Season 8 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is set to premiere on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on PBS.

The series will feature 21 guests in 10 new episodes.

Jan. 4 – filmmaker Lee Daniels and actress Rebecca Hall

Jan. 11 – activists Anita Hill and Brittany Packnett Cunningham

Jan. 18 – restaurateur David Chang and actor Raul Esparza

Jan. 25 – actresses Pamela Adion and Kathryn Hahn

Feb. 1 – actress Melissa Villasenor and talk show host Mario Lopez

Feb. 8 – actors Terry Crews and Tony Danza

Feb. 15 – actors Lena Waithe and John Leguizamo

Feb. 22 – actors Leslie Odom Jr. and Nathan Lane

April 12 – actress Regina King and filmmaker Damon Lindelof

April 19 – actress Amy Carlson, fashion designer Andre Leon Talley and journalist Erin Burnett

To see previous episodes of the show, go to: https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/

Something to look forward to early next year! Season 8 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is set to premiere in January 2022 on PBS.

The series will feature 21 guests in 10 new episodes. Some of the stars that will be featured include:

Actors Amy Carlson (Blue Bloods), Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Tony Danza,  Raúl Esparza (Law & Order: SVU), Kathryn Hahn (Wandavision), Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Passing), Nathan Lane, John Leguizamo,  Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton), and Melissa Villaseñor (Saturday Night Live); filmmakers Lee Daniels and Damon Lindelof ; fashion legend André Leon Talley; journalist Erin Burnett; talk show and radio host Mario Lopez; restaurateur David Chang; and activists Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill.

To see previous episodes of the show, go to: https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/

New episodes of “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr” will be aired in October and November on PBS stations on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m.

The schedule will be:

Tuesday, October 20:

DNA Mysteries: Téa Leoni, and Joe Madison

Tuesday, November 10:

War Stories: Kehinde Wiley, Julianne Moore, and Bill Hader

Tuesday, November 17:

Flight: Lupita Nyong’o, Lidia Bastianich, and Scarlett Johansson

For more information about these episodes or previous seasons, go to: https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/

New episodes of “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr” will be aired in October and November on PBS stations on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m.

The schedule will be:

Tuesday, October 13:

Fashion Roots: Diane von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, and RuPaul Charles

Tuesday, October 20:

DNA Mysteries: Téa Leoni, and Joe Madison

Tuesday, November 10:

War Stories: Kehinde Wiley, Julianne Moore, and Bill Hader

Tuesday, November 17:

Flight: Lupita Nyong’o, Lidia Bastianich, and Scarlett Johansson

For more information about these episodes or previous seasons, go to: https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/

The PBS series “Finding Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will conclude this Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 8 p.m.

The final episode will feature: Laura Linney, Lisa Ling and Soledad O’Brien.

To watch previous episodes in this series or for more information, go to the show website at: https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/

The PBS series “Finding Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., continues with new episodes on Tuesday nights in January and February.

Feb. 18 – Marisa Tomei, Jimmy Kimmel and John Turturro

Feb. 25 – Laura Linney, Lisa Ling and Soledad O’Brien

For more information, go to the show website at: https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/

The PBS series “Finding Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., continues with new episodes on Tuesday nights in January and February.

Feb. 4 – Harold Varmus, Francis Collins and Shirley Jackson

Feb. 11 – Questlove, S. Epatha Merkerson and Ava DuVernay

Feb. 18 – Marisa Tomei, Jimmy Kimmel and John Turturro

Feb. 25 – Laura Linney, Lisa Ling and Soledad O’Brien

For more information, go to the show website at: https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/