Finding Your Roots (2012)

Season 11

January 7, 2025 10 Episodes

Episodes

Episode 1
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Larger Than Life

Jan 7, 2025

Research into the ancestry of singer Lea Salonga and actress Amanda Seyfried reveals relatives who survived heart-wrenching ordeals.

Episode 2
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La Famiglia

Jan 14, 2025

Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli.

Episode 3
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Stranger Than Fiction

Jan 21, 2025

Traveling across China and the American South to reveal the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove.

Episode 4
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Dreamers One and All

Jan 28, 2025

Exploring the ancestry of actress Sharon Stone and model Chrissy Teigen includes travelling across Europe and Thailand.

Episode 5

Family Recipes

Feb 4, 2025

Exploring the ancestry of chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman.

Episode 6

Latin Roots

Feb 11, 2025

Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales.

Episode 7

The Ties That Bind

Feb 18, 2025

Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard learn about their family histories, which includes stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals.

Episode 8

The Butterfly Effect

Feb 25, 2025

Actresses Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey explore the stories of their ancestors whose bold decisions reshaped their families.

Episode 9

Moving on Up

Apr 1, 2025

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lonnie Bunch - two African Americans trace their ancestors, who overcame slavery and traveled from southern plantations to northern cities, forging prosperous families despite adversity.

Episode 10

Finding My Roots

Apr 8, 2025

Family mysteries: actor Laurence Fishburne and scholar Henry Lewis Gates, Jr. peer into their mysterious family roots using DNA evidence to track down lost family members and their histories.