Finding Your Roots

Mar. 24, 2012PBS

Country: United States

Duration: 3 min/episode

Rated: TV-PG

Status: Returning Series

Episodes
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Cast

Seasons and episodes

10Season 10Jan. 02, 2024

10 - 10
"Viewers Like You"Apr. 09, 2024
10 - 9
In the BloodApr. 02, 2024
10 - 8
Mean StreetsFeb. 20, 2024
10 - 7
The Brick Wall FallsFeb. 13, 2024
10 - 6
Far and AwayFeb. 06, 2024
10 - 5
Hold the LaughterJan. 30, 2024
10 - 4
Buried SecretsJan. 23, 2024
10 - 3
Fathers and SonsJan. 16, 2024
10 - 2
Forever YoungJan. 09, 2024
10 - 1
Born To SingJan. 02, 2024

9Season 9Jan. 03, 2023

9 - 10
Out of the PastApr. 04, 2023
9 - 9
AnchormenMar. 28, 2023
9 - 8
And Still I RiseFeb. 21, 2023
9 - 7
ChosenFeb. 14, 2023
9 - 6
Family: Lost and FoundFeb. 07, 2023
9 - 5
Rising From the AshesJan. 31, 2023
9 - 4
Far From HomeJan. 24, 2023
9 - 3
Secret LivesJan. 17, 2023
9 - 2
Salem's LotJan. 10, 2023
9 - 1
Hidden KinJan. 03, 2023

8Season 8Jan. 04, 2022

8 - 10
Where Did We Come From?Apr. 19, 2022
8 - 9
WatchmenApr. 12, 2022
8 - 8
Songs of the PastFeb. 22, 2022
8 - 7
Incredible JourneysFeb. 15, 2022
8 - 6
FightersFeb. 08, 2022
8 - 5
Mexican RootsFeb. 01, 2022
8 - 4
Things we Dont DiscussJan. 25, 2022
8 - 3
Activists RootsJan. 11, 2022
8 - 2
Children of ExileJan. 04, 2022
8 - 1
Hidden in the GenesJan. 04, 2022

7Season 7Jan. 19, 2021

7 - 10
Laughing on the InsideMay. 04, 2021
7 - 9
On BroadwayApr. 27, 2021
7 - 8
Anchored to the PastApr. 20, 2021
7 - 7
The New WorldApr. 13, 2021
7 - 6
Country RootsFeb. 23, 2021
7 - 5
Write My Name in the Book of LifeFeb. 16, 2021
7 - 4
The Shirts on Their BacksFeb. 09, 2021
7 - 3
No Irish Need ApplyFeb. 02, 2021
7 - 2
The Mole AgentJan. 26, 2021
7 - 1
To the Manor BornJan. 19, 2021

6Season 6Oct. 08, 2019

6 - 16
Coming to AmericaJan. 12, 2021
6 - 15
Breaking SilencesJan. 05, 2021
6 - 14
FlightNov. 17, 2020
6 - 13
War StoriesNov. 10, 2020
6 - 12
DNA MysteriesOct. 20, 2020
6 - 11
Fashion's RootsOct. 13, 2020
6 - 10
Criminal KindFeb. 25, 2020
6 - 9
Italian RootsFeb. 18, 2020
6 - 8
Slave TradeFeb. 11, 2020
6 - 7
Science PioneersFeb. 04, 2020
6 - 6
Secrets & LiesJan. 28, 2020
6 - 5
Beyond the PaleJan. 21, 2020
6 - 4
This Land is My LandJan. 14, 2020
6 - 3
HomecomingsJan. 07, 2020
6 - 2
Off the FarmOct. 15, 2019
6 - 1
Hollywood RoyaltyOct. 08, 2019

5Season 5Jan. 08, 2019

5 - 10
All in the FamilyApr. 09, 2019
5 - 9
The Eye of the BeholderApr. 02, 2019
5 - 8
Hard TimesFeb. 26, 2019
5 - 7
No Laughing MatterFeb. 19, 2019
5 - 6
Roots in PoliticsFeb. 12, 2019
5 - 5
Freedom TalesFeb. 05, 2019
5 - 4
Dreaming of a New LandJan. 29, 2019
5 - 3
Reporting on the ReportersJan. 22, 2019
5 - 2
Mystery MenJan. 15, 2019
5 - 1
Grandparents and Other StrangersJan. 08, 2019

4Season 4Oct. 02, 2017

4 - 10
Funny BusinessDec. 19, 2017
4 - 9
Southern RootsDec. 12, 2017
4 - 8
Relatives We Never Knew We HadNov. 21, 2017
4 - 7
Children of the RevolutionNov. 14, 2017
4 - 6
Black Like MeNov. 07, 2017
4 - 5
Immigrant NationOct. 31, 2017
4 - 4
The VanguardOct. 24, 2017
4 - 3
Puritans and PioneersOct. 17, 2017
4 - 2
Unfamiliar KinOct. 10, 2017
4 - 1
The ImpressionOct. 02, 2017

3Season 3Jan. 05, 2016

3 - 10
Maps of StarsMar. 08, 2016
3 - 9
The Long Way HomeMar. 01, 2016
3 - 8
The PioneersFeb. 23, 2016
3 - 7
Family ReunionsFeb. 16, 2016
3 - 6
War StoriesFeb. 09, 2016
3 - 5
VisionariesFeb. 02, 2016
3 - 4
Tragedy + Time = ComedyJan. 26, 2016
3 - 3
In Search Of FreedomJan. 19, 2016
3 - 2
The Irish FactorJan. 12, 2016
3 - 1
The Stories We TellJan. 05, 2016

2Season 2Sep. 23, 2014

2 - 10
Decoding Our Past Through DNANov. 25, 2014
2 - 9
Ancient RootsNov. 18, 2014
2 - 8
The British InvasionNov. 11, 2014
2 - 7
Our People, Our TraditionsNov. 04, 2014
2 - 6
We Come From PeopleOct. 28, 2014
2 - 5
The Melting PotOct. 21, 2014
2 - 4
Roots of FreedomOct. 14, 2014
2 - 3
Our American StorytellersOct. 07, 2014
2 - 2
Born ChampionsSep. 30, 2014
2 - 1
In Search of our FathersSep. 23, 2014

1Season 1Mar. 24, 2012

1 - 10
Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez and Linda ChavezMay. 20, 2012
1 - 9
John Legend and Wanda SykesMay. 13, 2012
1 - 8
Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho and Sanjay GuptaMay. 06, 2012
1 - 7
Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth SimmonsApr. 29, 2012
1 - 6
Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie GyllenhaalApr. 28, 2012
1 - 5
Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl and Yasir QadhiApr. 14, 2012
1 - 4
Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin BaconApr. 07, 2012
1 - 3
Barbara Walters and Geoffrey CanadaApr. 01, 2012
1 - 2
John Lewis and Cory BookerMar. 24, 2012
1 - 1
Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.Mar. 24, 2012

Cast

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self - Host

Synopsis

Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.

Original titleFinding Your Roots

First air dateMar. 24, 2012

Last air dateApr. 09, 2024

Seasons10

Episodes106

IMDb Rating8.71 616 votes

TMDb Rating5.911 votes