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Finding Your Roots
Where Did We Come From?
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 8
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.
Season 8 Official Preview
January 4, 2022
A new season of Finding Your Roots premieres January 4, 2022!
Hidden in the Genes
January 4, 2022
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family history of Rebecca Hall & Lee Daniels
Season 7
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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