Access to this video is a benefit for members through PBS Passport.
Back to Show
Watch Preview
Finding Your Roots
The Ties That Bind
Season 11
Episode 7
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard—a married couple who discover that their ancestors had some remarkable similarities. In stories that span continents and centuries, Gates introduces Kristen and Dax to the soldiers, settlers, and criminals who make up their roots, allowing his guests to understand themselves—and their families--as never before.
- Airdates
- Tuesday Jun 23, 8:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Wednesday Jun 24, 1:30 AM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Wednesday Jun 24, 8:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Thursday Jun 25, 12:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Friday Jun 26, 3:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Saturday Jun 27, 6:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Saturday Jun 27, 11:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Sunday Jun 28, 12:30 AM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Sunday Jun 28, 4:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday Jun 28, 6:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Sunday Jun 28, 10:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Monday Jun 29, 6:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday Jun 30, 12:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
Support Provided By
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:09
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels on a journey into their roots.
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:14
Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and André Leon Talley trace their ancestral roots.
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:09
Broadway stars Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane meet a cast of inspiring ancestors.
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:09
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace their ancestral paths.
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:09
Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn discover the truth about their scandal-plagued ancestors.