Finding Your Roots
- Documentary
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 is a documentary series hosted by Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. that premiered in 2012. Each episode follows Professor Gates and a team of genealogists and geneticists as they help notable guests uncover their family histories through ancestral research and DNA analysis, often revealing surprising connections spanning centuries and continents.
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FINDING YOUR ROOTS | Season 4 Official Teaser Trailer | PBS
Seasons
12 seasons
Season 10 episodes · 2012-03-24
Season 20 episodes · 2014-09-23
Season 30 episodes · 2016-01-05
Season 40 episodes · 2017-10-02
Season 50 episodes · 2019-01-08
Season 60 episodes · 2019-10-08
Season 70 episodes · 2021-01-19
Season 80 episodes · 2022-01-04
Season 90 episodes · 2023-01-03
Season 100 episodes · 2024-01-02
Season 110 episodes · 2025-01-07
Season 120 episodes · 2026-01-06
Episodes · Season 12
Full season| # | Title | Air date | Runtime | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | American Dreams | 2026-01-06 | — | 1.0 |
| 02 | Great Migrations | 2026-01-13 | — | 5.5 |
| 03 | Caribbean Roots | 2026-01-20 | — | 1.0 |
| 04 | The Road We Took | 2026-01-27 | — | 10.0 |
| 05 | Love & Basketball | 2026-02-03 | — | 1.0 |
| 06 | Westward Bound | 2026-02-10 | — | 6.8 |
| 07 | Family Harmonies | 2026-02-17 | — | 0.0 |
| 08 | Artistic Roots | 2026-02-24 | — | 9.5 |
| 09 | Song of the South | 2026-04-07 | — | 0.0 |
| 10 | Rags to Riches | 2026-04-14 | — | 0.0 |
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Is Finding Your Roots renewed or cancelled?
Finding Your Roots is listed as ongoing — no renewal announcement tracked yet.
Finding Your Roots — frequently asked
When did Finding Your Roots first air?
The series debuted on March 24, 2012.
How many seasons of Finding Your Roots are there?
12 seasons have been tracked and released to date.
Is Finding Your Roots still returning with new episodes?
Yes, the series has returning status, meaning new seasons continue to be produced.
Where can I watch Finding Your Roots?
The series airs on PBS and episodes are available through PBS platforms and select streaming services.
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