Episodes
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Where Did We Come From?
S8 E10 - 52m 16s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. journeys with Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and André Leon Talley, three guests from diverse backgrounds, as they meet the ancestors who laid the groundwork for their success.
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Watchmen
S8 E9 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. guides Regina King and Damon Lindelof, the creative forces behind a visionary television series, as they discover that they have more in common than meets the eye.
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Songs of the Past
S8 E8 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. accompanies Broadway stars Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane as they meet a cast of inspiring ancestors hidden in the branches of their family trees.
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Forgotten Journeys
S8 E7 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace the paths of their ancestors, uncovering crucial pieces of their own identities that were lost on the journey to America.
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Fighters
S8 E6 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. sits down with Terry Crews and Tony Danza, both guests who overcame adversity, to discover they aren’t the first in their families to beat the odds through sheer force of will.
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Mexican Roots
S8 E5 - 52m 16s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the deep Mexican roots of talk show host Mario Lopez and comedian Melissa Villaseñor, uncovering ancestors stretching back to the 1500s. Weaving together stories of migratory farmers, Spanish Conquistadors and Native Americans, Gates conjures up personal histories of diverse, sometimes conflicting, elements.
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Things We Don't Discuss
S8 E4 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. works with Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn, two guests whose family trees were obscured by scandals, to discover the truth about their ancestors.
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Activist Roots
S8 E2 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. welcomes Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill, two guests who made profound sacrifices for social justice, and helps them discover the ancestors who made sacrifices for them.
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Children of Exile
S8 E3 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. retraces the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raúl Esparza, whose families fled their homelands, leading them to find lost parts of themselves along the way.
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Hidden in the Genes
S8 E1 - 52m 11s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels solve family mysteries through DNA detective work, illuminating both history and their own identities.
Extras + Features
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Amy Carlson Admires Her Sixth-Great Grandmother’s Stoicism
S8 E10 - 36s
When Amy Carlson's sixth great-grandfather died in battle after 26 years in the Swedish military, one of his son's replaced him in service. Here, Amy admires the stoicism it must have taken for her sixth-great-grandmother to accept her son's decision.
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Erin Burnett Reads Her Great-Grandmother’s Baptism Record
S8 E10 - 1m 14s
“It’s pretty amazing. From another country, another place, and yet tied directly to me." Erin Burnett reads the baptism record of her great-grandmother, who was born shortly after the great potato famine in Ireland.
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Where Did We Come From? Preview
S8 E10 - 32s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. journeys with Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and André Leon Talley, three guests from diverse backgrounds, as they meet the ancestors who laid the groundwork for their success.
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André Leon Talley: “Everyone in That Church was a Queen”
S8 E10 - 56s
André Leon Talley’s fashion muse was none other than his grandmother. He said that she was a domestic worker for 50 years, but she “rose to her regality every Sunday when she put on that hat.”
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André Leon Talley Stunned by Ancestor’s Bequeathment
S8 E10 - 55s
André Leon Talley and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discussed how his great-great-grandfather’s bequeathment from a slave owner to his child was similar to how a car or piano would get passed down in a will.
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Amy Carlson Loves Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Meet-Cute
S8 E10 - 42s
"That’s how life happens sometimes, right? Totally by accident.” Amy Carlson reacts to learning about the adorable way her great-great-grandparents met while immigrating from Sweden.
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André Leon Talley Grandfather Was Stationed in France
S8 E10 - 1m 42s
Fashion icon and Francophile André Leon Talley was pleased to discover that his grandfather was stationed in France when he served in World War I.
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Erin Burnett Learns About Her Ancestors’ Rare Divorce
S8 E10 - 1m 27s
In 1880, divorce in New York City was so exceedingly rare (only 0.2%!) that the divorce of Erin Burnett’s great-great-grandfather from his first wife made headlines in several newspapers.
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Damon Lindelof Learns of the Horrific Fate of Relatives
S8 E9 - 2m 7s
"It's somewhat an affirmation of survival, in some strange way." Damon Lindelof learns that the World Holocaust Remembrance Center documents the killing of an entire family of his relatives by Nazis in the ghettos of Bialystok, Poland.
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We’re Two Generations Removed From Potential Obliteration
S8 E9 - 1m 32s
Damon Lindelof reads an account of the atrocities committed by Nazi troops in 1941 when they invaded Bialystok, Poland, the hometown of his relatives, and created a Jewish ghetto.
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Regina King: “This is Pretty Fantastic”
S8 E9 - 1m 20s
“Even though he couldn’t read, and he couldn’t write, he could feel.” Regina King sheds tears of joy while reading the voter registration card of her third-great-grandfather, who registered only two years after slavery ended.
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Regina King: “Seeing it Written Hits Differently”
S8 E9 - 1m 20s
Regina King reads a will from 1851 and learns her third-great grandfather was bequeathed from one generation of slaveholders to the next.
Schedule
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Finding Your Roots
Forever Young
Saturday
Apr 27
1 Hour
Actors Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Forever Young
Sunday
Apr 28
1 Hour
Actors Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Forever Young
Monday
Apr 29
1 Hour
Actors Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Forever Young
Monday
Apr 29
1 Hour
Actors Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Forever Young
Monday
Apr 29
1 Hour
Actors Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Forever Young
Tuesday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Actors Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Tuesday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Tuesday
Apr 30
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Wednesday
May 1
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Wednesday
May 1
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Wednesday
May 1
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Wednesday
May 1
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Saturday
May 4
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Saturday
May 4
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Sunday
May 5
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Sunday
May 5
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Sunday
May 5
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Monday
May 6
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Monday
May 6
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories. -
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Finding Your Roots
Fathers and Sons
Monday
May 6
1 Hour
Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories.
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