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Finding Your Roots

For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.
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Schedule

  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Visionaries: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Visionaries

    Saturday
    Oct 17

    1 Hour

    The risk-taking ancestors of businessman Richard Branson, designer Maya Lin and architect Frank Gehry.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Visionaries: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Visionaries

    Sunday
    Oct 18

    57 Minutes

    The risk-taking ancestors of businessman Richard Branson, designer Maya Lin and architect Frank Gehry.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Visionaries: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Visionaries

    Sunday
    Oct 18

    1 Hour

    The risk-taking ancestors of businessman Richard Branson, designer Maya Lin and architect Frank Gehry.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Visionaries: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Visionaries

    Sunday
    Oct 18

    1 Hour

    The risk-taking ancestors of businessman Richard Branson, designer Maya Lin and architect Frank Gehry.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Visionaries: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Visionaries

    Sunday
    Oct 18

    1 Hour

    The risk-taking ancestors of businessman Richard Branson, designer Maya Lin and architect Frank Gehry.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Visionaries: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Visionaries

    Monday
    Oct 19

    1 Hour

    The risk-taking ancestors of businessman Richard Branson, designer Maya Lin and architect Frank Gehry.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Visionaries: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Visionaries

    Monday
    Oct 19

    1 Hour

    The risk-taking ancestors of businessman Richard Branson, designer Maya Lin and architect Frank Gehry.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: War Stories: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    War Stories

    Tuesday
    Oct 20

    1 Hour

    Military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: War Stories: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    War Stories

    Tuesday
    Oct 20

    1 Hour

    Military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: War Stories: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    War Stories

    Wednesday
    Oct 21

    1 Hour

    Military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: War Stories: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    War Stories

    Wednesday
    Oct 21

    1 Hour

    Military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: War Stories: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    War Stories

    Wednesday
    Oct 21

    1 Hour

    Military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: War Stories: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    War Stories

    Friday
    Oct 23

    1 Hour

    Military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: War Stories: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    War Stories

    Saturday
    Oct 24

    1 Hour

    Military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: War Stories: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    War Stories

    Sunday
    Oct 25

    1 Hour

    Military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: War Stories: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    War Stories

    Sunday
    Oct 25

    1 Hour

    Military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: The Butterfly Effect: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    The Butterfly Effect

    Sunday
    Oct 25

    1 Hour

    Actresses Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey explore the stories of their ancestors whose bold decisions reshaped their families.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: War Stories: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    War Stories

    Sunday
    Oct 25

    1 Hour

    Military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: War Stories: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    War Stories

    Monday
    Oct 26

    1 Hour

    Military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: War Stories: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    War Stories

    Monday
    Oct 26

    1 Hour

    Military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain.

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