“Finding Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the twelfth such series from Professor Gates. This 10 part series featuring the individual genealogies began March 25 on Sunday nights. Now, there are only three episodes left. Like “Who Do You Think You Are?,” which took its queues from Henry Gates’ work, “Finding Your Roots” helps actors, political, and other popular personalities discover their ancestral root.
The PBS sponsored website for the series includes full profiles for those who appear in the series. If you missed the show, you can read their entire story right on the website. You could also choose to buy the series on DVD. Here is a list of the personalities whose profiles appear in the series and on the site:
- Kevin Bacon
- Kyra Sedwick
- Angela Buchdahl
- Rick Warren
- Yasir Qadhi
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Condoleezza Rice
- Ruth Simmons
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Robert Downey, Jr.
- Sanjay Gupta
- Margaret Cho
- Martha Stewart
- John Legend
- Wanda Sykes
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Adrian Grenier
- Linda Chavez
- Branford Marsalis
- Harry Connick, Jr.
- John Lewis
- Cory A. Booker
- Barbara Walters
- Geoffrey Canada
Visit the PBS website to read more about the series, to read the profiles from this season, or to learn more about the work of Henry Louis Gate, Jr.
I can only get PBS on Direct TV’s Channel 44, which is WOUB I believe. Since this series started, I have only seen it ONCE. Cannot find it at the 8 PM slot, nor at later times, even though some have said that they have seen it at 1:00 AM. WHEN does it run? Please send me times and days for this show on Channel 44, satellite TV.
Thank You