Episode guide
Finding Your Roots: Season 3
10 episodes · premiered Jan 5, 2016
Dr. Gates explores the genealogy of celebrities using the records left behind and DNA technology.
- Episode 1: The Stories We Tell Jan 5, 2016 · 1h Discover the unsolved mysteries behind the family stories of political organizer Donna Brazile, actor Ty Burrell and artist Kara Walker as they learn how the legacy of slavery has shaped…
- Episode 2: The Irish Factor Jan 12, 2016 · 1h Explore the shared Irish ancestry of three powerful social commentators of our times, Bill Maher, Soledad O'Brien, and Bill O'Reilly.
- Episode 3: In Search Of Freedom Jan 19, 2016 · 1h Learn how the ancestors of Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes and Keenen Ivory Wayans struggled for freedom, and how each of these cultural trailblazers gain a new understanding of how they fit…
- Episode 4: Tragedy + Time = Comedy Jan 26, 2016 · 1h Uncover a history of tragedies and triumphs in the families of three of America’s funniest men–Jimmy Kimmel, Norman Lear and Bill Hader—as they learn how comedy truly has its place in all…
- Episode 5: Visionaries Feb 2, 2016 · 1h Discover how the ancestors of business mogul Richard Branson and architects Maya Lin and Frank Gehry took audacious risks to create opportunities, and how their luck, ingenuity and…
- Episode 6: War Stories Feb 9, 2016 · 1h Patricia Arquette, Senator John McCain, and Julianne Moore explore their genealogical heritage with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Episode 7: Family Reunions Feb 16, 2016 · 1h Uncover family mysteries about two legends of hip hop, Sean Combs and LL Cool J, through the use of DNA technology, which reveals information that shakes their very foundations.
- Episode 8: The Pioneers Feb 23, 2016 · 1h Discover how Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros are connected to pioneers who broke new ground and paved the way for their modern day descendants to continue shaping…
- Episode 9: The Long Way Home Mar 1, 2016 · 1h Discover how actress Julianna Margulies, author Azar Nafisi and chef Lidia Bastianich are bound together by their ancestors’ singular and deeply human desire to preserve their most…
- Episode 10: Maps of Stars Mar 8, 2016 · 1h Learn how Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow, who last shared the screen together in 1969, also share a history of tragic deaths in their families that played major roles in shaping future…