Fans were thrilled when the popular television series Who Do You Think You Are? finally returned for an 11th season after a four-year hiatus, but now the show might be facing cancellation. Who Do You Think You Are? follows the journeys of celebrities as they trace their family trees and research their genealogy. They travel to locations in the United States and all over the world in order to piece together the stories of their ancestors with the help of historians, genealogists, and other experts. The show premiered on March 5, 2010, on NBC, and ran for three seasons, until it moved to TLC for seven seasons. Four years later, Who Do You Think You Are season 11 returned to NBC and premiered in July. The Emmy-nominated series featured the journeys of Allison Janney, Zachary Levi, Nick Offerman, Billy Porter, Zachary Quinto, and Bradley Whitford in its 11th season. It is executive produced by Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky.
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Now Deadline reports that NBC has “parked” Who Do You Think You Are? with no plans for another season. Deadline explains, “It follows an increasing trend in non-scripted television where shows aren’t officially canceled but rather shelved with no plans to return.” Many networks have not been canceling their non-scripted series, but instead are bringing them back in the future. This happened with FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance, which returned after a three-year-absence. Who Do You Think You Are? season 11 was ordered in…
