Finding Your Roots

Season 7

TV-PG
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.

Where to Watch Season 7

10 Episodes

  • To the Manor Born
    E1
    To the Manor BornGuests: Glenn Close and John Waters. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the privileged lineages of Glenn Close and John Waters.
  • The Mole Agent
    E2
    The Mole AgentGuests: Andy Cohen and Nina Totenberg. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces Andy Cohen and Nina Totenberg to their survivor ancestors.
  • No Irish Need Apply
    E3
    No Irish Need ApplyHenry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Jane Lynch and comedian Jim Gaffigan, revealing the Irish American experience through their families.
  • The Shirts on Their Backs
    E4
    The Shirts on Their BacksGuests: Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni, introducing ancestors who came to America to build a better life.
  • Write My Name in the Book of Life
    E5
    Write My Name in the Book of LifeGuests: Pharrell Williams and Kasi Lemmons. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps musician Pharrell Williams and filmmaker Kasi Lemmons uncover extraordinarily rare first-person accounts of their enslaved ancestors.
  • Country Roots
    E6
    Country RootsGuests: Clint Black and Rosanne Cash. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the remarkably diverse backgrounds of country music icons Clint Black and Rosanne Cash.
  • The New World
    E7
    The New WorldGuests: John Lithgow and Maria Hinojosa. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces ancestors of actor John Lithgow and journalist Maria Hinojosa who thrived in North America long before the birth of the United States.
  • Anchored to the Past
    E8
    Anchored to the PastGuests: Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines how journalists Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon were able to overcome biases in their careers, drawing parallels to relatives who met profound challenges of their own.
  • On Broadway
    E9
    On BroadwayGuests: Audra MacDonald and Mandy Patinkin. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family histories of Broadway stars Audra MacDonald and Mandy Patinkin, discovering ancestors whose struggles laid the groundwork for their success.
  • Laughing on the Inside
    E10
    Laughing on the InsideGuests: Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. provides comedians Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. with accounts of hardship in their family trees which may have led them to each find humor in adversity.

Cast of Season 7

  • Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self - Host

Watch Season 7 Videos

  • Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Season 7
    Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Season 7Trailer
  • Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Season 7 Inside Look
    Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Season 7 Inside LookBehind the Scenes

 

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