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.

Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. ... In 1977, ‘Roots’ Broke Records. ... Oddities abounded at the 29th Primetime Emmys in 1977, ...

In 1977, ABC miniseries “Roots” proved to be a phenomenon, raking in an astounding average of 31.9 million households over eight nights. Perhaps that explains why History just re-made the ...

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 ...

Roots was an important moment in cultural history in 1977 when it premiered on TV and nearly four decades later, A+E Networks is hoping to repeat that. But more important is the history of slavery ...

LeVar Burton is co-executive producer of the 'Roots' remake. (Reading Rainbow) A new "Roots" is coming in 2016. Incorporating material from Alex Haley's novel "Roots: The Saga of an American ...