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Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. Season 6 Episodes
Season 6 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 2019 - 2021
Episode 1
Hollywood Royalty
Tue, Oct 8, 2019 57 mins
The Season 6 premiere features Isabella Rossellini, Anjelica Huston and Mia Farrow, who learn surprising new revelations about their family histories.
Episode 2
Off the Farm
Tue, Oct 15, 2019 57 mins
The humble roots of comedic actors Melissa McCarthy and Eric Stonestreet are unearthed.
Episode 3
Homecomings
Sat, Nov 2, 2019 57 mins
Sterling K. Brown, Sasheer Zamata and Jon Batiste discover the places their ancestors called home.
Episode 4
This Land is My Land
Sat, Nov 9, 2019 57 mins
Henry Louis Gates Jr. reveals the unexpected family trees of Queen Latifah and Jeffrey Wright.
Episode 5
Beyond the Pale
Sat, Nov 16, 2019 57 mins
Jeff Goldblum, radio host Terry Gross, and comedian Marc Maron learn about their Jewish heritage.
Episode 6
Secrets & Lies
Sat, Nov 23, 2019 57 mins
Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado and Amy Ryan discover revelations about their family histories.
Episode 7
Science Pioneers
Sat, Nov 30, 2019 57 mins
The family trees of scientists Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson and Harold Varmus are traced.
Episode 8
Slave Trade
Tue, Feb 11, 2020 57 mins
The roots of director Ava DuVernay, actor S. Epatha Merkerson and musician Questlove are explored.
Episode 9
Italian Roots
Tue, Feb 18, 2020 60 mins
Marisa Tomei, Jimmy Kimmel and John Turturro learn about the sacrifices their ancestors made to bring their families from Italy to America.
Episode 10
Criminal Kind
Tue, Feb 25, 2020 57 mins
The family histories of Laura Linney, Lisa Ling and Soledad O'Brien reveal tricksters, scoundrels and criminals.
Episode 11
Fashion's Roots
Wed, Mar 4, 2020 57 mins
Icons of style Diane Von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, and RuPaul Charles discover ancestors.
Episode 12
DNA Mysteries
Wed, Mar 11, 2020 57 mins
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uses DNA detective work to solve mysteries in the family trees of actor Tea Leoni and radio host Joe Madison, introducing each of them to parents and grandparents whose names they've never heard before.
Episode 13
War Stories
Mon, Apr 27, 2020 57 mins
The ancestors of actor Julianne Moore, comedian Bill Hader and painter Kehinde Wiley are explored.
Episode 14
Flight
Wed, Nov 11, 2020 57 mins
Actors Scarlett Johansson and Lupita Nyong'o and chef Lidia Bastianich learn about their ancestors.
Episode 15
Breaking the Silences
Tue, Jan 5, 2021 57 mins
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family secrets of journalist Gayle King, director Jordan Peele, and comedian Issa Rae, introducing them to ancestors who are both black and white, raising profound questions about their family trees.
Episode 16
Coming to America
Tue, Jan 12, 2021 57 mins
Nancy Pelosi, Norah O'Donnell and Zac Posen learn about the journeys of their ancestors.
