Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 13 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in February 2025.
Last episode
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52:09Finding Your Roots
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps singer Sammy Hagar and actor Ed O'Neill uncover their roots, revealing secrets their ancestors went to great lengths to conceal.
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52:09Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers. With few clues to guide him, Gates introduces them to ancestors they’ve never known, revealing connections to key moments in history.
52:09Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser who learn their roots. Each discovers ancestors who paved the way for their success.
52:09Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the remarkable roots of singers Alanis Morissette and Ciara, using DNA analysis and genealogical detective work to travel back centuries, revealing his guests' hidden connections to history—and to music.
Season 9
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Henry Louis Gates uncovers the roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley, traveling back generations to recount significant events in history - from the American Revolution to the journey of the Mayflower - in a deeply personal way. 52:09 Expired
Henry Louis Gates introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for them, meeting runaway slaves and immigrant settlers who took enormous chances so that their descendants might thrive. 52:09 Expired
Henry Louis Gates reveals the unexpected family trees of activist Angela Y. Davis and statesman Jeh Johnson, using DNA and long-lost records to redefine notions of the black experience - and challenge preconceptions of America's past. 52:10 Expired
Henry Louis Gates helps actors David Duchovny and Richard Kind trace their roots from Jewish communities in Eastern Europe to the United States - telling stories of triumph and tragedy that laid the groundwork for his guest's success. 52:38 Expired
Henry Louis Gates uses DNA detective work to solve family mysteries for actor Joe Manganiello and football star Tony Gonzalez - uncovering close relatives whose names they've never heard and compelling each man to rethink his own identity. 52:09 Expired
Henry Louis Gates traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis, uncovering records from workhouses in Scotland and slave plantations in South Carolina that reveal individuals who battled to build a better life for their families. 52:09 Expired
Henry Louis Gates maps the family trees of pop star Cyndi Lauper and actors Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo, exploring records in Italy, Korea, and Mexico to uncover ancestors whose stories were lost when their families immigrated to America. 52:09 Expired
Henry Louis Gates helps comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash decode scandals hidden within their roots, exposing secrets that their ancestors concealed and celebrating the virtue of accepting one’s relatives whoever they may be. 52:09 Expired
Henry Louis Gates takes actors Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels on a journey into their roots, uncovering primal scenes from our nation's past, featuring World War One battles, Civil War prison camps, and America’s most infamous witch hunt.