The BEST episodes of Finding Your Roots season 11
Every episode of Finding Your Roots season 11, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Finding Your Roots season 11!
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the 12th and latest series from the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar. In this 10-part series, Professor Gates continues the quest he begun in African American Lives 1 and 2 and Faces of America delving into the genealogy and genetics of an all new group of famous Americans. The series combines history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family, and identity in today's America. Each hour features a different pair of celebrity guests, who are bound together by an intimate, sometimes hidden link, whether it be as old friends, through long-lost relatives, or even through a common ancestral past.
#1 - Finding My Roots
Season 11 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/8/2025
DNA detective work solves longstanding family mysteries for actor Laurence Fishburne and scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Watch Now:Apple TV#2 - The Butterfly Effect
Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2025
Actresses Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey explore the stories of their ancestors whose bold decisions reshaped their families.
Watch Now:Apple TV#3 - Latin Roots
Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2025
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales.
Watch Now:Apple TV#4 - The Ties That Bind
Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2025
Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard learn about their family histories, which includes stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals.
Watch Now:Apple TV#5 - La Famiglia
Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2025
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli.
Watch Now:Apple TV#6 - Stranger Than Fiction
Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2025
Traveling across China and the American South to reveal the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove.
Watch Now:Apple TV#7 - Family Recipes
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2025
Exploring the ancestry of chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman.
Watch Now:Apple TV#8 - Moving on Up
Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/1/2025
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph & historian Lonnie Bunch.
Watch Now:Apple TV#9 - Larger Than Life
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2025
Research into the ancestry of singer Lea Salonga and actress Amanda Seyfried reveals relatives who survived heart-wrenching ordeals.
Watch Now:Apple TV#10 - Dreamers One and All
Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2025
Exploring the ancestry of actress Sharon Stone and model Chrissy Teigen includes travelling across Europe and Thailand.
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