Acclaimed Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. guides individuals on a profound journey to uncover ancestral connections that have been obscured over time. With the assistance of expert genealogists, he meticulously traces the historical records of family lineages. Additionally, Gates collaborates with top geneticists to analyze DNA, enabling participants to explore their heritage that spans millennia. Each episode reveals the rich tapestry of personal histories, offering viewers a moving glimpse into the lives and cultures of their forebears.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Season 1
32 ep
1
Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.
1
The Return
2
Like Father, Like Son
2
John Lewis and Cory Booker
3
Fatal Flaw
3
Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada
4
Blue Lights
4
Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon
5
Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl and Yasir Qadhi
5
Best Buddies
6
Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal
6
Secrets
7
Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons
7
One for the Road
8
Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho and Sanjay Gupta
8
Peregrine
9
John Legend and Wanda Sykes
9
Society's Pet
10
Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez and Linda Chavez
10
Fever
11
The Gift
12
The System
13
Appearances
14
The Probe
15
Dusty
16
Barriers
17
Grifters
18
The Wedding
19
Fathers and Sons
20
Starscape (1)
21
Starscape (2)
22
The Test
Season 2
Season 2
10 ep
1
In Search of our Fathers
2
Born Champions
3
Our American Storytellers
4
Roots of Freedom
5
The Melting Pot
6
We Come From People
7
Our People, Our Traditions
8
The British Invasion
9
Ancient Roots
10
Decoding Our Past Through DNA
Season 3
Season 3
10 ep
1
The Stories We Tell
2
The Irish Factor
3
In Search Of Freedom
4
Tragedy + Time = Comedy
5
Visionaries
6
War Stories
7
Family Reunions
8
The Pioneers
9
The Long Way Home
10
Maps of Stars
Season 4
Season 4
10 ep
1
The Impression
2
Unfamiliar Kin
3
Puritans and Pioneers
4
The Vanguard
5
Immigrant Nation
6
Black Like Me
7
Children of the Revolution
8
Relatives We Never Knew We Had
9
Southern Roots
10
Funny Business
Season 5
Season 5
10 ep
1
Grandparents and Other Strangers
2
Mystery Men
3
Reporting on the Reporters
4
Dreaming of a New Land
5
Freedom Tales
6
Roots in Politics
7
No Laughing Matter
8
Hard Times
9
The Eye of the Beholder
10
All in the Family
Season 6
Season 6
16 ep
1
Hollywood Royalty
2
Off the Farm
3
Homecomings
4
This Land is My Land
5
Beyond the Pale
6
Secrets & Lies
7
Science Pioneers
8
Slave Trade
9
Italian Roots
10
Criminal Kind
11
Fashion's Roots
12
DNA Mysteries
13
War Stories
14
Flight
15
Breaking Silences
16
Coming to America
Season 7
Season 7
10 ep
1
To the Manor Born
2
The Mole Agent
3
No Irish Need Apply
4
The Shirts on Their Backs
5
Write My Name in the Book of Life
6
Country Roots
7
The New World
8
Anchored to the Past
9
On Broadway
10
Laughing on the Inside
Season 8
Season 8
10 ep
1
Hidden in the Genes
2
Children of Exile
3
Activists Roots
4
Things we Dont Discuss
5
Mexican Roots
6
Fighters
7
Incredible Journeys
8
Songs of the Past
9
Watchmen
10
Where Did We Come From?
Season 9
Season 9
10 ep
1
Hidden Kin
2
Salem's Lot
3
Secret Lives
4
Far From Home
5
Rising From the Ashes
6
Family: Lost and Found
7
Chosen
8
And Still I Rise
9
Anchormen
10
Out of the Past
Season 10
Season 10
10 ep
1
Born To Sing
2
Forever Young
3
Fathers and Sons
4
Buried Secrets
5
Hold the Laughter
6
Far and Away
7
The Brick Wall Falls
8
Mean Streets
9
In the Blood
10
"Viewers Like You"
Season 11
Season 11
10 ep
1
Larger Than Life
2
La Famiglia
3
Stranger Than Fiction
4
Dreamers One and All
5
Family Recipes
6
Latin Roots
7
The Ties That Bind
8
The Butterfly Effect
9
Moving on Up
10
Finding My Roots
Season 12
Season 12
10 ep
1
American Dreams
2
Great Migrations
3
Caribbean Roots
4
The Road We Took
5
Love & Basketball
6
Westward Bound
7
Family Harmonies
8
Artistic Roots
9
Song of the South
10
Rags to Riches
