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When Does This Is Your Life Season 10 Come Out? Is It Renewed?

This Is Your Life ended after Season 9.

IMDb

6.9/10

Seasons

9

Episodes

289

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Diagnostics

Network
NBC
First aired
1952-10-01
Last aired
1961-04-30
Runtime
60 min

Awards Won 2 Primetime Emmys. 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Predictive Logic Analysis

This Is Your Life has concluded its run. Production records list the series as ended, meaning the story has been brought to a planned close rather than left open. Barring a revival, there is no Season 10 in development.

What is This Is Your Life about?

This Is Your Life was a groundbreaking documentary series that essentially invented the celebrity retrospective format, turning the simple act of surprising someone with their own biography into compelling television. Ralph Edwards, the show's creator and host, would ambush unsuspecting guests and guide them through a carefully orchestrated journey down memory lane, with carefully arranged appearances from figures who shaped their lives. The appeal was both immediate and durable: viewers tuned in to witness genuine emotional reactions to unexpected reunions, to learn surprising details about public figures they thought they knew, and to experience the voyeuristic thrill of watching someone's private history unfold in real time. It was television as intimate revelation, and the formula proved so effective that the show ran for nine seasons and spawned multiple revivals.

The show's distinctive appeal lay in its documentary authenticity mixed with theatrical staging. Rather than relying on actors or scripted scenarios, Edwards presented actual people reconnecting with actual pieces of their past, which gave the program an unfiltered emotional quality that distinguished it from conventional entertainment television. The pacing allowed for genuine conversations and reactions rather than quick-cut comedic segments. This methodical, reverent approach to profiling individuals made the show feel substantial even as it entertained, a documentary impulse filtered through the language of popular broadcasting.

This Is Your Life became a cultural institution during its original run, spawning international versions and establishing a template that would persist through decades of television history. The program occupied a unique position in early television as both entertainment and journalism, delivering human interest stories with real stakes and real emotion. Its influence extended far beyond its 1961 conclusion, proving that audiences had an appetite for authentic personal storytelling that transcended celebrity gossip or simple biography. The show demonstrated that television could move and surprise viewers by honoring the substance of actual lives.

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This Is Your Life Season 10 Release Date

No new season is expected. This Is Your Life has ended, so there is no upcoming release to anticipate unless a revival is announced.

This Is Your Life seasons

Season 11952 · 38 ep
  • 1. Laura Stone Marr1952-10-01
  • 2. Jimmy McHugh1952-10-08
  • 3. Joan Caulfield1952-10-15
  • 4. Mary Ross1952-10-22
  • 5. Casey Stengel1952-10-29
  • 6. James Templeton1952-11-05
  • 7. Jeanette MacDonald1952-11-12
  • 8. Billie Clevenger1952-11-19
  • 9. Jim McClain1952-11-26
  • 10. Mrs. Gus Edwards1952-12-03
  • 11. Sara Berner1952-12-10
  • 12. Rock Hudson1952-12-17
  • 13. Ruth Eiler1952-12-24
  • 14. Nellie Lutcher1952-12-31
  • 15. Frank Sparks1953-01-07
  • 16. Roy Rogers1953-01-14
  • 17. Harris Pottier1953-01-21
  • 18. Nadia Scarpitti1953-01-28
  • 19. Lillian Roth1953-02-04
  • 20. Alett Radzai1953-02-11
  • 21. Gene Biscailuz1953-02-18
  • 22. Dinah Shore1953-02-25
  • 23. Frank T. Coffyn1953-03-04
  • 24. Helene Ruthling1953-03-18
  • 25. Fifi D'Orsay1953-03-25
  • 26. Arthur Franz1953-04-01
  • 27. Virginia Marmaduke1953-04-08
  • 28. Demetros Apostolon1953-04-15
  • 29. Eva McGown1953-04-22
  • 30. Eddie Janis1953-04-29
  • 31. Don DeFore1953-05-06
  • 32. Corny Pearson1953-05-13
  • 33. Fran Allison1953-05-20
  • 34. Hanna Bloch Kohner1953-05-27
  • 35. Ed Wynn1953-06-03
  • 36. Pat O'Brien1953-06-10
  • 37. Vivian Cosby1953-06-17
  • 38. Mary Healy1953-06-24
Season 21953 · 39 ep
  • 1. Lily Pons1953-09-30
  • 2. John Robinson Cates1953-10-07
  • 3. Mrs. Robert L. Vann1953-10-14
  • 4. Roy Keyser1953-10-21
  • 5. Victor McLaglen1953-10-28
  • 6. Lou Babcock1953-11-04
  • 7. Eddie LeBaron1953-11-11
  • 8. Rachel Mellinger1953-11-18
  • 9. Martha Raye1953-11-25
  • 10. Eugenia Russel1953-12-02
  • 11. Toots Shor1953-12-09
  • 12. Edna Gladney1953-12-16
  • 13. Eddie Cantor1953-12-23
  • 14. Pansy Stockton1953-12-30
  • 15. Andrew Griffin1954-01-06
  • 16. Hope Emerson1954-01-13
  • 17. Douglas Stringfellow1954-01-20
  • 18. Danny Thomas1954-01-27
  • 19. Alice Marble1954-02-03
  • 20. Ruby Bradley1954-02-10
  • 21. Gregor Shelkan1954-02-17
  • 22. Connie Haines1954-02-24
  • 23. Thelma Morgan1954-03-03
  • 24. Mack Sennett1954-03-10
  • 25. Kate Pelham Newcomb1954-03-17
  • 26. Smith Robinson1954-03-24
  • 27. Jinx Falkenburg1954-03-31
  • 28. Louis Silvie Zamperini1954-04-07
  • 29. Hal Foster1954-04-14
  • 30. Marjorie Williams1954-04-21
  • 31. Jean Hersholt1954-04-28
  • 32. George Mardikian1954-05-05
  • 33. Emma Jo Wengert1954-05-12
  • 34. Patrick Joseph Kelly1954-05-19
  • 35. Alicia Alonso1954-05-26
  • 36. Mary Ann1954-06-02
  • 37. Tom Moore1954-06-09
  • 38. Frances Nickmann1954-06-16
  • 39. Gilda Gray1954-06-23
Season 31954 · 38 ep
  • 1. Bebe Daniels Lyon1954-09-29
  • 2. Kenneth Porter1954-10-06
  • 3. Kenyon J. Scudder1954-10-13
  • 4. Dorothy Lamour1954-10-20
  • 5. Roy Davenport1954-10-27
  • 6. Joe E. Brown1954-11-03
  • 7. Ruth Lowe1954-11-10
  • 8. Norman Vincent Peale1954-11-17
  • 9. Nellie Logan Adkins1954-11-24
  • 10. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy1954-12-01
  • 11. William A. Wellman1954-12-08
  • 12. Laurence C. Jones1954-12-15
  • 13. Clarinda Mason1954-12-22
  • 14. Jennie Grossinger1954-12-29
  • 15. Helen Ostrowski1955-01-05
  • 16. Robert Richards1955-01-12
  • 17. Eddie Hamilton1955-01-26
  • 18. Andy Devine1955-02-02
  • 19. Mae Williams1955-02-09
  • 20. Samuel W. Magill1955-02-16
  • 21. Yvonne Kennedy1955-02-23
  • 22. Clyde Lamb1955-03-02
  • 23. Carl J. Sedlmayr1955-03-09
  • 24. Helen Kelleher1955-03-16
  • 25. Mickey Walker1955-03-23
  • 26. Walter Brennan1955-03-30
  • 27. Wayman R. Presley1955-04-06
  • 28. Viola Ruth1955-04-13
  • 29. Gale Storm1955-04-20
  • 30. Mark Clark1955-04-27
  • 31. Rene Belbenoit1955-05-04
  • 32. Kiyoshi Tanimoto1955-05-11
  • 33. Marjorie Lawrence1955-05-18
  • 34. Van Heflin1955-05-25
  • 35. Belle Baker1955-06-01
  • 36. George Gregory Jr.1955-06-08
  • 37. Frankie Laine1955-06-15
  • 38. George Foote Bond1955-06-22
Season 41955 · 39 ep
  • 1. George Burns1955-09-28
  • 2. Llewellyn J. Scott1955-10-05
  • 3. Kathleen Norris1955-10-12
  • 4. John Weber Jr.1955-10-19
  • 5. John Paul Stapp1955-10-26
  • 6. Ilse Stanley1955-11-02
  • 7. William Bendix1955-11-09
  • 8. Julia Judge1955-11-16
  • 9. Daniele Alberghetti1955-11-23
  • 10. Ralph Veady1955-11-30
  • 11. Alice Lloyd1955-12-07
  • 12. Harold Lloyd1955-12-14
  • 13. Mary Noyes Dunham1955-12-21
  • 14. Marion Domenicali1955-12-28
  • 15. Lew Ayres1956-01-04
  • 16. Henry Clay Conner1956-01-11
  • 17. Ruth Stromer1956-01-18
  • 18. Mala Powers1956-01-25
  • 19. William Hennessey1956-02-01
  • 20. Bela Herskovits1956-02-08
  • 21. Virginia Graham1956-02-15
  • 22. Catherine MacFarlane1956-02-22
  • 23. J. Harrison Heckman1956-02-29
  • 24. Joseph Jacob Foss1956-03-07
  • 25. Marguerita Sylva1956-03-14
  • 26. H. Park Tucker1956-03-21
  • 27. Marion Miller1956-03-28
  • 28. Robert Cummings1956-04-04
  • 29. Ruth Joiner1956-04-11
  • 30. Dore Schary1956-04-18
  • 31. Marjorie Rambeau1956-04-25
  • 32. Joseph Anthony1956-05-02
  • 33. Richard J. Finnegan1956-05-09
  • 34. Myrna Loy1956-05-16
  • 35. James B. Hendryx1956-05-23
  • 36. Ruth Slenczynska1956-05-30
  • 37. Milton Berle1956-06-06
  • 38. Alice Middleton McDougall1956-06-13
  • 39. Gilbert Roland1956-06-20
Season 51956 · 39 ep
  • 1. Georgia Bowen1956-09-26
  • 2. Red Nichols1956-10-03
  • 3. Alexandra Tolstoy1956-10-10
  • 4. Dean E. Hess1956-10-17
  • 5. Ernest Borgnine1956-10-24
  • 6. Darlene Miller1956-10-31
  • 7. Agness Underwood1956-11-07
  • 8. Ernest Breech1956-11-14
  • 9. Lou Costello1956-11-21
  • 10. Alice Princess Siwundhla1956-11-28
  • 11. Phil Thatcher1956-12-05
  • 12. Tennessee Ernie Ford1956-12-12
  • 13. Pearl Routon1956-12-19
  • 14. Thomas Orley1956-12-26
  • 15. Mike Masaoka1957-01-02
  • 16. Gladys Workman1957-01-09
  • 17. Jack Dempsey1957-01-16
  • 18. Gloria Swanson1957-01-23
  • 19. Hugh Barr Miller Jr.1957-01-30
  • 20. Constance Hope1957-02-06
  • 21. Katya Skotnicki1957-02-13
  • 22. Duke Kahanamoku1957-02-20
  • 23. Arries Ann Ward1957-02-27
  • 24. Lawrence Welk1957-03-06
  • 25. Ivy Baker Priest1957-03-13
  • 26. George Hays Gale1957-03-20
  • 27. Maureen O'Hara1957-03-27
  • 28. Buster Keaton1957-04-03
  • 29. Tommy Sands1957-04-10
  • 30. Edward N. Bliss Jr.1957-04-17
  • 31. Lila Lee1957-04-24
  • 32. Minnie Pearl1957-05-01
  • 33. Ted Husing1957-05-08
  • 34. Ruth Davis1957-05-15
  • 35. Lee De Forest1957-05-22
  • 36. Thelma White1957-05-29
  • 37. Rachel Saint1957-06-05
  • 38. Jesse L. Lasky1957-06-12
  • 39. Guy Gabaldon1957-06-19
Season 61957 · 38 ep
  • 1. Phil Harris1957-09-25
  • 2. Vincent Tracy1957-10-02
  • 3. Gladys Feldman Braham1957-10-09
  • 4. Frank Lovejoy1957-10-16
  • 5. Giselle MacKenzie1957-10-23
  • 6. Ronnie Deauville1957-11-06
  • 7. Billy Graham1957-11-13
  • 8. Boris Karloff1957-11-20
  • 9. Marie Killilea1957-12-04
  • 10. Dennis Weaver1957-12-11
  • 11. Lela Elliot1957-12-18
  • 12. Ralph A. Edwards1957-12-25
  • 13. Sue Sikking1958-01-01
  • 14. James Gleason1958-01-08
  • 15. Ida Lupino1958-01-15
  • 16. Randall Harris1958-01-22
  • 17. Frances Farmer1958-01-29
  • 18. Dr. Dennis Branch1958-02-05
  • 19. Jesse Stuart1958-02-12
  • 20. Helen Kane1958-02-19
  • 21. Martha Smith1958-02-26
  • 22. Belden Paulson1958-03-05
  • 23. Ben Alexander1958-03-12
  • 24. Harry Warren1958-03-19
  • 25. Donna Reed1958-03-26
  • 26. Felix McCool1958-04-02
  • 27. Neil Schaffner1958-04-09
  • 28. Roberta Sherwood1958-04-16
  • 29. Jessie Steward1958-04-23
  • 30. Father Bernard Hubbard1958-04-30
  • 31. Casey Tibbs1958-05-07
  • 32. Hugh Bentley1958-05-14
  • 33. Harry Momita1958-05-21
  • 34. Kirk Douglas1958-05-28
  • 35. Conrad Hilton1958-06-04
  • 36. Harvey L. 'Mike' Fetters1958-06-11
  • 37. Leo Seligman1958-06-18
  • 38. James Garner1958-06-25
Season 71958 · 38 ep
  • 1. Steve Allen1958-09-24
  • 2. Roy Campanella1958-10-01
  • 3. Mrs. Alfred Abeles1958-10-08
  • 4. Eddie Albert1958-10-15
  • 5. Chester Gould1958-10-22
  • 6. Olga Little1958-10-29
  • 7. Tim McCoy1958-11-05
  • 8. Colleen Townsend1958-11-12
  • 9. Sadie Glommen1958-11-19
  • 10. Jim Backus1958-11-26
  • 11. Samuel G. Fuqua1958-12-03
  • 12. Lauritz Melchior1958-12-10
  • 13. Coy and Goldie Watson1958-12-17
  • 14. Danny Davey1958-12-24
  • 15. Marie Wilson1958-12-31
  • 16. Carlos Romulo1959-01-07
  • 17. Harry and Allison Neal1959-01-14
  • 18. Jimmie Rodgers1959-01-21
  • 19. Robb White1959-01-28
  • 20. William E. Powers1959-02-04
  • 21. Desmond Doss1959-02-18
  • 22. Zaddie Bunker1959-02-25
  • 23. Ted Lewis1959-03-04
  • 24. Serge Obolensky1959-03-11
  • 25. Caleb Chu1959-03-18
  • 26. Mungai Njoroge1959-03-25
  • 27. Ann Blyth1959-04-01
  • 28. Roger Williams1959-04-08
  • 29. Leo Carrillo1959-04-15
  • 30. Max Nussbaum1959-04-22
  • 31. Sidonie Flacco1959-04-29
  • 32. Holger Nelson Toftoy1959-05-13
  • 33. Janet Blair1959-05-20
  • 34. William H. Young1959-05-27
  • 35. James Obenauf1959-06-03
  • 36. Frank Capra1959-06-10
  • 37. Lucille Warnecke1959-06-17
  • 38. Dick Clark1959-06-24
Season 81959 · 12 ep
  • 1. Lowell Thomas1959-09-30
  • 14. Nat "King" Cole1960-01-06
  • 16. Don McNeill1960-01-20
  • 18. Stephen Boyd1960-02-03
  • 21. Mervyn LeRoy1960-03-02
  • 22. Harry Blackstone1960-03-09
  • 24. Carl Reiner1960-03-23
  • 25. Billy Barty1960-03-30
  • 28. Rossano Brazzi1960-04-20
  • 29. Jesse Owens1960-04-27
  • 32. Ken Murray1960-05-18
  • 37. Charles Coburn1960-06-29
Season 91961 · 8 ep
  • 15. William Frawley1961-01-08
  • 16. Connie Francis1961-01-09
  • 17. Robert Horton1961-01-22
  • 19. Ole Olsen1961-02-05
  • 20. Peter Palmer1961-02-12
  • 21. Richard Arlen1961-02-19
  • 26. Debbie Reynolds1961-03-26
  • 30. Dale Robertson1961-04-30

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