Is Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. coming back?
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2012–present) — history on PBS
The answer: Between seasons — last episode April 14, 2026, no return date announced yet.
12seasons
126episodes
7.7/ 10
About Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. is currently between seasons. The most recent episode aired on April 14, 2026, and no new season has been announced yet.
This series is a history documentary that premiered on PBS in 2012. It explores the genealogical and genetic backgrounds of its guests, helping them uncover long-lost relatives and ancestral origins. Henry Louis Gates Jr., a Harvard scholar, guides viewers through the process of tracing family histories using both traditional research methods and DNA analysis.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the show's host. The series has a rating of 7.7 on TVMaze and each episode runs approximately 60 minutes.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. episode schedule
126 aired
Aired · 126
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2026 | S12·E10 | Rags to Riches |
| April 7, 2026 | S12·E9 | Song of the South |
| February 24, 2026 | S12·E8 | Artistic Roots |
| February 17, 2026 | S12·E7 | Family Harmonies |
| February 10, 2026 | S12·E6 | Westward Bound |
| February 3, 2026 | S12·E5 | Love & Basketball |
| January 27, 2026 | S12·E4 | The Road We Took |
| January 20, 2026 | S12·E3 | Caribbean Roots |
| January 13, 2026 | S12·E2 | Great Migrations |
| January 6, 2026 | S12·E1 | American Dreams |
| April 8, 2025 | S11·E10 | Finding My Roots |
| April 1, 2025 | S11·E9 | Moving on Up |
| February 25, 2025 | S11·E8 | The Butterfly Effect |
| February 18, 2025 | S11·E7 | The Ties That Bind |
| February 11, 2025 | S11·E6 | Latin Roots |
| February 4, 2025 | S11·E5 | Family Recipes |
| January 28, 2025 | S11·E4 | Dreamers One and All |
| January 21, 2025 | S11·E3 | Stranger Than Fiction |
| January 14, 2025 | S11·E2 | La Famiglia |
| January 7, 2025 | S11·E1 | Larger Than Life |
| April 9, 2024 | S10·E10 | Viewers Like You |
| April 2, 2024 | S10·E9 | In the Blood |
| February 20, 2024 | S10·E8 | Mean Streets |
| February 13, 2024 | S10·E7 | The Brick Wall Falls |
| February 6, 2024 | S10·E6 | Far and Away |
| January 30, 2024 | S10·E5 | Hold the Laughter |
| January 23, 2024 | S10·E4 | Buried Secrets |
| January 16, 2024 | S10·E3 | Fathers and Sons |
| January 9, 2024 | S10·E2 | Forever Young |
| January 2, 2024 | S10·E1 | Born To Sing |
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| March 7, 2023 | S9·E10 | Out of the Past |
| February 28, 2023 | S9·E9 | Anchormen |
| February 21, 2023 | S9·E8 | And Still I Rise |
| February 14, 2023 | S9·E7 | Chosen |
| February 7, 2023 | S9·E6 | Family: Lost and Found |
| January 31, 2023 | S9·E5 | Rising From the Ashes |
| January 24, 2023 | S9·E4 | Far From Home |
| January 17, 2023 | S9·E3 | Secret Lives |
| January 10, 2023 | S9·E2 | Salem's Lot |
| January 3, 2023 | S9·E1 | Hidden Kin |
| April 19, 2022 | S8·E10 | Where Did We Come From? |
| April 12, 2022 | S8·E9 | Watchmen |
| February 22, 2022 | S8·E8 | Songs of the Past |
| February 15, 2022 | S8·E7 | Forgotten Journeys |
| February 8, 2022 | S8·E6 | Fighters |
| February 1, 2022 | S8·E5 | Mexican Roots |
| January 25, 2022 | S8·E4 | Things We Don't Discuss |
| January 11, 2022 | S8·E3 | Activist Roots |
| January 4, 2022 | S8·E1 | Hidden in the Genes |
| January 4, 2022 | S8·E2 | Children of Exile |
| May 4, 2021 | S7·E10 | Laughing on the Inside |
| April 27, 2021 | S7·E9 | On Broadway |
| April 20, 2021 | S7·E8 | Anchored to the Past |
| April 13, 2021 | S7·E7 | The New World |
| February 23, 2021 | S7·E6 | Country Roots |
| February 16, 2021 | S7·E5 | Write My Name in the Book of Life |
| February 9, 2021 | S7·E4 | The Shirts on Their Backs |
| February 2, 2021 | S7·E3 | No Irish Need Apply |
| January 26, 2021 | S7·E2 | Against All Odds |
| January 19, 2021 | S7·E1 | To the Manor Born |
| January 12, 2021 | S6·E16 | Coming to America |
| January 5, 2021 | S6·E15 | Breaking Silences |
| November 17, 2020 | S6·E14 | Flight |
| November 10, 2020 | S6·E13 | War Stories |
| October 20, 2020 | S6·E12 | DNA Mysteries |
| October 13, 2020 | S6·E11 | Fashion's Roots |
| February 25, 2020 | S6·E10 | Criminal Kind |
| February 18, 2020 | S6·E9 | Italian Roots |
| February 11, 2020 | S6·E8 | Slave Trade |
| February 4, 2020 | S6·E7 | Science Pioneers |
| January 28, 2020 | S6·E6 | Secrets and Lies |
| January 21, 2020 | S6·E5 | Beyond the Pale |
| January 14, 2020 | S6·E4 | This Land Is My Land |
| January 7, 2020 | S6·E3 | Homecomings |
| October 15, 2019 | S6·E2 | Off the Farm |
| October 8, 2019 | S6·E1 | Hollywood Royalty |
| April 9, 2019 | S5·E10 | All in the Family |
| April 2, 2019 | S5·E9 | The Eye of the Beholder |
| February 26, 2019 | S5·E8 | Hard Times |
| February 19, 2019 | S5·E7 | No Laughing Matter |
| February 12, 2019 | S5·E6 | Roots in Politics |
| February 5, 2019 | S5·E5 | Freedom Tales |
| January 29, 2019 | S5·E4 | Dreaming of a New Land |
| January 22, 2019 | S5·E3 | Reporting on the Reporters |
| January 15, 2019 | S5·E2 | Mystery Men |
| January 8, 2019 | S5·E1 | Grandparents and Other Strangers |
| December 19, 2017 | S4·E10 | Funny Business |
| December 12, 2017 | S4·E9 | Southern Roots |
| November 21, 2017 | S4·E8 | Relatives We Never Knew We Had |
| November 14, 2017 | S4·E7 | Children of the Revolution |
| November 7, 2017 | S4·E6 | Black Like Me |
| October 31, 2017 | S4·E5 | Immigrant Nation |
| October 24, 2017 | S4·E4 | The Vanguard |
| October 17, 2017 | S4·E3 | Puritans and Pioneers |
| October 10, 2017 | S4·E2 | Unfamiliar Kin |
| October 3, 2017 | S4·E1 | The Impression |
| March 8, 2016 | S3·E10 | Maps of Stars |
| March 1, 2016 | S3·E9 | The Long Way Home |
| February 23, 2016 | S3·E8 | The Pioneers |
| February 16, 2016 | S3·E7 | Family Reunions |
| February 9, 2016 | S3·E6 | War Stories |
| February 2, 2016 | S3·E5 | Visionaries |
| January 26, 2016 | S3·E4 | Tragedy + Time = Comedy |
| January 19, 2016 | S3·E3 | In Search of Freedom |
| January 12, 2016 | S3·E2 | The Irish Factor |
| January 5, 2016 | S3·E1 | The Stories We Tell |
| November 25, 2014 | S2·E10 | Decoding Our Past |
| November 18, 2014 | S2·E9 | Ancient Roots |
| November 11, 2014 | S2·E8 | The British Invasion |
| November 4, 2014 | S2·E7 | Our People, Our Traditions |
| October 28, 2014 | S2·E6 | We Come From People |
| October 21, 2014 | S2·E5 | The Melting Pot |
| October 14, 2014 | S2·E4 | Roots of Freedom |
| October 7, 2014 | S2·E3 | Our American Storytellers |
| September 30, 2014 | S2·E2 | Born Champions |
| September 23, 2014 | S2·E1 | In Search of Our Fathers |
| May 20, 2012 | S1·E10 | Michelle Rodriguez - Adrian Grenier - Linda Chavez |
| May 13, 2012 | S1·E9 | John Legend - Wanda Sykes - Margarett Cooper |
| May 6, 2012 | S1·E8 | Sanjay Gupta - Margaret Cho - Martha Stewart |
| April 29, 2012 | S1·E7 | Samuel L. Jackson - Condoleezza Rice - Ruth Simmons |
| April 22, 2012 | S1·E6 | Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal |
| April 15, 2012 | S1·E5 | Angela Buchdahl - Rick Warren - Yasir Qadhi |
| April 8, 2012 | S1·E4 | Kevin Bacon - Kyra Sedgwick |
| April 1, 2012 | S1·E3 | Barbara Walters - Geoffrey Canada |
| March 25, 2012 | S1·E1 | Harry Connick Jr. - Branford Marsalis |
| March 25, 2012 | S1·E2 | Cory Booker and John Lewis |
