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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.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Fighters

    Sunday
    Dec 28

    1 Hour

    Terry Crews and Tony Danza discover they are not the first in their families to overcome adversity.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Fighters

    Monday
    Dec 29

    1 Hour

    Terry Crews and Tony Danza discover they are not the first in their families to overcome adversity.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Fighters

    Monday
    Dec 29

    1 Hour

    Terry Crews and Tony Danza discover they are not the first in their families to overcome adversity.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden Kin

    Tuesday
    Dec 30

    1 Hour

    Actors Edward Norton and Julia Roberts discover their hidden connections to history.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden Kin

    Tuesday
    Dec 30

    1 Hour

    Actors Edward Norton and Julia Roberts discover their hidden connections to history.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden Kin

    Wednesday
    Dec 31

    1 Hour

    Actors Edward Norton and Julia Roberts discover their hidden connections to history.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Larger Than Life: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Larger Than Life

    Saturday
    Jan 3

    1 Hour

    Research into the ancestry of singer Lea Salonga and actress Amanda Seyfried reveals relatives who survived heart-wrenching ordeals.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden Kin

    Sunday
    Jan 4

    1 Hour

    Actors Edward Norton and Julia Roberts discover their hidden connections to history.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden Kin

    Monday
    Jan 5

    1 Hour

    Actors Edward Norton and Julia Roberts discover their hidden connections to history.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden Kin

    Monday
    Jan 5

    1 Hour

    Actors Edward Norton and Julia Roberts discover their hidden connections to history.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    American Dreams

    Tuesday
    Jan 6

    1 Hour

    America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    American Dreams

    Tuesday
    Jan 6

    1 Hour

    America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    American Dreams

    Wednesday
    Jan 7

    1 Hour

    America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    American Dreams

    Wednesday
    Jan 7

    1 Hour

    America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    American Dreams

    Wednesday
    Jan 7

    1 Hour

    America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots.

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