It was earlier rumored that Finding Your Roots was returning to finish Season Three. Now it seems that may have been premature. Following is an excerpt from the August 3, 2015 nydailynews.com:
BEVERLY HILLS — Stung by Ben Affleck whitewashing his family history, PBS says its popular “Finding Your Roots” series remains in a timeout.
“I do hope to see the series return,” PBS President Paula Kerger told TV critics. “But we’ve not made a decision yet. We want to be sure it is given the proper scrutiny that we think is necessary to ensure the integrity of the series.”
She said “some work” has been done on a potential third season of the series, which is hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates and traces the ancestry of celebrities.
I have enjoyed this program for years and am sorry that PBS can’t look past this and bring it back to us. Everyone who searches for their ancestors finds something that they don’t like. Some handle it better than others. Because the show decided to honor Ben Affleck’s wishes instead of putting it all out on display is no reason to deny everyone else an enjoyable and educational program.