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The Worst Episodes of Long Lost Family

Every episode of Long Lost Family ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Long Lost Family!

Follow the touching stories of people who have suffered a lifetime of separation and are yearning to be reunited with their birthparents and biological families...
Genres:FamilyRealityDocumentaryDrama
Network:TLC

Worst Episodes Summary

"I Should’ve Fought Harder to Keep Her" is the worst rated episode of "Long Lost Family". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/27/2016. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Alone In A Crowded Room".

  • I Should’ve Fought Harder to Keep Her
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    #1 - 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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  • Alone In A Crowded Room
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    #2 - Alone In A Crowded Room

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/24/2016

    A woman meets a wall of silence in the search for her birth mother, whom she believes may have once visited her home. But does the mystery woman really want to be found? A family's tragedy turns into healing during a long-awaited reunion.

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  • I Knew I’d Never See My Mom Again
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    #3 - I Knew I’d Never See My Mom Again

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/1/2016

    Reunited with facts and extra scenes- Chris Jacobs & Lisa Joyner help long lost families: one man hasn't seen his mom since he was 6, when she walked into a grocery store and never came out; a 54-year-old adoptee hopes to meet her biological family.

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  • Born Together, Stay Together
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    #4 - Born Together, Stay Together

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/2017

    Weeding through rumors for 15 years, a woman is determined to uncover the truth of her biological mother, only to find many more unexpected family secrets. Identical twin sisters search for their biological mother, unsure if she's even alive.

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  • One More Reason to Fight for My Life
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    #5 - One More Reason to Fight for My Life

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/12/2017

    Tammy is searching for her 2 younger brothers who vanished after they were taken by social services 20 years ago. Tineke hopes that finding & meeting her biological mother will unlock a true understanding of her own bi-racial identity.

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  • There's More to Saying Sorry
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    #6 - There's More to Saying Sorry

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/2017

    Siblings searching for their sperm donor father have their worlds turned upside down when Lisa reveals shocking news. Chris embarks on the journey of a lifetime: to find the family of a woman abandoned as a baby on an Amish family's porch.

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  • My Birth Certificate Reads "Jane Doe"
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    #7 - My Birth Certificate Reads "Jane Doe"

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/2017

    Siblings searching for their sperm donor father have their worlds turned upside down when Lisa reveals shocking news. Chris embarks on the journey of a lifetime: to find the family of a woman abandoned as a baby on an Amish family's porch.

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  • The First And Last Time I Saw My Sister
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    #8 - The First And Last Time I Saw My Sister

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2018

    Chris tries to unravel a legal mystery involving a woman's sister who she last saw across a New York courtroom 30 years ago.

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  • You Think They Are Blood
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    #9 - You Think They Are Blood

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2018

    The recent revelation of a 49-year-old man's adoption sends Chris searching for answers to a secret his adoptive parents took to the grave; a biracial woman enlists Lisa's help to find her birth family, revealing some unfortunate tragedies.

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  • You Have Been Loved Your Whole Life
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    #10 - You Have Been Loved Your Whole Life

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 4/29/2018

    Lisa faces many challenges when she helps a woman locate her father -- starting with his identity;a woman seeks Chris' help to find her mother, hoping the similarities she read in her adoption paperwork are not just a fantasy.

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  • This Is Your Truth
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    #11 - This Is Your Truth

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 5/27/2018

    After learning of her own adoption at a late age, Chris aids a woman determined to unlock the mystery behind her birth story; a desperate mother enlists Lisa's help to locate her first-born son, hoping to reunite him with his full-blooded siblings.

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  • A Mysterious Disappearance
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    #12 - A Mysterious Disappearance

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2018

    A young woman hopes Chris can help solve the thirty-year mystery of her younger brother's disappearance from a Miami Beach hotel. A man's search for his adopted birth mother reveals a shocking family secret that his grandparents took to the grave.

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  • Waiting A Lifetime
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    #13 - Waiting A Lifetime

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2018

    Chris helps a SWAT team leader and former Marine tackle his toughest challenge yet, locating his birth mom. A woman enlists Lisa's help to find her brother, hoping he will bring joy to a family mourning the tragic death of their father from AIDS.

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  • A Hole In My Soul
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    #14 - A Hole In My Soul

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2018

    A woman enlists Chris’s help to find her biological mother, hoping for the mother-daughter bond she never had. A near death experience in combat accelerates a young veterans’ search for his birth family, and Lisa’s discoveries turn his world upside down.

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  • Feelings Of Abandonment
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    #15 - Feelings Of Abandonment

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2018

    Lisa helps a man find his birth mother, hoping to answer why she placed him for adoption, but kept his three brothers. After turning to Psychics for answers, a woman desperate for details about her birth mom hopes Chris can separate truth from fiction.

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  • Secrets Are Better Kept Than Said
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    #16 - Secrets Are Better Kept Than Said

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2018

    Lisa helps a woman locate her son hoping to heal the broken heart she’s had since placing him for adoption decades ago. The tragic beginning of a woman’s life with her mother dying in childbirth, has Chris searching for the father she knows nothing about.

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  • She Chose Another Person Over Her Child
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    #17 - She Chose Another Person Over Her Child

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2018

    Lisa helps a man locate his birth mother hoping to answer why she chose to marry a man that didn’t want to raise him. A woman enlists Chris’s help to search for the biological mother who abandoned her at a babysitter’s house when she was three months old.

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  • What Family Feels Like
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    #18 - What Family Feels Like

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/23/2019

    In her search for her biological family, a DNA test reveals an unlikely family member, changing the woman's life forever. A woman enlists Lisa's help to find her birth mother, but unearths a forty year-old secret in the process.

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  • The Missing Piece
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    #19 - The Missing Piece

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/30/2019

    Chris tries to solve the fifty-year-old mystery of why a woman was abandoned at a Laundromat, days after being born. A family enlists Lisa's help to track down the first-born son that was placed for adoption, hoping to fulfill a father's dying wish.

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  • Switched In The Hospital
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    #20 - Switched In The Hospital

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/2019

    Lisa tackles the mystery of why a woman was abandoned in a trash can as a baby. Unexpected DNA results throw a woman's entire identity into question - but no one is prepared for the shocking details Chris unearths about the day she was born.

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  • I'm The Only One Left
    6.5/108 votes
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    #21 - I'm The Only One Left

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/2019

    Lisa helps a man find the answers why his adoption was part of an illegal baby-selling scheme. A breast cancer survivor found strength in letters written by her birth mother to beat cancer and has tasked Chris to locate her so she can say thank you.

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  • Why Did You Leave Me
    7.0/107 votes
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    #22 - Why Did You Leave Me

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2016

    Two sisters search for the father who suddenly vanished from their lives when they were just 4 and 5 years old. A woman tries to overcome a lifetime of hurt and discovers her musical talent is attributed to the woman who gave birth to her.

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  • Everything Your Parents Told You Was A Lie
    7.8/107 votes
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    #23 - Everything Your Parents Told You Was A Lie

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/17/2016

    A woman suspects her adoptive parents withheld information about her birth family, but nothing can prepare her for the crimes that are uncovered. A man discovers previously sealed documents that could unlock the mysteries surrounding his birth.

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  • Nobody Knew I Existed
    7.9/1014 votes
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    #24 - Nobody Knew I Existed

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/20/2016

    A couple worries about the fate of their son after all communication with his adoptive family suddenly stops. A woman seeks to uncover the truth surrounding her adoption, and shake off the lifelong fear that she is someone’s dirty little secret.

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  • Not My Child To Keep
    7.9/109 votes
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    #25 - Not My Child To Keep

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 11/9/2019

    Chris unwraps the mystery of a woman's origins, which began with her being abandoned at a Korean orphanage. A lover's violent death and the forced adoption of their newborn has Lisa desperately searching for a woman's only child, hoping to heal her.

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