Finding Your Roots
| Finding Your Roots | |
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| Also known as | Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |
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| Written by | Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
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| Presented by | Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
| Composer | Michael Bacon |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 106 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
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| Running time | 51–53 minutes |
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| Network | PBS |
| Release | March 25, 2012 – present |
| Related | |
| Faces of America | |
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is an American documentary television series hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that premiered on March 25, 2012, on PBS. In each episode, celebrities are presented with a "book of life" that is compiled with information researched by professional genealogists that allows them to view their ancestral histories, learn about familial connections and discover secrets about their lineage.
All episodes air on Tuesdays. Season 11 began airing on January 7, 2025, and ended on April 8.