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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.: Hidden in the Genes: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden in the Genes

    Friday
    May 1

    1 Hour

    Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels research their family histories.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Hidden in the Genes: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden in the Genes

    Saturday
    May 2

    1 Hour

    Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels research their family histories.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Hidden in the Genes: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden in the Genes

    Sunday
    May 3

    1 Hour

    Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels research their family histories.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Hidden in the Genes: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden in the Genes

    Sunday
    May 3

    1 Hour

    Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels research their family histories.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Hidden in the Genes: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden in the Genes

    Sunday
    May 3

    1 Hour

    Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels research their family histories.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Hidden in the Genes: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden in the Genes

    Sunday
    May 3

    1 Hour

    Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels research their family histories.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Hidden in the Genes: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden in the Genes

    Sunday
    May 3

    1 Hour

    Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels research their family histories.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Hidden in the Genes: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden in the Genes

    Monday
    May 4

    1 Hour

    Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels research their family histories.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Hidden in the Genes: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Hidden in the Genes

    Monday
    May 4

    1 Hour

    Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels research their family histories.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: In the Blood: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    In the Blood

    Tuesday
    May 5

    1 Hour

    Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: In the Blood: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    In the Blood

    Tuesday
    May 5

    1 Hour

    Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: In the Blood: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    In the Blood

    Wednesday
    May 6

    58 Minutes

    Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: In the Blood: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    In the Blood

    Wednesday
    May 6

    1 Hour

    Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: In the Blood: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    In the Blood

    Saturday
    May 9

    1 Hour

    Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: In the Blood: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    In the Blood

    Sunday
    May 10

    1 Hour

    Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: In the Blood: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    In the Blood

    Sunday
    May 10

    1 Hour

    Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: In the Blood: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    In the Blood

    Sunday
    May 10

    1 Hour

    Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: In the Blood: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    In the Blood

    Monday
    May 11

    1 Hour

    Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: In the Blood: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    In the Blood

    Monday
    May 11

    1 Hour

    Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.
  • Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Far From Home: TVSS: Iconic

    Finding Your Roots

    Far From Home

    Tuesday
    May 12

    1 Hour

    Jamie Chung, Cyndi Lauper and Danny Trejo retrace the journeys of their immigrant ancestors.

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