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Finding Your Roots
Anchormen
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. unearths the family histories of influential people helping shape our national identity.
Corporate support for FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES JR., Season Eight is provided by Johnson & Johnson. Support is also provided by Ford Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Candace King Weir, Lloyd Carney Foundation, and by The Inkwell Society and its members Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal; Jim and Susan Swartz; and Anne Wojcicki. Major support is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
TV Schedule
Season 9
Out of the Past
April 4, 2023
Henry Louis Gates uncovers the lost roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley....
Anchormen
March 28, 2023
Journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones uncover the ancestors who blazed a trail for them.
And Still I Rise
February 21, 2023
Henry Louis Gates reveals the unexpected family trees of Angela Y. Davis and Jeh Johnson
Chosen
February 14, 2023
David Duchovny and Richard Kind trace their Jewish roots from Eastern Europe to the US.
Family: Lost and Found
February 7, 2023
Joe Manganiello and Tony Gonzalez discover close relatives whose names they’ve never heard...
Rising From the Ashes
January 31, 2023
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis.
Far from Home
January 24, 2023
Cyndi Lauper, Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo uncover the stories of their immigrant ancestors...
Secret Lives
January 17, 2023
Comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash discover scandals hidden within their roots.
Salem's Lot
January 10, 2023
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels on a journey into their roots.
Hidden Kin
December 20, 2022
We explore Edward Norton and Julia Roberts' roots, revealing their hidden connections.
Clips and Previews
Extended Trailer
December 20, 2022
Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS...
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