Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. - Season 5

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. - Season 5

Season 5

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Episodes10
DatesJan 8, 2019 - Apr 9, 2019
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Episodes

Grandparents and Other Strangers
Season 5Episode 160 min

Grandparents and Other Strangers

Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actor Andy Samberg and author George R. R. Martin answer family mysteries when DNA detective work uncovers branches of their family trees. The DNA analysis upends family history and reveals new relatives.

Jan 8, 2019
Mystery Men
Season 5Episode 260 min

Mystery Men

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actors Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams discover a wealth of hidden family history. Both grew up knowing little about their biological fathers, and seeing their lost ancestry restored proves empowering.

Jan 15, 2019
Reporting on the Reporters
Season 5Episode 360 min

Reporting on the Reporters

Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shows journalists Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Ling that the stories within their own family trees are every bit as compelling as the news stories they have been covering for the world.

Jan 22, 2019
Dreaming of a New Land
Season 5Episode 460 min

Dreaming of a New Land

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores with Marisa Tomei, Sheryl Sandberg and Kal Penn the tremendous challenges faced by their immigrant forebears. From Italy, Russia and India, their histories show success could take generations to achieve.

Jan 29, 2019
Freedom Tales
Season 5Episode 560 min

Freedom Tales

Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. delves deep into the roots of two African-American guests, actor S. Epatha Merkerson and athlete and television personality Michael Strahan. Both discover unexpected stories that challenge assumptions about black history. 

Feb 5, 2019
Roots in Politics
Season 5Episode 660 min

Roots in Politics

Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the diverse family histories of politicians Paul Ryan, Tulsi Gabbard and Marco Rubio. They each see a shared vision of the great American melting pot reflected in their ancestors' stories.

Feb 12, 2019
No Laughing Matter
Season 5Episode 760 min

No Laughing Matter

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shows comedians Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman that their family trees are filled with people whose struggles laid the groundwork for their success. Gates also reveals news of an unexpected DNA cousin.

Feb 19, 2019
Hard Times
Season 5Episode 860 min

Hard Times

Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family stories of filmmaker Michael Moore and actors Laura Linney and Chloë Sevigny—three people whose distant ancestors overcame great hardships in ways that resonate with their lives today.

Feb 26, 2019
The Eye of the Beholder
Season 5Episode 960 min

The Eye of the Beholder

Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shares the family histories of director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, iconoclastic performance artist Marina Abramović and painter Kehinde Wiley. These visionary artists find their identities challenged—and affirmed.

Apr 2, 2019
All in the Family
Season 5Episode 1060 min

All in the Family

The family stories of actor Ty Burrell, and radio host Joe Madison. Also a look at how a summer camp for children is using genetic genealogy to help young people better understand their burgeoning identities. 

Apr 9, 2019

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