US nets interested in BBC genealogy show

Published Sunday, Nov 5 2006, 01:02 GMT | By James Welsh
The major US broadcast networks along with the Discovery, History and National Geographic cable channels are interested in picking up a US version of the BBC genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are?, according to The Times.

The paper reports that ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox are all interested in acquiring the rights to the show, which started out on BBC Two but moved to BBC One for its third series. Production on a fourth series is already underway and is expected to air on BBC One next year.
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