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The miniseries was watched by an estimated 130 million [18] [19] [20] and 140 million [21] [22] viewers total (more than half of the U.S. 1977 population of 221 million—the largest viewership ever attracted by any type of television series in US history as tallied by Nielsen Media Research) and averaged a 44.9 rating [21] and 66% to 80% ...
Aricles relating to the television miniseries Roots and its spin-offs. It is based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, set during and after the era of slavery in the United States. The series first aired on ABC in January 1977 over eight consecutive nights.
Roots (TV miniseries) (6 P) Pages in category "1970s American television miniseries" ... Roots (1977 miniseries) Roots: The Next Generations; S. Salem's Lot (1979 ...
The novel was quickly adapted as a hugely popular television miniseries, Roots (1977). Together, the novel and series were a cultural sensation in the United States. The novel spent forty-six weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, including twenty-two weeks at number one. The last seven chapters of the novel were later adapted in the ...
Kunta Kinte's life story figured in two US television series based on the book: the original 1977 TV miniseries Roots, [2] and a 2016 remake of the same name. In the original miniseries, the character was portrayed as a teenager by LeVar Burton and as an adult by John Amos. In the 2016 miniseries, he is portrayed by Malachi Kirby. [3]
Television debut; series regular 1975–1976 Police Woman: Head Nurse/Dr. Dorothy Bailey/Dr. Georgia Kimberly 3 episodes 1977 Roots: Matilda Moore TV Miniseries 3 episodes 1977 Rafferty: Sara Ridley Episode: "Brothers & Sons" 1977 Heroes: Jane Adcox film debut 1977–1978 Szysznyk: Ms. Harrison series regular; 15 episodes 1978 Coming Home ...
Roots: The Next Generations is an American television miniseries based on the last seven chapters of Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family.First aired on ABC in February 1979, it is a sequel to the 1977 Roots miniseries, tracing the lives of Kunta Kinte's descendants in Henning, Tennessee, from 1882 to 1967.
His greatest success came with the 1977 miniseries Roots. Adapting the 1976 novel by Alex Haley, Lee wrote four of the series' twelve episodes, and co-wrote four others. [2] He and William Blinn received a 1977 Humanitas Prize for writing "Part IV" of Roots, [2] and Lee was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Part V".