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Finding Your Roots Season 4 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Monday, October 2, 2017

Ended: Tuesday, December 19, 2017

When does Finding Your Roots Season 4 come out?

Finding Your Roots Season 4 premiered Monday, October 2, 2017 on PBS and ended Tuesday, December 19, 2017. The season has 10 episodes.

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Finding Your Roots Season 4 release schedule

Finding Your Roots Season 4 episode release dates
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1. The Impression

Join Larry David and Bernie Sanders, who learn they have more in common than they thought.

Monday · 9 years ago

2. Unfamiliar Kin

Guests: Carly Simon, Christopher Walken, and more. In this episode, three guests each learn about a grandparent whose real identity and background had been a mystery to them. Along the way, two of them also discover that their close relatives were on the wrong side of history.

Tuesday · 9 years ago

3. Puritans and Pioneers

Guests: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy. Three mainstays of modern-day Hollywood discover family legacies that predate the United States itself.

Tuesday · 9 years ago

4. The Vanguard

Guests: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay and Janet Mock. Three guests who have helped to redefine Black America in the last decade find their identities challenged as they learn about their family origins.

Tuesday · 9 years ago

5. Immigrant Nation

Guests: Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and John Turturro. In this episode, three guests explore the tremendous challenges faced by their immigrant forebears.

Tuesday · 9 years ago

6. Black Like Me

Guests: Bryant Gumbel, Tonya Lewis-Lee and Suzanne Malveaux. Three African-American guests delve deep into their family trees, discovering unexpected stories that challenge our assumptions about black history.

Tuesday · 9 years ago

7. Children of the Revolution

Guests: Lupita Nyong’o, Carmelo Anthony and Ana Navarro. Three guests explore how their family trees were shaped by political turmoil and violence, discovering sometimes unexpected ancestry along the way.

Tuesday · 8 years ago

8. Relatives We Never Knew We Had

Guests: Gaby Hoffmann and Téa Leoni. Two guests whose lives have been shaped by family mysteries are introduced to biological ancestors they never knew they had thanks to genetic detective work.

Tuesday · 8 years ago

9. Southern Roots

Guests: Questlove, Dr. Phil and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Three guests of disparate backgrounds dig into their Southern roots, where slavery and its aftermath shaped families both black and white.

Tuesday · 8 years ago

10. Funny Business Finale

Guests: Amy Schumer and more. Guests who have found fame mining their family stories for comedy learn about ancestors who overcame immense suffering.

Tuesday · 8 years ago

Finding Your Roots Season 4 guest stars

  • Larry David

    Larry David

    Self

  • Bernie Sanders

    Bernie Sanders

    Self

  • Fred Armisen

    Fred Armisen

    Self

  • Carly Simon

    Carly Simon

    Self

  • Christopher Walken

    Christopher Walken

    Self

  • Ted Danson

    Ted Danson

    Self

  • William H. Macy

    William H. Macy

    Self

  • Mary Steenburgen

    Mary Steenburgen

    Self

  • Ta-Nehisi Coates

    Ta-Nehisi Coates

    Self

  • Janet Mock

    Janet Mock

    Self

  • Oswald Mosley

    Oswald Mosley

    Self (archive footage)

  • Paul Rudd

    Paul Rudd

    Self

  • Bryant Gumbel

    Bryant Gumbel

    Self

  • Tonya Lewis Lee

    Self

  • Suzanne Malveaux

    Suzanne Malveaux

    Self

  • Carmelo Anthony

    Carmelo Anthony

    Self

Finding Your Roots Season 4 FAQ

When does Finding Your Roots Season 4 come out?

Finding Your Roots Season 4 premiered Monday, October 2, 2017 on PBS.

How many episodes are in Finding Your Roots Season 4?

Finding Your Roots Season 4 has 10 episodes.

Are new episodes of Finding Your Roots Season 4 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Finding Your Roots Season 4 finale?

The Finding Your Roots Season 4 finale (Episode 10) aired Tuesday, December 19, 2017.

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