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[08/19/25 - 12:02 PM] "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr." Announces Star-Studded Season 12 Line-Up Following the Second Consecutive Emmy Award Nomination for the Beloved Series The show's upcoming season premieres January 6 on PBS. |
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"FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR." ANNOUNCES STAR-STUDDED SEASON 12 LINE-UP FOLLOWING THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE EMMY AWARD NOMINATION FOR THE BELOVED SERIES
Season 12 Premieres January 6, 2026 on PBS and Features a Thrilling Roster of Celebrity Guests Spanning Actors, Musicians, Athletes and More
· Following its second consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nomination in Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special, FINDING YOUR ROOTS announces the celebrity guests for the show's upcoming twelfth season, premiering on PBS January 6.
The guest roster for this season includes actors Lizzy Caplan, Kristin Chenoweth, Liza Colón-Zayas, Darren Criss, Danielle Deadwyler, America Ferrera, Sanaa Lathan, Tracy Letts and Delroy Lindo; businessman Barry Diller; musicians Flea, Rhiannon Giddens, Wiz Khalifa and Lizzo; filmmaker Spike Lee; athletes Brittney Griner and Chris Paul; journalist Sara Haines; comedian Hasan Minhaj; and one additional celebrity guest to be announced.
· Host and Executive Producer Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shared, "I am thrilled to announce another season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS filled with inspiring stories from our wonderful guests that further show us that at the level of the genome, we are all 99% the same despite the forces that try to divide us. It's especially important to all of us at FINDING YOUR ROOTS that our viewers know, despite the loss of federal funding for public television, our show and PBS are not going anywhere. We encourage everyone to support PBS by becoming a member of your local PBS station if you aren't already, and continuing to spread the word about the great work PBS is doing."
FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., Season Twelve is a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Media, and Kunhardt Films, in association with WETA Washington, D.C. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the writer, host, and executive producer. Dyllan McGee and Peter Kunhardt are executive producers. Sabin Streeter is the senior producer. Natalia Warchol is the series producer. Deborah Clancy Porfido is the supervising producer. Kevin Burke is the producer. Robert L. Yacyshyn is the line producer. Sabin Streeter, Krista Whetstone and Natalia Warchol are directors.
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[08/19/25 - 12:02 PM] "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr." Announces Star-Studded Season 12 Line-Up Following the Second Consecutive Emmy Award Nomination for the Beloved Series The show's upcoming season premieres January 6 on PBS.
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[08/19/25 - 12:01 PM] Netflix Top 10 Week of August 11: "Wednesday" Charms at No. 1 For Another Top 10 Week "Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser," a three-part documentary exploring the reality show's biggest scandals, debuted at No. 2 in English TV with 7.5 million views.
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[08/19/25 - 11:54 AM] Video: "Fallout" Heads to New Vegas with Season Two Teaser-Trailer Debut The highly anticipated new season will premiere on December 17 with the eight-episode season rolling out with one new episode weekly until the season finale on February 4.
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[08/19/25 - 11:05 AM] Paramount+ Announces Two New Docuseries: "Don't Date Brandon" and "Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout." Both projects explore the dark undercurrents of digital connection, obsession and betrayal, and will stream exclusively on Paramount+ this fall.
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[08/19/25 - 11:00 AM] AMC Networks' September Highlights Include "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon," "Murder Before Evensong," "Guts & Glory" and More New additions include the new AMC+ exclusive series "The Red King," premiering Thursday, September 25.
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[08/19/25 - 10:13 AM] NBC Sports Delivers Most-Watched Premier League Opening Weekend in U.S., Headlined by Record-Setting Manchester United-Arsenal Match on NBC & Peacock The Manchester United-Arsenal match on NBC, Peacock, and NBC Sports Digital platforms on Sunday, featuring 2024-25 PL runner-up Arsenal earning a 1-0 victory, averaged 2.0 million viewers.
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[08/19/25 - 10:01 AM] Netflix's "The Vince Staples Show" Season 2 Date Announcement & First Look In the wake of a tragic death, Vince embarks on a wild journey in search of inner peace. However, his path is littered with reminders of his haunted past.
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[08/19/25 - 10:00 AM] Video: First-Look Trailer of "Celebrity Weakest Link" Premiering Monday, Sept. 15 at 9/8c on FOX and Next Day on Hulu The premiere season showcases celebrities competing in themed-episodes including a "Glee" Homecoming, TV Moms, Ex-Wives Club, 8 Degrees of Jane, Roasters, Reality Couples, High School Reunion, TV Doctors, Holiday Night, Football Legends and more!
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[08/19/25 - 09:03 AM] FOX Sports Delivers Network's Most-Watched NFL Preseason Game Since 2021 This past Sunday, 5.1 million viewers tuned in to FOX's preseason coverage of the Chicago Bears 38-0 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
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[08/19/25 - 08:31 AM] Cristela Alonzo Returns to Netflix with Even More Class in New Special, "Upper Classy" In this newest special, Cristela is in the pursuit of happiness.
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[08/19/25 - 08:30 AM] The American Music Awards Returns to CBS and Paramount+ in 2026 with a New 5-Year Partnership Following this year's top-rated broadcast, the 52nd American Music Awards will return with a must-see live show Memorial Day weekend, May 2026 from Las Vegas.
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[08/19/25 - 08:19 AM] "Big Cats 24/7" Season 2 Premieres September 10, 2025 on PBS Over six new episodes, an elite team of wildlife filmmakers returns to Botswana's breathtaking Okavango Delta to follow the dramatic lives of its lions, leopards and cheetahs, day and night, in one of Africa's last wildernesses.
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[08/19/25 - 08:01 AM] Video: National Geographic Unveils Jet-Fueled Trailer for New Docuseries "Top Guns: The Next Generation," Taking Viewers Inside the U.S. Navy's Elite Aviation Program The six-part series premieres September 16 at 9:00/8:00c on National Geographic and streams the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.
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[08/19/25 - 08:01 AM] Video: "Wolf King" - Season 2 Trailer - Netflix As he fights for his throne and faces enemies from all sides, Drew learns the heavy burden of being king - and the daunting task of choosing a queen.
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[08/19/25 - 08:01 AM] Apple's Emmy-Nominated Comedy "Palm Royale" Returns for Season Two on November 12 Season one of "Palm Royale" was led by a renowned ensemble cast including Allison Janney, Ricky Martin, Carol Burnett, Josh Lucas, Leslie Bibb, Amber Chardae Robinson, Mindy Cohn, Julia Duffy and Kaia Gerber.
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