An internal review found that Gates “violated PBS standards” by, among other things, not informing executives at PBS or producing station WNET about Affleck’s request to censor the show’s genealogical research into his ancestors.
After an internal review, an additional researcher/fact-checker, another genealogist and an expert in DNA-based genealogical research have been added.
In the new season of Finding Your Roots Gates traces the ancestral trails of 28 new guests including Maya Rudolph, Richard Branson, Soledad O’Brien, Bill Hader, Julianne Moore, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Senator John McCain, Norman Lear, Shonda Rhimes, and more.
Major corporate support for the third season of Finding Your Roots is provided by Ancestry.com
