tomlinson	22 December 2016	4.28
6	Ian McKellen	25 January 2017	4.21
7	Greg Davies	1 February 2017	4.63
8	Warwick Davis	15 February 2017	5.24
9	Sunetra Sarker	22 February 2017	3.97
10	Sophie Raworth	8 March 2017	4.45

Series 14 (2017)

On 23 June 2017, the BBC announced the line-up for the programme's 14th series, which again would comprise 10 episodes.

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Charles Dance	6 July 2017	4.32
2	Craig Revel Horwood	13 July 2017	4.43
3	Clare Balding	20 July 2017	4.83
4	Adil Ray	27 July 2017	3.82
5	Emma Willis	3 August 2017	4.25
6	Lulu	17 August 2017	4.67
7	Fearne Cotton	24 August 2017	4.08
8	Noel Clarke	31 August 2017	3.48
9	Lisa Hammond	7 September 2017	3.71
10	Ruby Wax	4 October 2017	4.47

Series 15 (2018)

On 10 May 2018, the BBC announced the lineup of celebrities taking part in Series 15, which aired during the summer of 2018.[15]

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[2]
1	Michelle Keegan	6 June 2018[16]	3.19
2	Olivia Colman	9 July 2018	4.19
3	Lee Mack	16 July 2018	4.31
4	Boy George	25 July 2018	4.54
5	Shirley Ballas	30 July 2018	4.36
6	Marvin Humes	6 August 2018	4.26
7	Robert Rinder	13 August 2018	5.43
8	Jonnie Peacock	20 August 2018	3.92

Series 16 (2019)

On 9 June 2019, the BBC announced the celebrities taking part in Series 16. The line-up features Kate Winslet, Daniel Radcliffe, Sharon Osbourne, Mark Wright, Naomie Harris, Paul Merton, Katherine Ryan and Jack and Michael Whitehall.[17] The series began on 22 July 2019.[18]

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[19]
1	Daniel Radcliffe	22 July 2019[20]	5.33
2	Naomie Harris	29 July 2019	4.19
3	Jack and Michael Whitehall	5 August 2019	5.56
4	Kate Winslet	12 August 2019	4.96
5	Katherine Ryan	19 August 2019	4.19
6	Paul Merton	28 August 2019	4.85
7	Sharon Osbourne	4 September 2019	TBA
8	Mark Wright	11 September 2019	4.26

Series 17 (2020)

On 23 September 2020, the BBC announced the celebrities taking part in Series 17, consisting of only four episodes as production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The line-up features Jodie Whittaker, David Walliams, Ruth Jones and Liz Carr.[21] The series began on 12 October 2020.[22]

#	Celebrity	Original air date	Viewers (millions)[19]
1	Jodie Whittaker	12 October 2020	TBA
2	David Walliams	19 October 2020	TBA
3	Ruth Jones	26 October 2020	TBA
4	Liz Carr	2 November 2020[23]	TBA

Notes

1. "6.4 million uncover Davina's family history". Digital Spy. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
2. "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
3. "Bruce Forsyth Traces Family History". BBC News. 17 June 2010.
4. "Featured Articles – BBC launching new series of Who Do You Think You Are?". TheGenealogist.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
5. Submitted by mattelton (12 April 2011). "This year's Who Do You Think You Are? celebrities revealed". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
6. richardm56 (1 August 2011). "Yup. Sep 28, 9pm BBC1". Twitter. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
7. Elton, Matt (9 February 2012). "Who Do You Think You Are? 2012: new series celebrities revealed". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
8. "Who Do You Think You Are? 2013: new celebrities revealed". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
9. "Who Do They Think They Are?: 10 Years, 100 Shows". BBC. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
10. "Who Do You Think You Are? Julie Walters". BBC. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
11. Greenwood, Carl (22 June 2015). "Who Do You Think You Are returns with Paul Hollywood, Derek Jacobi and Jerry Hall". The Mirror. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
12. "Who Do You Think You Are?". BBC. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
13. "BBC reveals WDYTYA? 2015 running order". Who Do You Think You Are Magazine. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
14. Methven, Nicola (13 July 2016). "Danny Dyer discovers he is related to royalty during making of BBC documentary". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
15. Collins, Rosemary (10 May 2018). "Who Do You Think You Are? 2018 – new celebrities revealed!". Who Do You Think You Are Magazine. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
16. "Genealogy news roundup: First date revealed for Who Do You Think You Are? 2018". WDYTYA Magazine. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
17. "Kate Winslet and Daniel Radcliffe to star in Who Do You Think You Are? 2019 | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine". www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com.
18. "When is the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? on TV? | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine". www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com.
19. "Four-screen dashboard". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
20. Collins, Rosemary (10 July 2019). "When is the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? on TV?". WDYTYA Magazine. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

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