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A new season of Finding Your Roots premieres in January 2022! Tune in for all-new episodes as Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores fascinating ancestries and family mysteries for an array of notable guests.

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Roy Wood Jr. Reflects on the Hopefulness He Has For His Son
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Lewis Black and Marc Maron are DNA Cousins!
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Mandy Learns He Had Family Members in the Holocaust
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Audra Reacts to Seeing Her Ancestors Listed as Property
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Maternal Third Great Grandparents Freed from Slavery
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Laughing on the Inside
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Tenacity in the Genes
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Shame Hurts
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Don’s Dad and the Civil Rights Movement
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Dr. Gates, Jr. Reveals He’s DNA Cousins with John Lithgow
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John Lithgow’s Ongoing Cousin Reveal
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Season 7 Official Preview
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Téa Leoni Learns More About An Unknown Grandmother
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Téa Leoni Discovers Her Biological Grandmother
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Fashion's Roots Promo
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New Finding Your Roots Episodes Return This Fall
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A Family of Convicts
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A Criminal Ancestor Exiled to Virginia
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A Grandmother's Memoir
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Finding Your Roots: The Seedlings
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Criminal Kind Preview
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Italian Roots Preview
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Slave Trade Preview
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Secrets & Lies Preview
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Marc Maron's Relationship with His Grandmother
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Terry Gross on Getting Fired From Teaching
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Terry Gross on Feeling Culturally Jewish
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A Joyful and Playful Mother
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A Family's Foresight to Flee
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Jeff Goldblum's Mother Taught Him to Stand up for Himelf
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Ancestors Coming to America
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A Grandfather's Imagery as a Black Man
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Family Roots in U.S Back to 1776
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Taking Strength from Ancestors
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Queen Latifah Meets the Woman That Freed Her Ancestors
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Sterling K. Brown Discovers Rare Roots
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Sterling K. Brown Recalls the Last Moment He Saw His Dad Alive
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Sasheer Zamata's Great-Grandfather Founded the Town of Fargo
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Jon Batiste's Grandmother Moves to Oregon
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Jon Batiste Ancestor Seen As "Property"
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Jon Batiste Discovers His Roots
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Sterling K. Brown Learns About His Grandmother's Death
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Beyond the Pale Preview
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This Land is My Land
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Season 6 Is Back!
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Growing Up In New Orleans
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Fighting for Freedom
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Adrian Grenier | Conquistador Ancestor
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Searching for Barbara Walters Family's Name Pt 2
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Becoming More Negroidal
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A Willing Association
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Billie Jean King's Grandmother's Secret
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Aarón Sánchez's Revolutionary Roots
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Christiane Amanpour | "Gobsmacked"
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Grandparents and Other Strangers Preview
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Eric’s Kansas Roots
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Family Work Ethic
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The Name Stonestreet
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A Great-Great-Grandfather's Scandal
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Keeping Family Close
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Melissa's Great-Grandfather
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Mia's Grandparents
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Isabella's Surprise Celebrity Cousin
Anjelica Huston
Anjelica's 5th Great Grandfather
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Hollywood Royalty
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Season 6 Preview
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Unlocking Deval Patrick's Past with Autosomal DNA
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Jessica Alba's Mexican Roots
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George Stephanopoulos' Heroic Ancestors
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David Sedaris' Patriot Ancestor
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Tracing Tina Fey's Paternal Line
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The Key to Sting's Ancestral Journey
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Sally Field's Loyalist Ancestor
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Deepak Chopra's Ancestral Pilgrimage
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Carole King's Ancestral Immigration Story
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Tony Kushner's Mysterious Brooklyn Roots
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Alan Dershowitz's Lifesaving Family Synagogue
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Nas' Enslaved Roots: "A Receipt for a Human Being
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Valerie Jarrett's Groundbreaking Great-Grandfather
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Angela Bassett's Emancipated Ancestors
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Tom Colicchio's Ideal Family Dinner
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Ming Tsai's Ancestral Homeland
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Anderson Cooper's Civil War Era Surprise
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Anna Deavere Smith's Underground Railroad Connection
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Ken Burns' Revolutionary War Shocker
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Derek Jeter's Strong Roots
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Rebecca Lobo's Immigrant Ancestors
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Courtney B Vance's Fearless Ancestors
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Stephen King's Progressive Past
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Gloria Reuben's African Link
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The Long Way Home: Lidia Bastianich
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The Long Way Home: Julianna Margulies
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The Long Way Home: Azar Nafisi
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The Pioneers: Neil Patrick Harris
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The Pioneers: Sandra Cisneros
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The Pioneers: Gloria Steinem
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Sean Combs | Great-Great Grandfather
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LL Cool J | New Found Relatives
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War Stories: John McCain
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Tragedy + Time = Comedy: Bill Hader
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In Search of Freedom Preview: Shonda Rhimes
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In Search of Freedom Preview: Keenen Ivory Wayans
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In Search of Freedom Preview: Maya Rudolph
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The Irish Factor: Bill Maher
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The Irish Factor: Soledad O'Brien
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The Irish Factor: Bill O'Reilly
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Seth Meyers | Meet Mejer Trakianski
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Tulsi Gabbard | Lava Spreads Over Savai’i
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Paul Ryan | Jewish Roots
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Marco Rubio | Native American Connection
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S. Epatha Merkerson | Ancestors Who Endured
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Michael Strahan | Related to Royalty
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Marisa Tomei | Surprise Celebrity Cousin
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Kal Penn | Where Are You From?
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Sheryl Sandberg | Studying Resilience
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Felicity Huffman | Great Grandfather and Shakespeare
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Michael K. Williams | Family In South Carolina
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Michael K. Williams | Immediate Voter Registration
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George R.R. Martin | My Grandmother
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George R.R. Martin | Italian Roots
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Andy Samberg | My Mother's Parents
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Episode Guide

Finding Your Roots Season Eight

Today’s most compelling personalities discover the surprising stories buried within their own families. Meet 21 fascinating new guests who are game-changers in their fields, with family histories that illustrate the power and diversity of the human experience. The new season premieres Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings).

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WETA | Finding Your Roots
with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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