Overview
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Dr. Gates explores the genealogy of celebrities using the records left behind and DNA technology.
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11
Season 12
Key Information
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Cast & Crew
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self - Host
CeCe Moore
Self - Genetic Genealogy Expert
Derek Jeter
Self
Anderson Cooper
Self
Tom Colicchio
Self
Angela Bassett
Self
Valerie Jarrett
Self
Alan Dershowitz
Self
Tony Kushner
Self
Sally Field
Self
Tina Fey
Self
Nas
Self
Frequently Asked Questions
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of...
Finding Your Roots has 12 seasons with 126 episodes.
Finding Your Roots premiered on March 24, 2012.
Yes, Finding Your Roots is currently ongoing with new episodes.
Finding Your Roots originally aired on PBS. Check your local streaming services for availability.
Finding Your Roots has a rating of 6.5/10 based on user reviews.
Finding Your Roots is classified as Documentary.