In the new season of the Emmy® nominated series FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., nineteen celebrity guests will sit down with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to dive into their ancestral history and solve mysteries that have plagued their families when the series returns January 7 on PBS. In addition to the all-star line-up, Gates will have his own familial mystery solved when the tables are turned and the celebrated host becomes a guest on an eagerly anticipated episode of the new season. 

In addition to revealing the solution to a mystery that has haunted Gates’ family for generations, new episodes will feature an all-star line-up with guests José Andrés, Joy Behar, Kristen Bell, Rubén Blades, Lonnie Bunch, Rita Dove, Laurence Fishburne, Debra Messing, Natalie Morales, Michael Imperioli, Melanie Lynskey, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lea Salonga, Amanda Seyfried, Dax Shepard, Sean Sherman, Sharon Stone, Amy Tan and Chrissy Teigen.

Finding Your Roots
Larger Than Life
Tuesday, January 7, 7pm

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Lea Salonga and Amanda Seyfried to ancestors who are every bit as dramatic as the characters they’ve played on stage and screen.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 01/07/2025 @ 7:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 01/08/2025 @ 12:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 01/09/2025 @ 4:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 01/12/2025 @ 8:00 PM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 01/13/2025 @ 12:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 01/13/2025 @ 8:00 AM

Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Tuesday, January 14, 7pm

Visit tiny towns in Calabria, Italy to trace the roots of talk show host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli, revealing the challenges that their ancestors faced on both sides of the Atlantic.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 01/14/2025 @ 7:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 01/15/2025 @ 12:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 01/16/2025 @ 4:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 01/19/2025 @ 8:00 PM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 01/20/2025 @ 12:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 01/20/2025 @ 8:00 AM

Finding Your Roots
Stranger Than Fiction
Tuesday, January 21, 7pm

Explore the family trees of award-winning writers Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove. Travel across China and the American South to uncover long lost stories of the ancestors who inspired their work.

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 01/21/2025 @ 7:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 01/22/2025 @ 12:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 01/23/2025 @ 4:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 01/26/2025 @ 8:00 PM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 01/27/2025 @ 12:00 AM
• WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 01/27/2025 @ 8:00 AM

Finding Your Roots
Dreamers One and All
Tuesday, January 28, 7pm

Explore the ancestry of actor Sharon Stone and model Chrissy Teigen, traveling across Europe & Thailand to reveal they aren’t the first in their families who dared to dream big. 

• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 01/28/2025 @ 7:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 01/29/2025 @ 2:00 AM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 01/29/2025 @ 12:00 PM
• WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 01/30/2025 @ 4:00 AM