8.0/1060 votes#1 - Hidden Kin
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2023
Henry Louis Gates explores the remarkable roots of actors Edward Norton and Julia Roberts—using DNA analysis and genealogical detective work to travel generations into the past, tracing lineages that run from Northern Europe to the American South. Along the way, Norton and Roberts reimagine their family stories and discover their hidden connections to our nation’s history—and each other.
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7.8/1049 votes#2 - Salem's Lot
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2023
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes actors Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels on a journey into their roots, uncovering primal scenes from our nation’s past, featuring World War One battles, Civil War prison camps, and America’s most infamous witch hunt.
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8.4/1058 votes#3 - Secret Lives
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2023
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash decode scandals hidden within their roots, exposing secrets that their ancestors concealed and celebrating the virtue of accepting one’s relatives—whoever they may be.
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7.9/1045 votes#4 - Far From Home
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/2023
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the family trees of pop icon Cyndi Lauper and actors Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo, exploring records in Italy, Korea, and Mexico to uncover ancestors whose stories were lost when their families immigrated to America.
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8.1/1042 votes#5 - Rising From the Ashes
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/2023
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis, uncovering records from workhouses in Scotland and slave plantations in South Carolina that reveal individuals who battled to build a better life for their families.
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8.0/1047 votes#6 - Family: Lost and Found
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/2023
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uses DNA detective work to solve family mysteries for actor Joe Manganiello and football star Tony Gonzalez—uncovering close relatives whose names they’ve never heard and compelling each man to rethink his own identity.
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8.0/1049 votes#7 - Chosen
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/2023
Henry Louis Gates helps actors David Duchovny and Richard Kind trace their roots from Jewish communities in Eastern Europe to the United States—telling stories of triumph and tragedy that laid the groundwork for his guest’s success.
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7.7/1031 votes#8 - And Still I Rise
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 2/21/2023
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the unexpected family trees of activist Angela Y. Davis and statesman Jeh Johnson, using DNA and long-lost records to redefine notions of the black experience—and challenge preconceptions of America’s past.
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7.8/1027 votes#9 - Anchormen
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 3/28/2023
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces trail-blazing journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones to the ancestors who blazed a trail for them, meeting runaway slaves and immigrant settlers who took enormous chances so that their descendants might thrive.
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7.9/1029 votes#10 - Out of the Past
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 4/4/2023
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the lost roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley, traveling back generations to recount significant events in history—from the American Revolution to the journey of the Mayflower—in a deeply personal way.
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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....
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Hidden Kin" is the best rated episode of "Finding Your Roots" season 9. It scored 8/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/3/2023. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Salem's Lot".