Roots (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama, History
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1977-01-23
Ended: 1977-01-30
Network: ABC
Country: US
Airs on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Air time: 20:00
Runtime: 120 minutes
Average rating: 8
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.