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Season 8 Sneak Peek

Finding Your Roots Season 8 is bursting with reveals, including family mysteries solved and long-hidden secrets uncovered for Pamela Adlon, Regina King, Rebecca Hall, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, and more! Mark your calendars for an all-new season starting on Tuesday, Jan 4 at 8/7c on PBS.
Preview Length 02:00 Premiere: 12/07/21

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Season Episodes

Where Did We Come From?
S8 E10 Length 52:16 Premiere Date 04/19/22

Watchmen
S8 E9 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 04/12/22

Songs of the Past
S8 E8 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 02/22/22

Forgotten Journeys
S8 E7 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 02/15/22

Fighters
S8 E6 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 02/08/22

Mexican Roots
S8 E5 Length 52:16 Premiere Date 02/01/22

Things We Don't Discuss
S8 E4 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 01/25/22

Children of Exile
S8 E3 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 01/04/22

Activist Roots
S8 E2 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 01/11/22

Hidden in the Genes
S8 E1 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 01/04/22

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Escape from Nazi Germany
Clip Length 04:54 Premiere Date 12/20/10

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Famous German Ancestor

Clip Length 01:59 Premiere Date 12/20/10

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Criminal Kind

Premiered On: 02/25/2020

Actor Laura Linney and journalists Lisa Ling and Soledad O'Brien explore their roots with stories of tricksters, scoundrels and outright criminals, who nevertheless laid the groundwork for their success.

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Where Did We Come From?

Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and Andre Leon Talley, three guests from diverse backgrounds, discover the ancestors who laid the groundwork for their success.

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Breaking the Silences

Premiered On: 01/05/2021

Explore the family secrets of journalist Gayle King, director Jordan Peele, and comedian Issa Rae.

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The New World

Premiered On: 04/13/2021

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the ancestors of actor John Lithgow and journalist Maria Hinojosa.

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Watchmen - S8 E9

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Songs of the Past - S8 E8

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War Stories - S6 E13

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All in the Family - S5 E10

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Flight - S6 E14

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Activist Roots - S8 E2

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