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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

BiographyDocumentary7+ (TV-PG)2012 - Present9 Seasons
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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012 - 2023)

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Biography Documentary Rated: 7+ (TV-PG)2012 - Present9 Seasons

Before the popularity of AncestryDNA, journalist and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr. divulges the family trees of various celebrities, many times with stunning revelations.Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. featuring Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and CeCe Moore has one or more episodes streaming with subscription on Hoopla, streaming with subscription on DIRECTV Stream, free on PBS, and 5 others. It's a biography and documentary show with 97 episodes over 9 seasons. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is still airing with no announced date for the next episode or season. It has a high IMDb audience rating of 8.6 (1,413 votes).

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 9 Overview

Jan 3, 2023 - Apr 4, 2023

Season 9 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has 10 episodes that are available to stream on DIRECTV STREAM, PBS and for Rent or Purchase on 2 Services.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 9 Episodes

Season 09, Episode 10 Out of the Past
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S09 E10Out of the Past
Apr 4, 2023

Henry Lewis Gates uncovers the lost roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley.

S09 E10 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is available to stream on PBS and for Rent or Purchase on 2 Services.

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Season 09, Episode 09 Anchormen
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S09 E09 Anchormen
Mar 28, 2023

Henry L. Gates, Jr. introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for...

S09 E09 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is available to stream on PBS and for Rent or Purchase on 2 Services.

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Season 09, Episode 08 And Still I Rise
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S09 E08 And Still I Rise
Feb 21, 2023

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the unexpected family trees of activist Angela Y. Davis and statesman Jeh Johnson, using DNA...

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 8 Overview

Jan 4, 2022 - Apr 19, 2022

Season 8 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has 10 episodes that are available to stream on PBS and for Rent or Purchase on 5 Services.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 8 Episodes

Season 08, Episode 10 Where Did We Come From?
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S08 E10 Where Did We Come From?
Apr 19, 2022

News anchor Erin Burnett, fashion journalist André Leon Talley and actress Amy Carlson trace their ancestral roots.

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Season 08, Episode 09 Watchmen
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S08 E09 Watchmen
Apr 12, 2022

Regina King and Damon Lindelof discover that they have more in common than meets the eye.

S08 E09 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is available to stream on PBS and for Rent or Purchase on 3 Services.

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Season 08, Episode 08 Songs of the Past
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S08 E08 Songs of the Past
Feb 22, 2022

Comedian Nathan Lane learns about his impoverished Irish ancestors while actor Leslie Odom Jr. learns the fascinating truth about his...

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 7 Overview

Jan 19, 2021 - May 4, 2021

Season 7 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has 10 episodes that are available to stream on PBS and for Rent or Purchase on 5 Services.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 7 Episodes

Season 07, Episode 10 Anchored to the Past
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S07 E10 Anchored to the Past
May 4, 2021

CNN journalist Don Lemon learns about his ancestors' role in the civil rights movement and the mark the slavery era...

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Season 07, Episode 09 On Broadway
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S07 E09 On Broadway
Apr 27, 2021

Broadway superstar Audra McDonald learns about her proud ancestors who excelled at their line of work despite racism. The star...

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Season 07, Episode 08 Laughing on the Inside
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S07 E08 Laughing on the Inside
Apr 20, 2021

Comedians Lewis Black and Roy Wood Jr. learn about their ancestors' struggle to survive the racism, violence and injustice of...

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 6 Overview

Oct 8, 2019 - Jan 12, 2021

Season 6 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has 17 episodes that are available to stream on PBS and for Rent or Purchase on 6 Services.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 6 Episodes

Season 06, Episode 16 Coming to America
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S06 E16 Coming to America
Jan 12, 2021

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Nancy Pelosi, Norah O'Donnell and Zac Posen explore their immigrant roots, retracing the journeys of...

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Season 06, Episode 15 Breaking Silences
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S06 E15 Breaking Silences
Jan 5, 2021

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family secrets of journalist Gayle King, film director Jordan Peele, and comedian Issa Rae,...

S06 E15 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is available to stream on PBS and for Rent or Purchase on 4 Services.

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Season 06, Episode 14 Flight
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S06 E14 Flight
Nov 17, 2020

The families of Lupita Nyong'o, Lidia Bastianich and Scarlett Johansson crisscross the globe to escape oppression and find opportunity.

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 5 Overview

Jan 8, 2019 - Apr 9, 2019

Season 5 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has 10 episodes that are available for Rent or Purchase on Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 5 Episodes

Season 05, Episode 10 All in the Family
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S05 E10 All in the Family
Apr 9, 2019

Comedian and Modern Family (2009) star Ty Burrell, and notable radio talk-show host and civil rights activist Joe Madison learn...

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Season 05, Episode 09 The Eye of the Beholder
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S05 E09 The Eye of the Beholder
Apr 2, 2019

Celebrated filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu learns how his ancestors fought for the rule of law in Mexico, world famous performance...

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Season 05, Episode 08 Hard Times
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S05 E08 Hard Times
Feb 26, 2019

Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore and actresses Laura Linney and Chloë Sevigny learn the tragic truth about their ancestors' hardships including...

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 4 Overview

Oct 3, 2017 - Dec 19, 2017

Season 4 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has 10 episodes that are available for Rent or Purchase on Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 4 Episodes

Season 04, Episode 10 Funny Business
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S04 E10 Funny Business
Dec 19, 2017

Humorist Garrison Keillor (replaced by earlier Maya Rudolph story), comedienne Amy Schumer and comedian Aziz Ansari, who have found fame...

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Season 04, Episode 09 Southern Roots
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S04 E09 Southern Roots
Dec 12, 2017

Musician Questlove, TV personality Dr. Phil and journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault, three guests of disparate backgrounds, dig into their Southern roots,...

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Season 04, Episode 08 Relatives We Never Knew We Had
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S04 E08 Relatives We Never Knew We Had
Nov 21, 2017

Actresses Téa Leoni and Gaby Hoffman, two guests whose lives have been shaped by family mysteries, are introduced to biological...

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 3 Overview

Jan 5, 2016 - Mar 8, 2016

Season 3 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has 10 episodes that are available to stream on Hoopla and for Rent or Purchase on 5 Services.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 3 Episodes

Season 03, Episode 10 Maps of the Stars
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S03 E10 Maps of the Stars
Mar 8, 2016

Actor Dustin Hoffman and actress Mia Farrow, who last shared the screen together in 1969, also share a history of...

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Season 03, Episode 09 The Long Way Home
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S03 E09 The Long Way Home
Mar 1, 2016

Discover how actress Julianna Marguiles, author Azar Nafisi and chef Lidia Bastianich are bound together by their ancestors' singular and...

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Season 03, Episode 08 The Pioneers
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S03 E08 The Pioneers
Feb 23, 2016

Discover how comedian Neil Patrick Harris, feminist icon Gloria Steinem and author Sandra Cisneros are connected to pioneers who broke...

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 2 Overview

Sep 23, 2014 - Nov 25, 2014

Season 2 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has 10 episodes that are available to stream on Hoopla and for Rent or Purchase on 5 Services.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 2 Episodes

Season 02, Episode 10 Decoding Our Past Through DNA
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S02 E10 Decoding Our Past Through DNA
Nov 25, 2014

Deval Patrick, the first African American Governor of Massachusetts, and actress Jessica Alba learn incredible new facts about their rich...

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Season 02, Episode 09 Ancient Roots
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S02 E09 Ancient Roots
Nov 18, 2014

Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the Greek ancestry of comedienne Tina Fey, comedian and radio host David Sedaris and journalist...

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Season 02, Episode 08 The British Are Coming
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S02 E08 The British Are Coming
Nov 11, 2014

The ancestry of actress Sally Field, New Age guru Deepak Chopra and British rock star Sting reveals the extraordinary global...

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 1 Overview

Mar 25, 2012 - May 20, 2012

Season 1 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has 10 episodes that are available to stream on Hoopla and for Rent or Purchase on 5 Services.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 1 Episodes

Season 01, Episode 10 Michelle Rodriguez/Adrian Grenier/Linda Chavez
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S01 E10 Michelle Rodriguez/Adrian Grenier/Linda Chavez
May 20, 2012

Actress Michelle Rodriguez, actor Adrian Grenier and Republican analyst Linda Chavez all share Spanish colonial roots, yet each views their...

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Season 01, Episode 09 John Legend/Wanda Sykes/Margarett Cooper
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S01 E09 John Legend/Wanda Sykes/Margarett Cooper
May 13, 2012

Musician John Legend and comedienne Wanda Sykes, as well as Professor Gates himself and his 98-year-old friend Margarett Cooper, discover...

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Season 01, Episode 08 Sanjay Gupta/Margaret Cho/Martha Stewart
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S01 E08 Sanjay Gupta/Margaret Cho/Martha Stewart
May 6, 2012

Comedienne Margaret Cho, CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and TV personality Martha Stewart are all children of first...

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All Seasons of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Overview

Before the popularity of AncestryDNA, journalist and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr. divulges the family trees of various celebrities, many times with stunning revelations.

Age rating: 7+ (TV-PG)
Number of seasons: 9 Seasons
Number of episodes: 97 Episodes

Extra Information

Related Genres: BiographyDocumentary
Country of origin: America
Available to watch on: Free ServicesHooplaDIRECTV STREAM
Original Release Date: Mar 25, 2012
Show Status: Currently Running
Next episode release: TBA