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Finding Your Roots | February 2022

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Finding Your Roots, season eight features 10 new episodes showcasing guests who have excelled in a wide array of fields, each with ancestral stories that touch on the human experience and bring insight into how they became the trailblazers they are today.

FINDING YOUR ROOTS
MEXICAN ROOTS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 7 PM

Guests Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor look at the Mexican American experience as seen through the lens of two families.


Airdates: 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 02/01/2022 @ 7 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/02/2022 @ 12 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 02/03/2022 @ 4 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 02/06/2022 @ 2 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/07/2022 @ 4 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 02/06/2022 @ 8 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 02/07/2022 @ 12 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 02/07/2022 @ 8 AM
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FINDING YOUR ROOTS
FIGHTERS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 7 PM

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. sits down with Terry Crews and Tony Danza, both guests who overcame adversity to discover they aren’t the first in their families to beat the odds through sheer force of will.


Airdates: 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 02/08/2022 @ 7 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/09/2022 @ 12 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 02/10/2022 @ 4 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 02/13/2022 @ 8 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 02/14/2022 @ 12 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/14/2022 @ 4 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 02/14/2022 @ 8 AM

FINDING YOUR ROOTS
FORGOTTEN JOURNEYS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 7 PM

John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace the paths of their ancestors, uncovering crucial pieces of their own identities that were lost on the journey to America.


Airdates: 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 02/15/2022 @ 7 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/16/2022 @ 12 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 02/17/2022 @ 4 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 02/20/2022 @ 2 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 02/21/2022 @ 4 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 02/20/2022 @ 8 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 02/21/2022 @ 12 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 02/21/2022 @ 8 AM
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FINDING YOUR ROOTS:
SONGS OF THE PAST
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 7 PM

Broadway stars Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane meet a cast of inspiring ancestors hidden in the branches of their family trees.

Airdates: 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 02/22/2022 @ 7 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 02/23/2022 @ 12 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 02/24/2022 @ 4 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sun, 02/27/2022 @ 8 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 02/28/2022 @ 12 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 02/28/2022 @ 8 AM