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Finding Your Roots
About Finding Your Roots
For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.
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Fashion's Roots
Premiered On: 10/13/2020
Meet the fashionable ancestors of Diane von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, and RuPaul Charles.
- Tuesday August 23, 2022 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday August 23, 2022 7:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday August 25, 2022 1:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday August 25, 2022 12:00 am CT on KET
- Friday August 26, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday August 26, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Friday August 26, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Friday August 26, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday August 28, 2022 12:00 am ET on KET2
- Saturday August 27, 2022 11:00 pm CT on KET2
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.
- Tuesday August 30, 2022 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday August 30, 2022 7:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday September 1, 2022 1:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday September 1, 2022 12:00 am CT on KET
- Friday September 2, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday September 2, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Friday September 2, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Friday September 2, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday September 4, 2022 12:00 am ET on KET2
- Saturday September 3, 2022 11:00 pm CT on KET2
Slave Trade
Premiered On: 02/11/2020
Film director Ava DuVernay, actor S. Epatha Merkerson, and musician Questlove learn about the unexpected places where their ancestors were scattered by slavery, upending their notions of African American history.
- Tuesday September 6, 2022 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday September 6, 2022 7:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday September 8, 2022 1:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday September 8, 2022 12:00 am CT on KET
- Friday September 9, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday September 9, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Friday September 9, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Friday September 9, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday September 11, 2022 12:00 am ET on KET2
- Saturday September 10, 2022 11:00 pm CT on KET2
Beyond the Pale
Premiered On: 01/21/2020
Jeff Goldblum, radio host Terry Gross, and comedian Marc Maron learn about their Jewish heritage, uncovering previously unknown stories that show how each share more with their ancestors than a religious tradition.
- Thursday September 15, 2022 1:30 am ET on KET
- Thursday September 15, 2022 12:30 am CT on KET
- Friday September 16, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday September 16, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Friday September 16, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Friday September 16, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
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The Eye of the Beholder - S5 E9
- Friday August 12, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Friday August 12, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday August 12, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday August 12, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday August 11, 2022 1:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday August 11, 2022 12:00 am CT on KET
- Tuesday August 9, 2022 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday August 9, 2022 7:00 pm CT on KET
Italian Roots - S6 E9
- Sunday August 7, 2022 12:00 am ET on KET2
- Saturday August 6, 2022 11:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday August 5, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Friday August 5, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday August 5, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday August 5, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday August 4, 2022 1:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday August 4, 2022 12:00 am CT on KET
- Tuesday August 2, 2022 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday August 2, 2022 7:00 pm CT on KET
Science Pioneers - S6 E7
- Sunday July 31, 2022 12:00 am ET on KET2
- Saturday July 30, 2022 11:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday July 29, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Friday July 29, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday July 29, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday July 29, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday July 28, 2022 1:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday July 28, 2022 12:00 am CT on KET
- Tuesday July 26, 2022 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday July 26, 2022 7:00 pm CT on KET
Secrets & Lies - S6 E6
- Sunday July 24, 2022 12:00 am ET on KET2
- Saturday July 23, 2022 11:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday July 22, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Friday July 22, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday July 22, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday July 22, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday July 21, 2022 1:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday July 21, 2022 12:00 am CT on KET
- Tuesday July 19, 2022 8:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday July 19, 2022 7:00 pm CT on KET
Grandparents and Other Strangers - S5 E1
- Sunday July 17, 2022 12:00 am ET on KET2
- Saturday July 16, 2022 11:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday July 15, 2022 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Friday July 15, 2022 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday July 15, 2022 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday July 15, 2022 12:00 pm CT on KET