How many seasons does Finding Your Roots have?

Finding Your Roots has 12 seasons and 126 episodes.

Is Finding Your Roots renewed or canceled?

Finding Your Roots is currently returning. A premiere date has not been announced yet.

Where can I watch Finding Your Roots?

Finding Your Roots is available on PBS. You can stream it on PBS, PBS Documentaries, PBS Living, Thirteen, WETA+.

Finding Your Roots

Name: Finding Your Roots
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-03-24
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

RETURNING12 Seasons126 Episodes★ 6.5

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NetworkPBS

First AiredMar 24, 2012

Last AiredApr 14, 2026

GenreDocumentary

Runtime60 min

Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.

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Cast

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self - Host

Seasons & Episodes12 seasons · 126 episodes

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E1American Dreams

Jan 6, 2026

America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots.

E2Great Migrations

Jan 13, 2026

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces rapper Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan to ancestors who left the American South, boldly breaking racial barriers.

E3Caribbean Roots

Jan 20, 2026

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the Caribbean roots of actors Liza Colón-Zayas and Delroy Lindo—meeting ancestors who took enormous risks.

E4The Road We Took

Jan 27, 2026

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actor Lizzie Caplan and comedian Hasan Minhaj to ancestors whose brave decisions forever reshaped their families.

E5Love & Basketball

Feb 3, 2026

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the family trees of basketball stars Brittney Griner and Chris Paul—uncovering ancestors who had extraordinary talents.

E6Westward Bound

Feb 10, 2026★ 6.8

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of talk show host Sara Haines and playwright Tracy Letts from the American west to surprising places back east.

E7Family Harmonies

Feb 17, 2026

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of musicians Lizzo and Flea—traveling across the globe to find stories of the ancestors who inspired their work.

E8Artistic Roots

Feb 24, 2026

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of director Spike Lee and actor Kristin Chenoweth, meeting ancestors whose creativity built their families.

E9Song of the South

Apr 7, 2026

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family secrets of Danielle Deadwyler and Rhiannon Giddens, uncovering stories their ancestors once hid.

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E10Rags to Riches

Apr 14, 202653m

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Kate Burton and media mogul Barry Diller, meeting ancestors who made huge sacrifices to escape poverty.

About Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots is a documentary series on PBS. The show first aired on Mar 24, 2012 and currently has 12 seasons and 126 episodes. Finding Your Roots has been renewed and is returning for more episodes. It has a rating of 6.5/10 based on 20 votes. The cast includes Henry Louis Gates, Jr..