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Series · 2012 · 60 min · 13 seasons

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Finding Your Roots (2012)

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Finding Your Roots is a TV series (Documentary) that first aired in 2012. Finding Your Roots has 13 seasons and 127 episodes in total. It has an average rating of 6.2/10 from 21 viewers. In United States, you can watch Finding Your Roots on PBS, PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, PBS Living Amazon Channel, Thirteen, WETA+ and Hoopla. Finding Your Roots season 13 episode 1 airs on January 12, 2027.

Last episode S12 · E10 — Rags to Riches April 14, 2026

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Streaming services that carry Finding Your Roots, and the countries where you can watch it:

Hoopla 4 countries 📍

Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States

Amazon Prime Video 2 countries

Australia, New Zealand

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel 2 countries 📍

Canada, United States

PBS America Amazon Channel 2 countries

United Kingdom, Guernsey

Amazon Prime Video with Ads 1 countries

Australia

PBS 1 countries 📍

United States

PBS Living Amazon Channel 1 countries 📍

United States

Thirteen 1 countries 📍

United States

WETA+ 1 countries 📍

United States

The Roku Channel 1 countries 📍

United States

Plot

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.

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#dna#celebrity#ancestry#genealogy

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Finding Your Roots?

In United States, you can watch Finding Your Roots on PBS, PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, PBS Living Amazon Channel, Thirteen, WETA+ and Hoopla.

Who stars in Finding Your Roots?

The main cast of Finding Your Roots includes Henry Louis Gates, Jr., CeCe Moore, Derek Jeter, Anderson Cooper and Tom Colicchio.

How many seasons and episodes does Finding Your Roots have?

Finding Your Roots has 13 seasons and 127 episodes in total.

When was Finding Your Roots released?

Finding Your Roots first aired on March 24, 2012.

When is the next episode of Finding Your Roots?

Finding Your Roots season 13 episode 1 airs on January 12, 2027.

Has Finding Your Roots ended?

No, Finding Your Roots is still ongoing.

Is Finding Your Roots worth watching?

Finding Your Roots has an average rating of 6.2/10 from 21 viewers on TMDB.

What should I watch if I liked Finding Your Roots?

If you enjoyed Finding Your Roots, try Who Do You Think You Are?, American Masters, Mysteries at the Museum and American Experience.

Is Finding Your Roots on Hoopla?

Yes. In United States, Finding Your Roots is available on Hoopla.

Is Finding Your Roots on Amazon Prime Video?

Not in United States right now. Finding Your Roots is on Amazon Prime Video in: Australia and New Zealand.

Is Finding Your Roots on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel?

Yes. In United States, Finding Your Roots is available on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel.

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Updated: October 25, 2026 ·