Finding Your Roots
Mar. 24, 2012PBS
Country: United States
Duration: 3 min/episode
Rated: TV-PG
Status: Returning Series
Seasons and episodes
10Season 10Jan. 02, 2024
- 10 - 10"Viewers Like You"Apr. 09, 2024
- 10 - 9In the BloodApr. 02, 2024
- 10 - 8Mean StreetsFeb. 20, 2024
- 10 - 7The Brick Wall FallsFeb. 13, 2024
- 10 - 6Far and AwayFeb. 06, 2024
- 10 - 5Hold the LaughterJan. 30, 2024
- 10 - 4Buried SecretsJan. 23, 2024
- 10 - 3Fathers and SonsJan. 16, 2024
- 10 - 2Forever YoungJan. 09, 2024
- 10 - 1Born To SingJan. 02, 2024
9Season 9Jan. 03, 2023
- 9 - 10Out of the PastApr. 04, 2023
- 9 - 9AnchormenMar. 28, 2023
- 9 - 8And Still I RiseFeb. 21, 2023
- 9 - 7ChosenFeb. 14, 2023
- 9 - 6Family: Lost and FoundFeb. 07, 2023
- 9 - 5Rising From the AshesJan. 31, 2023
- 9 - 4Far From HomeJan. 24, 2023
- 9 - 3Secret LivesJan. 17, 2023
- 9 - 2Salem's LotJan. 10, 2023
- 9 - 1Hidden KinJan. 03, 2023
8Season 8Jan. 04, 2022
- 8 - 10Where Did We Come From?Apr. 19, 2022
- 8 - 9WatchmenApr. 12, 2022
- 8 - 8Songs of the PastFeb. 22, 2022
- 8 - 7Incredible JourneysFeb. 15, 2022
- 8 - 6FightersFeb. 08, 2022
- 8 - 5Mexican RootsFeb. 01, 2022
- 8 - 4Things we Dont DiscussJan. 25, 2022
- 8 - 3Activists RootsJan. 11, 2022
- 8 - 2Children of ExileJan. 04, 2022
- 8 - 1Hidden in the GenesJan. 04, 2022
7Season 7Jan. 19, 2021
- 7 - 10Laughing on the InsideMay. 04, 2021
- 7 - 9On BroadwayApr. 27, 2021
- 7 - 8Anchored to the PastApr. 20, 2021
- 7 - 7The New WorldApr. 13, 2021
- 7 - 6Country RootsFeb. 23, 2021
- 7 - 5Write My Name in the Book of LifeFeb. 16, 2021
- 7 - 4The Shirts on Their BacksFeb. 09, 2021
- 7 - 3No Irish Need ApplyFeb. 02, 2021
- 7 - 2The Mole AgentJan. 26, 2021
- 7 - 1To the Manor BornJan. 19, 2021
6Season 6Oct. 08, 2019
- 6 - 16Coming to AmericaJan. 12, 2021
- 6 - 15Breaking SilencesJan. 05, 2021
- 6 - 14FlightNov. 17, 2020
- 6 - 13War StoriesNov. 10, 2020
- 6 - 12DNA MysteriesOct. 20, 2020
- 6 - 11Fashion's RootsOct. 13, 2020
- 6 - 10Criminal KindFeb. 25, 2020
- 6 - 9Italian RootsFeb. 18, 2020
- 6 - 8Slave TradeFeb. 11, 2020
- 6 - 7Science PioneersFeb. 04, 2020
- 6 - 6Secrets & LiesJan. 28, 2020
- 6 - 5Beyond the PaleJan. 21, 2020
- 6 - 4This Land is My LandJan. 14, 2020
- 6 - 3HomecomingsJan. 07, 2020
- 6 - 2Off the FarmOct. 15, 2019
- 6 - 1Hollywood RoyaltyOct. 08, 2019
5Season 5Jan. 08, 2019
- 5 - 10All in the FamilyApr. 09, 2019
- 5 - 9The Eye of the BeholderApr. 02, 2019
- 5 - 8Hard TimesFeb. 26, 2019
- 5 - 7No Laughing MatterFeb. 19, 2019
- 5 - 6Roots in PoliticsFeb. 12, 2019
- 5 - 5Freedom TalesFeb. 05, 2019
- 5 - 4Dreaming of a New LandJan. 29, 2019
- 5 - 3Reporting on the ReportersJan. 22, 2019
- 5 - 2Mystery MenJan. 15, 2019
- 5 - 1Grandparents and Other StrangersJan. 08, 2019
4Season 4Oct. 02, 2017
- 4 - 10Funny BusinessDec. 19, 2017
- 4 - 9Southern RootsDec. 12, 2017
- 4 - 8Relatives We Never Knew We HadNov. 21, 2017
- 4 - 7Children of the RevolutionNov. 14, 2017
- 4 - 6Black Like MeNov. 07, 2017
- 4 - 5Immigrant NationOct. 31, 2017
- 4 - 4The VanguardOct. 24, 2017
- 4 - 3Puritans and PioneersOct. 17, 2017
- 4 - 2Unfamiliar KinOct. 10, 2017
- 4 - 1The ImpressionOct. 02, 2017
3Season 3Jan. 05, 2016
- 3 - 10Maps of StarsMar. 08, 2016
- 3 - 9The Long Way HomeMar. 01, 2016
- 3 - 8The PioneersFeb. 23, 2016
- 3 - 7Family ReunionsFeb. 16, 2016
- 3 - 6War StoriesFeb. 09, 2016
- 3 - 5VisionariesFeb. 02, 2016
- 3 - 4Tragedy + Time = ComedyJan. 26, 2016
- 3 - 3In Search Of FreedomJan. 19, 2016
- 3 - 2The Irish FactorJan. 12, 2016
- 3 - 1The Stories We TellJan. 05, 2016
2Season 2Sep. 23, 2014
- 2 - 10Decoding Our Past Through DNANov. 25, 2014
- 2 - 9Ancient RootsNov. 18, 2014
- 2 - 8The British InvasionNov. 11, 2014
- 2 - 7Our People, Our TraditionsNov. 04, 2014
- 2 - 6We Come From PeopleOct. 28, 2014
- 2 - 5The Melting PotOct. 21, 2014
- 2 - 4Roots of FreedomOct. 14, 2014
- 2 - 3Our American StorytellersOct. 07, 2014
- 2 - 2Born ChampionsSep. 30, 2014
- 2 - 1In Search of our FathersSep. 23, 2014
1Season 1Mar. 24, 2012
- 1 - 10Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez and Linda ChavezMay. 20, 2012
- 1 - 9John Legend and Wanda SykesMay. 13, 2012
- 1 - 8Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho and Sanjay GuptaMay. 06, 2012
- 1 - 7Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth SimmonsApr. 29, 2012
- 1 - 6Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie GyllenhaalApr. 28, 2012
- 1 - 5Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl and Yasir QadhiApr. 14, 2012
- 1 - 4Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin BaconApr. 07, 2012
- 1 - 3Barbara Walters and Geoffrey CanadaApr. 01, 2012
- 1 - 2John Lewis and Cory BookerMar. 24, 2012
- 1 - 1Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.Mar. 24, 2012
Cast
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 Rating8.71 728 votes
TMDb Rating6.2512 votes