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For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.

Join Terrie Morrow as she embarks on an odyssey to resolve a longstanding family puzzle.
Join Joyce Willis as she embarks on a riveting exploration into her family history.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. solves mysteries for 3 everyday Americans chosen to be guests.
FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., Season ten is a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Media, Kunhardt Films and WETA Washington, D.C.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. solves mysteries for 3 everyday Americans chosen to be guests.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the surprising roots of Michael Douglas & Lena Dunham.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps family trees of comedian Tracy Morgan & actor Anthony Ramos.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shares ancestry with actor Danielle Brooks & singer Dionne Warwick.
Sunny Hostin and Jesse Williams discover ancestors from very diverse places.
Bob Odenkirk and Iliza Shlesinger—two very funny people whose family trees brim with drama
Sammy Hagar and Ed O’Neill discover the dramatic stories hidden within their own roots.
LeVar Burton & Wes Studi grew up fatherless, haunted by questions about their family trees
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. unearths the hidden roots of Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser.
Explore the roots of Alanis Morissette and Ciara and their hidden connections to history.
Henry Louis Gates uncovers the lost roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley.
Journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones uncover the ancestors who blazed a trail for them.
Henry Louis Gates reveals the unexpected family trees of Angela Y. Davis and Jeh Johnson
David Duchovny and Richard Kind trace their Jewish roots from Eastern Europe to the US.
Joe Manganiello and Tony Gonzalez discover close relatives whose names they’ve never heard
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis.
Cyndi Lauper, Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo uncover the stories of their immigrant ancestors
Comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash discover scandals hidden within their roots.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels on a journey into their roots.
We explore Edward Norton and Julia Roberts' roots, revealing their hidden connections.
Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and André Leon Talley trace their ancestral roots.
Regina King and Damon Lindelof discover that they have more in common than meets the eye.
Broadway stars Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane meet a cast of inspiring ancestors.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace their ancestral paths.
Terry Crews and Tony Danza find they aren’t the first in their families to beat the odds.
Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor look at The Mexican-American experience.
Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn discover the truth about their scandal-plagued ancestors.
Retracing the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raúl Esparza.
The family history of Brittany Packnett Cunningham & Anita Hill.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family history of Rebecca Hall & Lee Daniels
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. solves mysteries for 3 everyday Americans chosen to be guests.
Join speech therapist Megan Robertson as she delves into a longstanding family mystery.
Join Terrie Morrow as she embarks on an odyssey to resolve a longstanding family puzzle.
Join Joyce Willis as she embarks on a riveting exploration into her family history.
Megan Robertson embarks on a quest to demystify the lineage of her great-grandfather.
Lena Dunham confronts the more troubling aspects of her ancestor's legacy.
Lena Dunham's journey to uncover her family's past reveals a connection to the Holocaust.
Join Michael Douglas on a riveting quest into his family's hidden history
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the surprising roots of Michael Douglas & Lena Dunham.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps family trees of comedian Tracy Morgan & actor Anthony Ramos.
Tracy Morgan's third great-grandfather lived as a free man prior to The Civil War.
Anthony Ramos learns about his 15th great-grandfather's fate at the hand of a conquistador
Tracy's family history unfolds with surprising revelations about his great-grandparents.
Anthony Ramos traces his father's mother's roots back to his ninth great grandparents.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shares ancestry with actor Danielle Brooks & singer Dionne Warwick.
Dionne Warwick explores her family history, focusing on her maternal grandfather.
Danielle Brooks learns the dollar value of her enslaved fifth great-grandparents.
Dionne Warwick reacts powerfully to seeing her ancestor listed in an 1870 slave schedule.
Henry Louis Gates explores the roots of journalist Sunny Hostin & actor Jesse Williams.
Sunny Hostin's traces her lineage back three generations to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
Jesse learns about his great grandmother on mother’s side from Sweden, who was a singer.
A 1940 census, reveals that Sonny Hostin's grandmother's father was absent from her home
Jesse learns about his ancestor, July Hadley's life as an enslaved individual.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the roots of comedians Bob Odenkirk & Iliza Shlesinger
Iliza reacts emotionally to discovering her family's history is tied to the Holocaust.
Iliza Schlesinger is shocked to learn that her DNA cousin is a fellow famous comedian.
Bob Odenkirk discovers that his sixth great-grandfather was the Duke of Plune.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Sammy Hagar & Ed O’Neill discover deep family secrets.
Ed O'Neill caught the acting bug by re-enacting movie scenes to his childhood friends.
Sammy Hagar's DNA test results show he doesn't genetically belong to the Hagar lineage.