Finding Your Roots- Season 6

Photo: Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Terry Gross.

Exciting sixth season returns to explore the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of popular figures.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and producers use genealogical sleuthing to reveal long-buried secrets. Spanning the globe, the series compiles family trees that trace throughout the United States and Canada; Latin America and the Caribbean; and Germany, Poland, Ireland, Russia and more. Episode to episode, audiences meet guests’ ancestors who were businesspeople and bootleggers, war heroes and criminals, farmers and immigrants, the persecuted and the persevering under the most extraordinary circumstances. Together, the arc of each guest’s family personalizes history while emphasizing the human connections that unite us.

Homecomings SDPB1: Tuesday, January 7, 7pm (6 MT) Actor Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), comedian Sasheer Zamata (Saturday Night Live), and musician Jon Batiste (bandleader on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), discover the unexpected places their ancestors called home, providing new insight into the people and places that made them who they are today.

This Land Is My Land SDPB1: Tuesday, January 14, 7pm (6 MT) Entertainer Queen Latifah and actor Jeffrey Wright (Westworld, Angels in America) redefine their sense of the black experience — and challenging preconceptions about America’s past.

Beyond the Pale SDPB1: Tuesday, January 21, 7pm (6 MT) Explore the Jewish heritages of actor Jeff Goldblum, radio host Terry Gross and comedian Marc Maron, uncovering previously unknown stories that show each share much more with their ancestors than a religious tradition.

Secrets & Lies SDPB1: Tuesday, January 28, 7pm (6 MT) Actors Sigourney Weaver (Ghostbusters, Gorillas in the Mist), Justina Machado (One Day at a Time, Six Feet Under) and Amy Ryan (The Wire, The Office, Bridge of Spies) unearth surprising revelations about their family histories, forever altering how they see themselves.