Finding Your Roots

1Born To Sing

Jan 2, 2024

Singers Ciara and Alanis Morissette examine their family histories.

2Forever Young

Jan 9, 2024

Actors Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser explore their family histories

3Fathers and Sons

Jan 16, 2024

Actors LeVar Burton and Wes Studi, two men who grew up without their fathers, explore their family histories.

4Buried Secrets

Jan 23, 2024

Singer Sammy Hagar and actor Ed O'Neill uncover their roots and discover deep family secrets.

5Hold the Laughter

Jan 30, 2024

Actor Bob Odenkirk and comic Iliza Shlesinger explore their family histories and learn about relatives who took great risks to overcome hardships.

6Far and Away

Feb 6, 2024

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the extraordinarily diverse roots of journalist Sunny Hostin and actor Jesse Williams—telling long-lost stories of African and European ancestry that compel his guests to rethink their own identities.

7The Brick Wall Falls

Feb 13, 2024

HenryLouis Gates, Jr. helps musician Dionne Warwick and actor Danielle Brooks break down barriers imposed by the slave system to learn the names of their ancestors who endured unimaginable ordeals but emerged to forge families that thrived.

8Mean Streets

Feb 20, 2024

Comic Tracy Morgan and actor Anthony Ramos, both native New Yorkers, map their family trees.

9In the Blood

Apr 2, 2024

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Michael Douglas & writer-director Lena Dunham. Both are the children of famous artists, but their family trees contain a cast of fascinating characters whose lives were forgotten—until now.

10"Viewers Like You"

Apr 9, 2024

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. solves mysteries for 3 everyday Americans chosen to be guests.