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.

Below is Newsday's review of the original 1977 series, which ran in the newspaper's Thursday, Jan. 27 edition. With ‘Roots,’ very few nits to pick Sure there are some things wrong with ...

On Jan. 23, 1977, ABC aired the television adaptation of Alex Haley's landmark novel Roots.

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.

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.

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 ...

A remake of groundbreaking 1977 miniseries Roots, ... Roots TV mini-series to be remade. Published. 6 November 2013. ... The 1977 series aired over eight consecutive nights on ABC in the US, ...

“Roots” is getting a reboot. Variety has confirmed that History will be remaking the 1977 miniseries after nabbing the rights to the original from Mark Wolper, son of late “Roots” exec ...

A remake of groundbreaking 1977 miniseries Roots, ... Roots TV mini-series to be remade. Published. 6 November 2013. ... The 1977 series aired over eight consecutive nights on ABC in the US, ...

Roots TV series should be banned from British classrooms for being 'Eurocentric', teachers are told as they vote to 'decolonise' the curriculum. ... Roots, made in 1977, ...