Finding Your Roots · S11 · E3
Stranger Than Fiction
Traveling across China and the American South to reveal the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove.
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Traveling across China and the American South to reveal the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove.
Season 11
1Larger Than Life
Jan 7, 2025
Research into the ancestry of singer Lea Salonga and actress Amanda Seyfried reveals relatives who survived heart-wrenching ordeals.
2La Famiglia
Jan 14, 2025
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli.
3Stranger Than Fiction
Jan 21, 2025Now viewing
Traveling across China and the American South to reveal the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove.
4Dreamers One and All
Jan 28, 2025
Exploring the ancestry of actress Sharon Stone and model Chrissy Teigen includes travelling across Europe and Thailand.
5Family Recipes
Feb 4, 2025
Exploring the ancestry of chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman.
6Latin Roots
Feb 11, 2025
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales.
7The 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.
8The Butterfly Effect
Feb 25, 2025
Actresses Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey explore the stories of their ancestors whose bold decisions reshaped their families.
9Moving 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.
10Finding 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.