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Finding Your Roots
The Shirts on Their Backs
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.
Extended Trailer
December 20, 2022
Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS...
Hidden Kin
December 20, 2022
We explore Edward Norton and Julia Roberts' roots, revealing their hidden connections.
More Episodes
Where Did We Come From?
April 19, 2022
Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and André Leon Talley trace their ancestral roots.
Watchmen
April 12, 2022
Regina King and Damon Lindelof discover that they have more in common than meets the eye.
Songs of the Past
February 22, 2022
Broadway stars Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane meet a cast of inspiring ancestors.
Forgotten Journeys
February 15, 2022
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace their ancestral paths....
Fighters
February 8, 2022
Terry Crews and Tony Danza find they aren’t the first in their families to beat the odds....
Mexican Roots
February 1, 2022
Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor look at The Mexican-American experience.
Things We Don't Discuss
January 25, 2022
Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn discover the truth about their scandal-plagued ancestors.
Hidden in the Genes
January 4, 2022
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family history of Rebecca Hall & Lee Daniels
Season 8 Official Preview
January 4, 2022
A new season of Finding Your Roots premieres January 4, 2022!
The New World
April 13, 2021
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces ancestors of John Lithgow and Maria Hinojosa.
Country Roots
February 23, 2021
Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the diverse backgrounds of Clint Black and Rosanne Cash.
Write My Name in the Book of Life
February 16, 2021
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps musician Pharrell Williams and filmmaker Kasi Lemmons.
The Shirts on Their Backs
February 9, 2021
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher...
No Irish Need Apply
February 2, 2021
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Jane Lynch and comedian Jim Gaffigan.
To the Manor Born
January 19, 2021
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the lineages that claim Glenn Close and John Waters.
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