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Finding Your Roots Season 11

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for its eleventh season on Nine PBS. Over the course of 10 new episodes, Gates and his team use genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis to trace the family trees of twenty compelling guests, telling stories that illuminate America’s fundamental diversity.

The guest roster for Season 11 includes actors Kristen Bell, Laurence Fishburne, Debra Messing, Michael Imperioli, Melanie Lynskey, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lea Salonga, Amanda Seyfried, Dax Shepard, and Sharon Stone; celebrity chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman; novelist Amy Tan; poet Rita Dove; historian Lonnie Bunch; talk show host Joy Behar; musician Rubén Blades; journalist Natalie Morales; and model Chrissy Teigen.

Tuesdays at 7 pm on Nine PBS and livestream.

Stream after broadcast on the PBS app.

Watch past episodes with Nine PBS Passport, a member benefit that provides you with extended access to an on-demand library of quality public television programming. Learn more about Nine PBS Passport.

Local support is provided by St. Louis County Library's Emerson History & Genealogy Center at the Clark Family Branch.

Episode Guide

January 7 - “Larger Than Life” 
- actors Lea Salonga (“Mulan”) and Amanda Seyfried (“The Dropout”)

January 14 - “La Famiglia” 
- talk show host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli (“The White Lotus”)

January 21 - “Stranger Than Fiction” 
- novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove  

January 28 - “Dreamers One and All” 
- actor Sharon Stone (“Basic Instinct”) and model Chrissy Teigen  

February 4 - “Family Recipes” 
- celebrity chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman  

February 11 - “Latin Roots” 
- musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales  

February 18 - “The Ties That Bind” 
- actors Kristen Bell (“The Good Place”) and Dax Shepard (“Parenthood”)  

February 25 - “The Butterfly Effect” 
- actors Debra Messing (”Will & Grace”) and Melanie Lynskey (“Yellowjackets”)  

April 1 - “Moving on Up” 
- historian Lonnie Bunch and actor Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Abbott Elementary”)  

April 8 - “Finding My Roots” 
- actor Laurence Fishburne (“The Matrix”) and host and executive producer Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Explore our shared histories with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. through iconic series like Making Black America, Finding Your Roots, and The Black Church.

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