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Season 4

(2017)

Cast

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. as Self - Host
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

as Self - Host

Episodes

The Impression poster

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October 2, 2017

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

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October 10, 2017

Guests: Carly Simon, Christopher Walken, and more. In this episode, three guests each learn about a grandparent whose r…

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October 17, 2017

Guests: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy. Three mainstays of modern-day Hollywood discover family legac…

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October 24, 2017

Guests: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay and Janet Mock. Three guests who have helped to redefine Black America in the la…

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October 31, 2017

Guests: Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and John Turturro. In this episode, three guests explore the tremendous challenge…

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November 7, 2017

Guests: Bryant Gumbel, Tonya Lewis-Lee and Suzanne Malveaux. Three African-American guests delve deep into their family…

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November 14, 2017

Guests: Lupita Nyong’o, Carmelo Anthony and Ana Navarro. Three guests explore how their family trees were shaped by pol…

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November 21, 2017

Guests: Gaby Hoffmann and Téa Leoni. Two guests whose lives have been shaped by family mysteries are introduced to biol…

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December 12, 2017

Guests: Questlove, Dr. Phil and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Three guests of disparate backgrounds dig into their Southern r…

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December 19, 2017

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