Finding Your Roots
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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a 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.
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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 | 51ā53 minutes |
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Network | PBS |
Release | March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25) ā present (present) |
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Faces of America |
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All episodes air on Tuesdays.[1][2] Season 10 began airing on January 2, 2024.[3]