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The Eighties (2016)
Season 1
The third installment from executive producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, following in the footsteps of critically-acclaimed series THE SIXTIES and THE SEVENTIES, tackles 10 years shaped by exceptionalism and excess. Like its predecessors, THE EIGHTIES intersperses rare archival newsreel footage, interviews, and comments by historians, journalists, politicians, celebrities and others, painting a perspective-rich picture of a vibrant decade. Episodes examine the age of Reagan, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the evolving TV and music scene, and everything in between.
Released March 31, 2016
Episode 60 min
14+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.world-politics, imdb.international-relations, imdb.social-documentary, imdb.politics-documentary + 6 more, imdb.history-documentary, imdb.1980s, imdb.20th-century, tmdb.nostalgia, tmdb.1980s, imdb.cold-war
Watch Providers: The Roku Channel, Discovery +, Plex, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel + 3 more, HBO Max, Plex Channel, HBO Max CNN Amazon Channel
Network: CNN
Country: United States
Languages:
English
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S1E1 - Raised on Television
VCRs, remote controls, family sitcoms, adult dramas, and prime-time soaps all changed TV enjoyment.
March 31, 2016, midnight
S1E2 - The Reagan Revolution
Exploring the two-term presidency of Ronald Reagan; highlighting his triumphs and controversies.
April 7, 2016, midnight
S1E3 - Tear Down This Wall
The ever-present Cold War between the United States and Russia finally comes to an end thanks to a chain of events that had once been unthinkable.
April 28, 2016, midnight
S1E4 - Greed Is Good
Junk bonds, bailouts and Wall Street corruption set the tone for a decade of greed and excess.
May 12, 2016, midnight
S1E5 - Video Killed the Radio Star
Music videos and the digital revolution dominated the music industry, as CDs replaced records; the charts were dominated by artists like Madonna, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and Prince.
May 26, 2016, midnight
S1E6 - The Tech Boom
A look at the innovations and inventions of the Digital Revolution, including the personal computer and the Internet, which have defined life as we know it today.
June 30, 2016, midnight
S1E7 - The Fight Against AIDS
The rise of a mysterious and deadly illness developed into a pandemic, affecting primarily the gay community and killing millions of people to date called acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
June 9, 2016, midnight
Network: CNN
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 420 min.
Released: March 31, 2016
Last Air Date: June 30, 2016, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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