Roots - 'Episode 1'
American iTunes Chart Performance

"Episode 1": Chart Statistics

  • Release date: 10 Jan 1978
  • Chart debut: #93 (16 Feb 2018)
  • Highest Position: #93 (16 Feb 2018)
  • Most recent chart position: #93 (16 Feb 2018)
  • Days on US TV Episodes Chart: 2

'Episode 1' has charted in the following countries:
United Kingdom, United States and France.

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Detailed Chart Progress for "Episode 1" (Roots)

US TV Episodes chart performance history for Episode 1

Year Month Day Position Movement Number 1
2018 Feb 16 Fri 93 new RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
All Stars Snatch Game
16 Fri 93 new

Episode Synopsis: Episode 1

1750. Kunta is born in Juffure, Gambia, West Africa, to parents Omoro and Binta Kinte, and grows to become an able goatherd while absorbing the cultural and religious traditions of his rural village. But the joy upon his successful return from ritual manhood training is tragically short-lived. He and others from nearby tribes are caught by invading foreigners and are eventually transferred to a ship bound for America.

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