Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots: Season Three — Preview
Preview: Season 3 | 30s
Finding Your Roots: Season Three, begins on Tuesday, January 5, at 8/7c on PBS.
In season three of Finding Your Roots, Henry, Louis Gates, Jr. traces the ancestral trails of 28 new guests including Maya Rudolph, Richard Branson, Soledad O’Brien, Bill Hader, Julianne Moore, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Senator John McCain, Norman Lear, Shonda Rhimes, and more. The season begins on Tuesday, January 5, at 8/7c on PBS.
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Finding Your Roots: Season Three airs Tuesdays 8/7c.
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots: Season Three — Preview
Preview: Season 3 | 30s
In season three of Finding Your Roots, Henry, Louis Gates, Jr. traces the ancestral trails of 28 new guests including Maya Rudolph, Richard Branson, Soledad O’Brien, Bill Hader, Julianne Moore, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Senator John McCain, Norman Lear, Shonda Rhimes, and more. The season begins on Tuesday, January 5, at 8/7c on PBS.
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A new season of Finding Your Roots is premiering January 7th! Stream now past episodes and tune in to PBS on Tuesdays at 8/7 for all-new episodes as renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. guides influential guests into their roots, uncovering deep secrets, hidden identities and lost ancestors.Providing Support for PBS.org
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Preview: S3 | 30s | Watch the trailer for Finding Your Roots: Season Three. (30s)
Finding Your Roots: Season Three — Preview
Preview: S3 | 30s | Finding Your Roots: Season Three, begins on Tuesday, January 5, at 8/7c on PBS. (30s)
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Clip: S3 Ep10 | 1m 8s | Don't miss Mia Farrow in the Finding Your Roots season three finale! (1m 8s)
Episode Ten Preview: Maps of Stars
Preview: S3 Ep10 | 25s | Learn how tragic death shaped families of Hollywood legends Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow. (25s)
Dustin Hoffman in Maps of Stars
Preview: S3 Ep10 | 25s | Uncover the ancestry of Dustin Hoffman in the season three finale of Finding Your Roots. (25s)
The Long Way Home: Lidia Bastianich
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Clip: S3 Ep9 | 51s | Lidia recalls a story her mother told saying good bye to her loved ones. (51s)
The Long Way Home: Julianna Margulies
Preview: S3 Ep9 | 1m 7s | Julianna Margulies learns about the origins of her last name on Finding Your Roots. (1m 7s)
The Long Way Home: Azar Nafisi
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Clip: S3 Ep9 | 36s | Azar Nafisi encounters a letter from President Lyndon B. Johnson to her father. (36s)
Episode Nine Preview: The Long Way Home
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Preview: S3 Ep9 | 25s | Discover the family traditions of Julianna Margulies, Azar Nafisi and Lidia Bastianich. (25s)
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Clip: S3 Ep8 | 1m 6s | Sandra Cisneros unravels her family stories in Finding Your Roots. (1m 6s)
The Pioneers: Neil Patrick Harris
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Clip: S3 Ep8 | 1m 18s | Discover the lineage of Neil Patrick Harris in Finding Your Roots! (1m 18s)
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Clip: S3 Ep8 | 58s | Learn about the pioneering past of Gloria Steinem's family. (58s)
Episode Eight Preview: Pioneers
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Preview: S3 Ep8 | 25s | Discover pioneering families of Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros. (25s)
War Stories: Patricia Arquette
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Clip: S3 Ep6 | 2m 1s | Uncover Patricia Arquette's family history in Finding Your Roots. (2m 1s)
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Clip: S3 Ep6 | 1m 22s | Julianne Moore tells Henry Louis Gates, Jr. about her family and childhood. (1m 22s)
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Clip: S3 Ep6 | 3m 21s | John McCain explores his past in Finding Your Roots. (3m 21s)
Patricia Arquette in War Stories
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Clip: S3 Ep6 | 2m 50s | Learn about the history and legacy of Patricia Arquette's family in Finding Your Roots. (2m 50s)
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Clip: S3 Ep6 | 1m 4s | Preview Julianne Moore in "War Stories," episode six of Finding Your Roots. (1m 4s)
Visionaries: Sir Richard Branson
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Clip: S3 Ep5 | 2m 21s | Sir Richard Branson learns about his family history and DNA in Finding Your Roots. (2m 21s)
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Clip: S3 Ep5 | 1m 22s | Explore the past and legacy of Frank Gehry's family in Finding Your Roots: Season Three. (1m 22s)
Sir Richard Branson on Visionaries
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Clip: S3 Ep5 | 1m 1s | Sir Richard Branson tells Henry Louis Gates, Jr. how his mother inspires him. (1m 1s)
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Clip: S3 Ep5 | 1m 48s | See Maya Lin on Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (1m 48s)
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Clip: S3 Ep5 | 1m 24s | Maya Lin explores her heritage on Finding Your Roots. (1m 24s)
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Clip: S3 Ep5 | 2m 31s | Frank Gehry uncovers his family's past on Finding Your Roots: Season Three. (2m 31s)
Tragedy + Time = Comedy: Norman Lear
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Clip: S3 Ep4 | 1m 25s | Norman Lear traces his lineage in Finding Your Roots: Season Three. (1m 25s)
Tragedy + Time = Comedy: Jimmy Kimmel
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Clip: S3 Ep4 | 43s | Jimmy Kimmel learns about his family tree in Finding Your Roots: Season Three. (43s)
Tragedy + Time = Comedy: Bill Hader
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Clip: S3 Ep4 | 1m | Bill Hader uncovers the history of his ancestors in Finding Your Roots: Season Three. (1m)
In Search of Freedom Preview: Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Clip: S3 Ep3 | 1m 39s | Keenen Ivory Wayans explores his family history in Finding Your Roots: Season Three. (1m 39s)
In Search of Freedom Preview: Shonda Rhimes
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Clip: S3 Ep3 | 1m 9s | Watch Shonda Rhimes in episode three of Finding Your Roots: Season Three. (1m 9s)
In Search of Freedom Preview: Maya Rudolph
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Clip: S3 Ep3 | 1m 20s | See Maya Rudolph in episode three of Finding Your Roots: Season Three. (1m 20s)
The Irish Factor: Soledad O'Brien
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Clip: S3 Ep2 | 56s | Watch Soledad O'Brien in "The Irish Factor," Finding Your Roots: Season Three. (56s)
The Irish Factor: Bill O'Reilly
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Clip: S3 Ep2 | 5m 17s | Watch Bill O'Reilly in "The Irish Factor," Finding Your Roots: Season Three. (5m 17s)
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Clip: S3 Ep2 | 1m 57s | Watch Bill Maher in "The Irish Factor," Finding Your Roots: Season Three. (1m 57s)
The Stories We Tell Preview: Kara Walker
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Clip: S3 Ep6 | 1m 56s | Watch a clip from Finding Your Roots: season three, episode one with Kara Walker. (1m 56s)
Finding Your Roots: Season Three Preview: Donna Brazile
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Clip: S3 Ep3 | 2m 56s | Watch a clip of Finding Your Roots, episode one, with guest Donna Brazile. (2m 56s)
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