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The Best Episodes of Who Do You Think You Are?

Every episode of Who Do You Think You Are? ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Who Do You Think You Are?!

From roots in the Deep South to the slums of New Jersey, "Who Do You Think You Are?" follows the journeys of some of the...
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Best Episodes Summary

"Kelly Clarkson" is the best rated episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?". It scored 8.7/10 based on 69 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/23/2013. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Ginnifer Goodwin".

  • Kelly Clarkson
    8.7/1069 votes
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    #1 - Kelly Clarkson

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 7/23/2013

    Singer Kelly Clarkson explores her lineage and uncovers an ancestor deeply rooted in American history; she comes face-to-face with her 3x great grandfather's wartime bravery and sacrifice.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ginnifer Goodwin
    8.5/1040 votes
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    #2 - Ginnifer Goodwin

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 7/26/2015

    In the Season 7 premiere, Ginnifer Goodwin hopes to connect her father with the grandparents he never knew, and uncovers a dark side of her family tree that includes instability and drug addiction.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tim McGraw
    8.4/1047 votes
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    #3 - Tim McGraw

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/11/2011

    The country music superstar uncovers his father's heritage among the Founding Fathers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • America Ferrera
    8.4/1026 votes
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    #4 - America Ferrera

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 4/12/2015

    America Ferrera learns about her great-grandfather's pivotal role in Honduran history, and seeks a connection to the father she hardly knew.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lisa Kudrow
    8.3/1075 votes
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    #5 - Lisa Kudrow

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2010

    Lisa Kudrow journeys to the small Jewish town of Ilya where she discovers how her great-grandmother died in the Holocaust. Yet, Lisa finds hope when she uncovers a 60-year old family mystery.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brooke Shields
    8.3/1042 votes
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    #6 - Brooke Shields

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/2010

    Brooke learns a tragic secret about her grandmother and then discovers a connection to royalty through her paternal roots.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Vanessa Williams
    8.3/1043 votes
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    #7 - Vanessa Williams

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/4/2011

    Vanessa Williams sets out on a journey to find out if her ancestors were also trailblazers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blair Underwood
    8.3/1031 votes
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    #8 - Blair Underwood

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/24/2012

    Actor Blair Underwood utilizes a DNA test to dig deeper into his family's roots, where he discovers the secret of his family's origin.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Reba McEntire
    8.3/1039 votes
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    #9 - Reba McEntire

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/2/2012

    Country music star Reba McEntire heads to Raleigh, North Carolina as she explores her mother's ancestry.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rita Wilson
    8.3/1029 votes
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    #10 - Rita Wilson

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/30/2012

    Actress Rita Wilson travels to Greece and Bulgaria to learn more about her late father.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rashida Jones
    8.3/1037 votes
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    #11 - Rashida Jones

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 5/4/2012

    Actress Rashida Jones learns about her family history on her mother's side.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Courteney Cox
    8.3/1039 votes
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    #12 - Courteney Cox

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/2017

    Courteney Cox traces her maternal line back to ambitious and ruthless relatives who plotted and murdered their way to power in medieval times; and she's shocked to discover an ancestor who's one of European history's most famous characters

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sarah Jessica Parker
    8.2/1065 votes
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    #13 - Sarah Jessica Parker

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/2010

    Sarah Jessica Parker is a celebrated icon in film and television as well as fashion, who recently served as a producer and reprised her Emmy Award-winning role as Carrie Bradshaw for the screen adaptation of the hit HBO series "Sex and the City." The actress took an emotional journey from coast to coast in search of her family's roots, crossing paths with the California Gold Rush and the Salem Witch Trials.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Steve Buscemi
    8.2/1042 votes
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    #14 - Steve Buscemi

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/25/2011

    Steve Buscemi seeks a compelling story on his mother's side of the family, and finds it in his great-great-grandfather Ralph B. Montgomery.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Molly Shannon
    8.2/1016 votes
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    #15 - Molly Shannon

    Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 6/11/2018

    Actress Molly Shannon heads to Ireland in search of her mother’s unknown family tree. She finds desperate ancestors forced to choose between their faith and survival; uncovers a family legacy of bravery; and meets Irish cousins for the first time.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kim Cattrall
    8.1/1046 votes
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    #16 - Kim Cattrall

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/25/2011

    Kim Cattrall travels to her native England to discover what happened to her grandfather, who abandoned his family to poverty when Kim's mother was only eight years old.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rob Lowe
    8.1/1035 votes
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    #17 - Rob Lowe

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 4/27/2012

    Actor Rob Lowe examines his family history.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jason Sudeikis
    8.1/1038 votes
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    #18 - Jason Sudeikis

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 5/11/2012

    Actor Jason Sudeikis heads to Chicago to research the life and death of his paternal grandfather and makes a discovery about his great great grandfather in Pennsylvania.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Christina Applegate
    8.1/1044 votes
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    #19 - Christina Applegate

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/30/2013

    Actress Christina Applegate investigates her paternal grandmother - a stranger to her and her father. Uncovering dramatic details along the way, Christina gains insight into the life and hardships of the woman she and her father loved, but never knew.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Valerie Bertinelli
    8.1/1037 votes
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    #20 - Valerie Bertinelli

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 8/13/2014

    Valerie Bertinelli goes on the hunt to unlock her family’s mysteries. She tracks down courageous ancestors who suffered through hardship and tragedy, and discovers a royal lineage dating back centuries that she never dreamed possible.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Minnie Driver
    8.1/1023 votes
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    #21 - Minnie Driver

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 8/27/2014

    Minnie Driver unravels the deep family secrets her late father kept hidden. She discovers how the ravages of war nearly destroyed him, tracks down a long lost relative for the first time, and forms an unlikely bond with an ancestor she never knew existed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • John Stamos
    8.1/1030 votes
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    #22 - John Stamos

    Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 4/16/2017

    Actor John Stamos explores his Greek heritage for the first time and discovers an explosive feud that shattered his grandfather's childhood. He also meets a relative he never knew and hears firsthand about his family's enduring strength.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Megan Mullally
    8.1/1026 votes
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    #23 - Megan Mullally

    Season 10 Episode 3 - Aired 5/28/2018

    Megan Mullally explores a shocking pattern of dysfunction in her father's line; she finds her two-times great grandmother was bravely defying societal norms in order to fight for her family's survival, while struggling to hang on to her own sanity.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Zooey Deschanel
    8.0/1055 votes
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    #24 - Zooey Deschanel

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 8/13/2013

    Actress Zooey Deschanel searches for rumored abolitionists in her father’s Ouaker family background. Her journey takes her around Pennsylvania where she uncovers, and follows, the story of a remarkable ancestor who sacrificed everything for her beliefs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Josh Groban
    8.0/1029 votes
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    #25 - Josh Groban

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 3/15/2015

    Singer Josh Groban traces his ancestry to Germany and discovers a relative who was a deacon, music teacher and well-known astronomer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A