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FINDING YOUR ROOTS with host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Credit: Courtesy of Stephanie Berger
Series: Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the 12th and latest series from the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar. In this 10-part series, Professor Gates continues the quest he begun in African American Lives 1 and 2 and Faces of America delving into the genealogy and genetics of an all new group of famous Americans. The series combines history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family, and identity in today's America. Each hour features a different pair of celebrity guests, who are bound together by an intimate, sometimes hidden link, whether it be as old friends, through long-lost relatives, or even through a common ancestral past.
Episodes
Reporting on the Reporters
Journalists Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Ling discover stories within their family trees.
upcoming airdates
PBS Utah
Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 3:00am
Saturday, March 20, 2021 - 2:00am
Monday, March 22, 2021 - 3:00am
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 7:00pm
Saturday, March 27, 2021 - 12:00am
Saturday, March 20, 2021 - 2:00am
Monday, March 22, 2021 - 3:00am
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 7:00pm
Saturday, March 27, 2021 - 12:00am
The World
Sunday, March 21, 2021 - 7:00pm
Sunday, March 21, 2021 - 11:00pm
Monday, March 22, 2021 - 7:00am
Sunday, March 21, 2021 - 11:00pm
Monday, March 22, 2021 - 7:00am
Episode Number:
503
Length:
56 minutes
Presented in:
Widescreen
Against All Odds
Media personality Andy Cohen and radio journalist Nina Totenberg learn about interesting ancestors.
Episode Number:
702
Length:
56 minutes
Presented in:
Widescreen
The Shirts On Their Backs
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni.
Episode Number:
704
Length:
56 minutes
Presented in:
Widescreen
Black Like Me
Bryant Gumbel, Tonya Lewis-Lee and Suzanne Malveaux learn unexpected facts about their ancestry.
Episode Number:
406
Length:
56 minutes
Presented in:
Widescreen
Write My Name in the Book of Life
Musician Pharrell Williams and filmmaker Kasi Lemmons uncover accounts of their enslaved ancestors.
Episode Number:
705
Length:
56 minutes
Presented in:
Widescreen
Country Roots
The diverse backgrounds of country music icons Clint Black and Rosanne Cash are explored.
Episode Number:
706
Length:
56 minutes
Presented in:
Widescreen
Finding Your Roots: Homecomings
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actor Sterling K. Brown, comedian Sasheer Zamata and musician Jon Batiste discover the unexpected places their ancestors called home, providing new insight into the people and places that made them who they are today.
Episode Number:
603
Length:
56 minutes
Presented in:
Widescreen
