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.
Finding Your Roots (Mùa 7)
To the Manor Born (Tập 1)
Ngày phát sóng: 2021-01-19
Thời lượng: 60 min
Tổng quan: Guests: Glenn Close and John Waters. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the privileged lineages of Glenn Close and John Waters.
The Mole Agent (Tập 2)
Ngày phát sóng: 2021-01-26
Thời lượng: 60 min
Tổng quan: Guests: Andy Cohen and Nina Totenberg. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces Andy Cohen and Nina Totenberg to their survivor ancestors.
No Irish Need Apply (Tập 3)
Ngày phát sóng: 2021-02-02
Thời lượng: 60 min
Tổng quan: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Jane Lynch and comedian Jim Gaffigan, revealing the Irish American experience through their families.
The Shirts on Their Backs (Tập 4)
Ngày phát sóng: 2021-02-09
Thời lượng: 60 min
Tổng quan: Guests: Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni, introducing ancestors who came to America to build a better life.
Write My Name in the Book of Life (Tập 5)
Ngày phát sóng: 2021-02-16
Thời lượng: 60 min
Tổng quan: Guests: Pharrell Williams and Kasi Lemmons. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps musician Pharrell Williams and filmmaker Kasi Lemmons uncover extraordinarily rare first-person accounts of their enslaved ancestors.
Country Roots (Tập 6)
Ngày phát sóng: 2021-02-23
Thời lượng: 60 min
Tổng quan: Guests: Clint Black and Rosanne Cash. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the remarkably diverse backgrounds of country music icons Clint Black and Rosanne Cash.
The New World (Tập 7)
Ngày phát sóng: 2021-04-13
Thời lượng: 60 min
Tổng quan: Guests: John Lithgow and Maria Hinojosa. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces ancestors of actor John Lithgow and journalist Maria Hinojosa who thrived in North America long before the birth of the United States.
Anchored to the Past (Tập 8)
Ngày phát sóng: 2021-04-20
Thời lượng: 60 min
Tổng quan: Guests: Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines how journalists Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon were able to overcome biases in their careers, drawing parallels to relatives who met profound challenges of their own.
On Broadway (Tập 9)
Ngày phát sóng: 2021-04-27
Thời lượng: 60 min
Tổng quan: Guests: Audra MacDonald and Mandy Patinkin. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family histories of Broadway stars Audra MacDonald and Mandy Patinkin, discovering ancestors whose struggles laid the groundwork for their success.
Laughing on the Inside (Tập 10)
Ngày phát sóng: 2021-05-04
Thời lượng: 60 min
Tổng quan: Guests: Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. provides comedians Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. with accounts of hardship in their family trees which may have led them to each find humor in adversity.
