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FINDING YOUR ROOTS

Season 11 Premieres Tuesday, January 7 - April 8, 2025, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET

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Overview

The acclaimed series returns with Professor Gates exploring the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of popular figures.

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Larger Than Life

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. connects Lea Salonga & Amanda Seyfried to their dramatic ancestors.

  • Airdate Tuesday, January 7, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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La Famiglia

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the Italian roots of Joy Behar & Michael Imperioli.

  • Airdate Tuesday, January 14, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Original1/14/2025
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Stranger Than Fiction

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals inspiring ancestors of novelist Amy Tan & poet Rita Dove.

  • Airdate Tuesday, January 21, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Dreamers One and All

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the ancestry of actor Sharon Stone & model Chrissy Teigen.

  • Airdate Tuesday, January 28, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Original1/28/2025
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Family Recipes

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the ancestry of notable chefs José Andrés & Sean Sherman.

  • Airdate Tuesday, February 4, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Original2/4/2025
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Latin Roots

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets musician Rubén Blades & journalist Natalie Morales.

  • Airdate Tuesday, February 11, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Original2/11/2025
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The Ties That Bind

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of married actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard.

  • Airdate Tuesday, February 18, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Original2/18/2025
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The Butterfly Effect

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of actors Debra Messing & Melanie Lynskey.

  • Airdate Tuesday, February 25, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Original2/25/2025
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Moving On Up

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph & historian Lonnie Bunch.

  • Airdate Tuesday, April 1, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Original4/1/2025
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Finding My Roots

Family mysteries are solved for actor Laurence Fishburne & scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

  • Airdate Tuesday, April 8, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Original4/8/2025
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Write My Name in the Book of Life

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Pharrell Williams and Kasi Lemmons discover their enslaved ancestors.

  • Original2/16/2021
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Country Roots

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the backgrounds of country music icons Clint Black and Rosanne Cash.

  • Original2/23/2021
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Hidden Kin

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Julia Roberts and Edward Norton discover their connections to history.

  • Original1/3/2023
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Salem's Lot

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels through scenes from America’s past.

  • Original1/10/2023
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Secret Lives

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash solve deep family mysteries.

  • Original1/17/2023
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Far From Home

Henry Louis Gates helps Cyndi Lauper, Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo uncover their families’ lost stories.

  • Original1/24/2023
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Rising from the Ashes

Henry Louis Gates traces the family trees of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis.

  • Original1/31/2023
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Lost and Found

Henry Louis Gates uses DNA to solve mysteries for actor Joe Manganiello and football star Tony Gonzalez.

  • Original2/7/2023
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Chosen

Henry Louis Gates traces the roots of David Duchovny and Richard Kind to Jewish communities in Europe.

  • Original2/14/2023
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And Still I Rise

Henry Louis Gates reveals the unexpected roots of activist Angela Y. Davis and statesman Jeh Johnson.

  • Original2/21/2023
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Anchormen

Henry Louis Gates introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to their ancestors.

  • Original3/28/2023
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