Season 9 Announced for Finding Your Roots; 5-Month Wait for Season Premiere

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. started its Season 9 promotions a bit early with its first Season 9 trailer released on July 28, 2022. It can be seen on the show's Face Book page or on its YouTube Channel. Season 9 of Finding Your Roots actually starts in January 2023 with 10 episodes and 21 guests! So we have quite a wait for the new season packed with new celebrity subjects/guests.

Here are the celebrity guests revealed on FaceBook and spotted in the trailer so far: Cyndi Lauper, Tony Gonzalez, Claire Danes, Carol Burnett, Viola Davis, David Duchovny, Jamie Chung, Danny Trejo, Tamera Mowry, Edward Norton, Julia Roberts, Joe Manganiello, Van Jones, Niecy Nash, Jeff Daniels, Brian Cox, Angela Davis, and Billy Crudup. Also, according to a press release this season includes, Jim Acosta, Jeh Johnson, and Richard Kind, which makes for 21.

Season 9 of the show premieres on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, on PBS.

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