This show was also responsible for Kyra Sedgwick finding out she was related to her husband Kevin Bacon, which is certainly a shock to most but she seemed to handle it well.
Finding Your Roots airs on PBS Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on PBS.
As far as television is concerned for the rest of the fall season, there are plenty of shows worth watching that can be found right now on our fall premiere guide.
For more on the series, read up on the controversy the show had two years ago when they edited an episode with Ben Affleck to remove information regarding one of his slave-owning ancestors.