[Editor’s Note: We just received this press release from PBS announcing that there will be another season of Finding Your Roots with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr! The press release has been edited (see [SNIP]) and it can be read in its entirety here. ]

PBS Announces Fall 2017 Schedule

 

ARLINGTON, VA; July 12, 2017 – PBS today announced its fall 2017 lineup, as well as the January 2018 broadcast of TONY BENNETT: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE, a PBS music special taping this fall to honor the singer, this year’s recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. returns with a new season (October 3) to explore the fascinating family trees of popular figures including Aziz Ansari, Scarlett Johansson, Larry David, Garrison Keillor, Amy Schumer, Ted Danson, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Ana Navarro, Christopher Walken, Ava DuVernay, Bryant Gumbel and others.

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The fall season includes additional shows, specials and series. Please check full listings below. For more information about fall programs, visit pressroom.pbs.org.

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FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., SEASON 4

(Tuesdays, October 3 – December 26, 8-9 pm ET)

The acclaimed series returns with Professor Gates exploring the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of popular figures including Aziz Ansari, Scarlett Johansson, Ted Danson, Larry David, Ava DuVernay, Bryant Gumbel, Garrison Keillor, William H. Macy, Suzanne Malveaux, Ana Navarro, Amy Schumer, Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Walken and more.

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