The 2010s (miniseries)

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The 2010s
GenreTelevision documentary
Theme music composer Blake Neely
ComposerNathaniel Blume
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producers Tom Hanks
Gary Goetzman
Mark Herzog
ProducersMichael Goetzman
Jane E. Russell
EditorBrett Jacobsen
Running time60 minutes
Production companies CNN
Playtone
Herzog & Company
Original release
Network CNN
ReleaseMay 7 (2023-05-07) 
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)
Related
The Sixties
The Seventies
The Eighties
The Nineties
The 2000s
The Movies

The 2010s is a documentary miniseries which premiered on May 7, 2023, on CNN. Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's studio Playtone, the 7-part series chronicles events and popular culture of the United States during the 2010s. It serves as the final installment of the "Decades Series", following The Sixties , The Seventies , The Eighties , The Nineties , and The 2000s . [1] The first episode, "Peak TV", was screened at SeriesFest. [2] The last episode was not about the 2010s at all and instead featured events during the year 2020 and was titled "2020: The Year That Changed Everything".

Contents

Episodes

  1. "CNN Original Series "The 2010s" Premieres Sunday, May 7 at 9pm ET" (Press release). CNN Press Room. April 18, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. "Opening Night: CNN's The 2010s". SeriesFest. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. Metcalf, Mitch (May 9, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Sunday 5.7.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  4. Metcalf, Mitch (May 16, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Sunday 5.14.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  5. Metcalf, Mitch (May 23, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Sunday 5.21.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  6. Metcalf, Mitch (May 31, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Sunday 5.28.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  7. Metcalf, Mitch (June 13, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Sunday 6.11.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  8. Metcalf, Mitch (June 21, 2023). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Sunday 6.18.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
Episode Title Date US viewers
(millions)
1"Peak TV"May 7, 2023 (2023-05-07)0.304 [3]
This 2-hour opening episode covers television in the United States during the 2010s, including The Walking Dead , Breaking Bad and its spinoff Better Call Saul , HBO's Game of Thrones , comedies such as Master of None and Fleabag , and the rise of streaming platforms such as Netflix and its original series including Orange is the New Black and Stranger Things .
2"Music On Demand"May 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)0.351 [4]
An overview into the major trends in popular music during the 2010s coinciding with the rise of streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music, the popularity of viral music videos (i.e. "Harlem Shake" and "Gangnam Style"), and the shift from electronic dance music to more intimate stylings by decade's end.
Preceded byThe 2010s