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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Debra Messing & Melanie Lynskey to ancestors who made bold decisions that forever reshaped their family trees. Moving from shtetls in Eastern Europe to a fruit stand in NY City to the wilds of New Zealand, Gates introduces his guests to relatives who took great risks, overcame enormous hardships—and unwittingly transformed the lives of their descendants.
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Preview Season 11 Episode 8 Length 00:30 Premiere: 02/25/25

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Season 11 Episodes

Finding My Roots
S11 E10 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 04/08/25

Moving On Up
S11 E9 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 04/01/25

The Butterfly Effect
S11 E8 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 02/25/25

The Ties That Bind
S11 E7 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 02/18/25

Latin Roots
S11 E6 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 02/11/25

Family Recipes
S11 E5 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 02/04/25

Dreamers One And All
S11 E4 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 01/28/25

Stranger Than Fiction
S11 E3 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 01/21/25

La Famiglia
S11 E2 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 01/14/25

Larger Than Life
S11 E1 Length 52:10 Premiere Date 01/07/25

The Butterfly Effect Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 02/25/25

Debra Messing's Polish Ancestors Voyaged to New York
Clip Length 03:53 Premiere Date 02/25/25

Melanie Lynskey Learns of a Long-Lost Relative
Clip Length 04:21 Premiere Date 02/25/25

Season 11: Inside Look
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 12/03/24

Season 11: Extended Trailer
Preview Length 03:13 Premiere Date 09/19/24

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Escape from Nazi Germany
Clip Length 04:54 Premiere Date 12/20/10

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Famous German Ancestor

Clip Length 01:59 Premiere Date 12/20/10

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Song of the South - S12 E9

Explore the family secrets of actor Danielle Deadwyler and musician Rhiannon Giddens.

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Rags to Riches - S12 E10

Mapping the roots of actress Kate Burton and media mogul Barry Diller.

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Puritans and Pioneers - S4 E3

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Actors Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, and William H. Macy trace their nonconformist ancestors through American conflicts - the Civil War and the American Revolution, all the way back to the Puritan establishment.

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Hidden in the Genes - S8 E1

Rebecca Hall and Lee Daniels learn about family mysteries through DNA detective work, illuminating history and their own identities.

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In the Blood - S10 E9

Actor Michael Douglas and writer/director Lena Dunham explore their family roots.

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Far from Home - S9 E4

Jamie Chung, Cyndi Lauper and Danny Trejo retrace the journeys of their immigrant ancestors.

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Song of the South - S12 E9

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The Butterfly Effect - S11 E8

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Larger Than Life - S11 E1

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Born to Sing - S10 E1

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