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Finding Your Roots Season 6 Episodes
Season 6 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 2019 - 2021
Episode 1
Hollywood Royalty
Tue, Oct 8, 2019
Three actresses who come from Hollywood royalty, Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow (whose segment is taken from Maps of the Stars (2016)) and Isabella Rossellini, learn their family histories.
Episode 2
Off the Farm
Tue, Oct 15, 2019
Melissa McCarthy and Eric Stonestreet, two comics who moved away from their homey family farms to pursue a career in fashion and clownship only to find unexpected success in Hollywood, learn what they have in common with their ancestors.
Episode 3
Homecomings
Tue, Jan 7, 202052 mins
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actor Sterling K. Brown, comedian Sasheer Zamata and musician Jon Batiste discover the unexpected places their ancestors once called home, providing new insight into the people and places that made them who they are today.
Episode 4
This Land Is My Land
Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals to his two guests, musician Queen Latifah and actor Jeffrey Wright, how their ancestors' uncommonly well documented experience in America reflects on their success.
Episode 5
Beyond the Pale
Tue, Jan 21, 2020
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the Jewish heritages of actor Jeff Goldblum, radio host Terry Gross, and comedian Marc Maron, uncovering previously unknown stories that show each shares much more with their ancestors than a religious tradition.
Episode 6
Secrets & Lies
Tue, Jan 28, 2020
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actors Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado, and Amy Ryan unearth surprising revelations about their family histories, forever altering how they see themselves.
Episode 7
Science Pioneers
Tue, Feb 4, 2020
Three esteemed science pioneers are featured: Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson and Harold E. Varmus.
Episode 8
Slave Trade
Tue, Feb 11, 202052 mins
Clip show episode compiling three previous stories about people whose families' lives were forever changed in shocking and surprising ways by the slave trade: Ava DuVernay, S. Epatha Merkerson and Questlove.
Episode 9
Italian Roots
Tue, Feb 18, 2020
Clip show episode compiling three previous stories about famous people with Italian roots whose families were forced to flee Europe due to poverty, disaster and intolerance: Jimmy Kimmel, Marisa Tomei and John Turturro.
Episode 10
Criminal Kind
Tue, Feb 25, 2020
The family histories of Laura Linney, Lisa Ling and Soledad O'Brien reveal tricksters, scoundrels and criminals.
Episode 11
Fashion's Roots
Tue, Oct 13, 2020
Designers Diane van Fürstenberg and Narciso Rodriguez and actor RuPaul Charles learn about their ancestors.
Episode 12
DNA Mysteries
Tue, Oct 20, 202052 mins
DNA detective work is used to solve mysteries in the family trees of Ann Curry, actress Téa Leoni and radio host Joe Madison.
Episode 13
War Stories
Tue, Nov 10, 202052 mins
Kehinde Wiley, Julianne Moore and Bill Hader research their family's military service.
Episode 14
Flight
Tue, Nov 17, 2020
The families of Lupita Nyong'o, Lidia Bastianich and Scarlett Johansson crisscross the globe to escape oppression and find opportunity.
Episode 15
Breaking Silences
Tue, Jan 5, 202152 mins
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family secrets of journalist Gayle King, film director Jordan Peele, and comedian Issa Rae, introducing them to ancestors who raise profound questions about the shape and meaning of their family trees.
Episode 16
Coming to America
Tue, Jan 12, 2021
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Nancy Pelosi, Norah O'Donnell and Zac Posen explore their immigrant roots, retracing the journeys of their ancestors who arrived in the United States with little more than a dream.
