Finding Your Roots S1E1 — Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.

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Finding Your Roots•Season 1•Episode 1

Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.

8.0/10 · 67 votesMar 24, 201260 min

Ranked #1 of 10 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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Their European immigrant ancestors blazed unconventional trails in America, from capturing British ships for the American Revolution to crossing racial barriers in slave-era Louisiana. Generations later, as children growing up in New Orleans, Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis found a deep and abiding friendship

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Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr.

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E4 7.9

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E5 6.9

Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl and Yasir Qadhi

E6 7.9

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E7 8.0

Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons

E8 8.0

Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho and Sanjay Gupta

E9 7.8

John Legend and Wanda Sykes

E10 7.7

Adrian Grenier, Michelle Rodriguez and Linda Chavez

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Episode Summary

"Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr." is episode 1 of Finding Your Roots season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 67 votes, ranking #1 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on March 24, 2012.

Next: E2 · John Lewis and Cory Booker Best of Season 1