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Finding Your Roots (2012)

6.5 13 seasons 127 episodes Returning Series

Documentary

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.

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Seasons & episodes

To the Manor BornJan 19, 2021 · 1h 0m

Guests: Glenn Close and John Waters. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the privileged lineages of Glenn Close and John Waters.

The Mole AgentJan 26, 2021 · 1h 0m

Guests: Andy Cohen and Nina Totenberg. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces Andy Cohen and Nina Totenberg to their survivor ancestors.

No Irish Need ApplyFeb 2, 2021 · 1h 0m

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Jane Lynch and comedian Jim Gaffigan, revealing the Irish American experience through th…

The Shirts on Their BacksFeb 9, 2021 · 1h 0m

Guests: Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Me…

Write My Name in the Book of LifeFeb 16, 2021 · 1h 0m

Guests: Pharrell Williams and Kasi Lemmons. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps musician Pharrell Williams and filmmaker Kasi Lemmons uncover extr…

Country RootsFeb 23, 2021 · 1h 0m

Guests: Clint Black and Rosanne Cash. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the remarkably diverse backgrounds of country music icons Clint Black…

The New WorldApr 13, 2021 · 1h 0m

Guests: John Lithgow and Maria Hinojosa. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces ancestors of actor John Lithgow and journalist Maria Hinojosa who th…

Anchored to the PastApr 20, 2021 · 1h 0m

Guests: Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines how journalists Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon were able to overcom…

On BroadwayApr 27, 2021 · 1h 0m

Guests: Audra MacDonald and Mandy Patinkin. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family histories of Broadway stars Audra MacDonald and…

Laughing on the InsideMay 4, 2021 · 1h 0m

Guests: Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. provides comedians Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. with accounts of hardship in…

Cast

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self - Host