U.S. TV hot for British genealogy series

LONDON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The major U.S. television networks are anxiously bidding for the rights to a wildly popular new British show that traces the genealogy of celebrities.

The Times of London reported Saturday that NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox are all competing for the U.S. rights to "Who Do You Think You Are," and that Discovery, National Geographic and even the History Channel have also shown a keen interest as well.

The British Broadcasting Corp. show centers on celebrities who discover information about their past relatives on camera.

Alex Graham, head of the London production company that created the show, says producers have no editorial control over the search results and the emotions shown are the raw reactions of the celebrity.