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The Best Episodes of Finding Your Roots Season 7

Every episode of Finding Your Roots Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Finding Your Roots Season 7!

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Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Finding Your Roots Season 7 Episode 1 - To the Manor Born
    7.9/10(47 votes)

    #1 - To the Manor Born

    S7:E1

    Guests: Glenn Close and John Waters. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the privileged lineages of Glenn Close and John Waters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Finding Your Roots Season 7 Episode 2 - The Mole Agent
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    #2 - The Mole Agent

    S7:E2

    Guests: Andy Cohen and Nina Totenberg. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces Andy Cohen and Nina Totenberg to their survivor ancestors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Finding Your Roots Season 7 Episode 3 - No Irish Need Apply
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    #3 - No Irish Need Apply

    S7:E3

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Jane Lynch and comedian Jim Gaffigan, revealing the Irish American experience through their families.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Finding Your Roots Season 7 Episode 4 - The Shirts on Their Backs
    7.9/10(51 votes)

    #4 - The Shirts on Their Backs

    S7:E4

    Guests: Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni, introducing ancestors who came to America to build a better life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Finding Your Roots Season 7 Episode 5 - Write My Name in the Book of Life
    8.1/10(41 votes)

    #5 - Write My Name in the Book of Life

    S7:E5

    Guests: Pharrell Williams and Kasi Lemmons. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps musician Pharrell Williams and filmmaker Kasi Lemmons uncover extraordinarily rare first-person accounts of their enslaved ancestors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Finding Your Roots Season 7 Episode 6 - Country Roots
    7.9/10(34 votes)

    #6 - Country Roots

    S7:E6

    Guests: Clint Black and Rosanne Cash. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the remarkably diverse backgrounds of country music icons Clint Black and Rosanne Cash.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Finding Your Roots Season 7 Episode 7 - The New World
    8.2/10(44 votes)

    #7 - The New World

    S7:E7

    Guests: John Lithgow and Maria Hinojosa. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces ancestors of actor John Lithgow and journalist Maria Hinojosa who thrived in North America long before the birth of the United States.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Finding Your Roots Season 7 Episode 8 - Anchored to the Past
    7.9/10(40 votes)

    #8 - Anchored to the Past

    S7:E8

    Guests: Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines how journalists Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon were able to overcome biases in their careers, drawing parallels to relatives who met profound challenges of their own.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Finding Your Roots Season 7 Episode 9 - On Broadway
    7.9/10(41 votes)

    #9 - On Broadway

    S7:E9

    Guests: Audra MacDonald and Mandy Patinkin. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family histories of Broadway stars Audra MacDonald and Mandy Patinkin, discovering ancestors whose struggles laid the groundwork for their success.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Finding Your Roots Season 7 Episode 10 - Laughing on the Inside
    7.4/10(31 votes)

    #10 - Laughing on the Inside

    S7:E10

    Guests: Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. provides comedians Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. with accounts of hardship in their family trees which may have led them to each find humor in adversity.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"To the Manor Born" is the best rated episode of "Finding Your Roots" season 7. It scored 7.9/10 based on 47 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/19/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Mole Agent".