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Finding Your Roots
Air Date: 01/24/23

Henry Louis Gates explores the family trees of pop icon Cyndi Lauper and actors Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo, introducing them to ancestors whose stories were forgotten when their families immigrated to the United States. Drawing on long-lost records from Italy, Korea, Mexico, and Switzerland, Gates helps his guests to re-imagine their families and connect to their vanished histories.

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Hidden Kin
S9 Ep1 | 52m 11s
Air Date: 01/03/23 | Expires: 01/02/27 | Rating: TV-PG

We explore Edward Norton and Julia Roberts' roots, revealing their hidden connections.

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Salem’s Lot
S9 Ep2 | 52m 11s
Air Date: 01/10/23 | Expires: 01/09/27 | Rating: TV-PG

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels on a journey into their roots.

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Secret Lives
S9 Ep3 | 52m 11s
Air Date: 01/17/23 | Expires: 01/16/27 | Rating: TV-PG

Comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash discover scandals hidden within their roots.

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Far from Home
S9 Ep4 | 52m 11s
Air Date: 01/24/23 | Expires: 01/23/27 | Rating: TV-PG

Cyndi Lauper, Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo uncover the stories of their immigrant ancestors

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Rising From the Ashes
S9 Ep5 | 52m 11s
Air Date: 01/31/23 | Expires: 01/30/27 | Rating: TV-PG

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis.

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Family: Lost and Found
S9 Ep6 | 52m 11s
Air Date: 02/07/23 | Expires: 02/06/27 | Rating: TV-PG

Joe Manganiello and Tony Gonzalez discover close relatives whose names they’ve never heard

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Chosen
S9 Ep7 | 52m 11s
Air Date: 02/14/23 | Expires: 02/13/27

David Duchovny and Richard Kind trace their Jewish roots from Eastern Europe to the US.

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And Still I Rise
S9 Ep8 | 52m 11s
Air Date: 02/21/23 | Expires: 02/20/27 | Rating: TV-PG

Henry Louis Gates reveals the unexpected family trees of Angela Y. Davis and Jeh Johnson

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Anchormen
S9 Ep9 | 52m 11s
Air Date: 03/28/23 | Expires: 03/27/27 | Rating: TV-PG

Journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones uncover the ancestors who blazed a trail for them.

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Out of the Past
S9 Ep10 | 52m 11s
Air Date: 04/04/23 | Expires: 04/03/27 | Rating: TV-PG

Henry Louis Gates uncovers the lost roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley.

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