Jan 7, 2025
Research into the ancestry of singer Lea Salonga and actress Amanda Seyfried reveals relatives who survived heart-wrenching ordeals.
Finding Your Roots
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.
Season 11 Episodes
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Jan 14, 2025
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli.
Jan 21, 2025
Traveling across China and the American South to reveal the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove.
Jan 28, 2025
Exploring the ancestry of actress Sharon Stone and model Chrissy Teigen includes travelling across Europe and Thailand.
Feb 4, 2025
Exploring the ancestry of chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman.
Feb 11, 2025
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales.
Feb 18, 2025
Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard learn about their family histories, which includes stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals.
Feb 25, 2025
Actresses Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey explore the stories of their ancestors whose bold decisions reshaped their families.
Apr 1, 2025
Laurence Fishburne and Sheryl Lee Ralph learn about their family histories.
Apr 8, 2025
A solution to a mystery that has haunted the Gates family for generations is revealed.
Season 11 FAQ
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
When did Finding Your Roots Season 11 premiere?
Finding Your Roots Season 11 premiered on January 7, 2025.
How many episodes are in Finding Your Roots Season 11?
Finding Your Roots Season 11 has 10 episodes.
What is the first episode of Finding Your Roots Season 11?
The season opens with Season 11 Episode 1, "Larger Than Life". It aired on January 7, 2025.
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