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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Season 11
Episode 2
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of talk show host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli—two Americans whose roots stretch back to small towns in Calabria, Italy. Joy and Michael’s families lived in these towns for centuries, but their stories were lost on the journey to America. Gates reveals the challenges that their ancestors faced—and overcame—on both sides of the Atlantic.
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- Thursday Jan 16, 11:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Friday Jan 17, 3:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Saturday Jan 18, 9:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Saturday Jan 18, 6:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Saturday Jan 18, 11:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Sunday Jan 19, 12:30 AM PST on PBS SoCal
- Sunday Jan 19, 8:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal
- Sunday Jan 19, 6:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Sunday Jan 19, 10:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Monday Jan 20, 6:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
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