Roots was so successful that it won nine of the 37 Emmy Awards for which it was nominated, as well as a Golden Globe and a Peabody, and it spawned spin-off series that did well in their own rights.

The History channel's adaptation of Alex Haley's miniseries "Roots" premieres on Memorial Day (Monday, May 30). Below is Newsday's review of the original 1977 series, which ran in the newspaper's ...

The original 12-hour version of 'Roots' aired in 1977. An eight-hour retooling of the 'Roots' saga begins at 9 p.m. Monday, May 30, on History, A&E and Lifetime.

T he remake of Roots coming to TV over the Memorial Day holiday has big shoes to fill, given the impact of the original 1977 miniseries based on Alex Haley’s book: the eight episodes broke ...

TV One will showcase the the original 1977 miniseries “Roots” in primetime later this month. The original series aired over eight consecutive nights on ABC in January 1977.

A "Roots" TV series for a new generation begins Monday night. Here's what some of the actors who star in the four-part event say about bringing this history to the screen in a remake of the 1977 ...

Roots was the most-watched miniseries in the US when it aired in 1977. Can the remake match it? Jennifer Keishin Armstrong takes a look.

“Drama Deconstructed,” the third episode of the CNN Original Series “See It Loud: The History of Black Television,” will air Sunday, July 23 at 9 p.m. ET. When the miniseries “Roots ...

"Roots" premiered on ABC in January 1977, ... The original members of the TV show “Roots,” pictured on May 11, ... For the original cast of ‘Roots,’ it was a mind-blowing series ...

America's biggest Bicentennial firecracker actually exploded three weeks after 1976. "Roots," which began its momentous eight-night run on ABC-TV on Jan. 23, 1977 – 40 years ago this month ...

TV One will showcase the the original 1977 miniseries “Roots” in primetime later this month. The original series aired over eight consecutive nights on ABC in January 1977. TV One’s airings ...