The Nineties (miniseries)

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The Nineties
GenreTelevision documentary
Theme music composer Blake Neely
ComposerNathaniel Blume
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers Tom Hanks
Gary Goetzman
Mark Herzog
ProducersAlex Fleming
Laurens Grant
Talleah Bridges McMahon
CinematographyJack Kney
Niles Harrison
EditorStacy Goldate
Running time60 minutes
Production companies CNN
Playtone
Herzog & Company
Original release
Network CNN
ReleaseJuly 9 (2017-07-09) 
August 20, 2017 (2017-08-20)
Related
The Sixties
The Seventies
The Eighties
The 2000s
The Movies
The 2010s

The Nineties is a documentary miniseries which premiered on July 9, 2017, 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 1990s. It serves as a follow-up to the predecessors The Sixties , The Seventies , and The Eighties . CNN greenlit the series in May 2016. [1] One of the episodes, "Isn't It Ironic?", was screened at SeriesFest. [2]

Contents

CNN subsequently greenlit two more Playtone/Herzog miniseries for 2018: The 2000s , as well a four-part series premiering over Memorial Day weekend, 1968: The Year That Changed America. [3] [4]

Episodes

Episode Title Date US viewers
(millions)
1"The One About TV"July 9, 2017 (2017-07-09)1.14 [5]
Television of the 1990s, including evolutions in dramas and sitcoms, growing competition in late night comedy, the increasing representation of African Americans on TV, and the increasing prominence of cable and premium television.
2"Clinton: The Comeback Kid"July 16, 2017 (2017-07-16)0.968 [6]
The presidency of Bill Clinton, including his accomplishments and the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal.
3"Can We All Get Along?"July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23)0.861 [7]
Social issues in the 1990s, including the Los Angeles riots, the O. J. Simpson murder case, the Crown Heights riot, and the Clarence Thomas nomination hearing.
4"New World Order"July 30, 2017 (2017-07-30)0.950 [8]
International politics in the 1990s, including the Gulf War, the dismantling of the Soviet Union, and the 1992 U.S. presidential election.
5"Terrorism Hits Home"August 6, 2017 (2017-08-06)1.003 [9]
Terrorism in the United States during the 1990s, including the World Trade Center bombing, the Unabomber, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine High School shooting, and the rise of Osama bin Laden.
6"The Information Age"August 13, 2017 (2017-08-13)1.041 [10]
The mainstream adoption of the internet; the browser wars and Microsoft's antitrust case; the fall and resurgence of Apple; dot-com companies, including Amazon and eBay; Y2K.
7"Isn't it Ironic?"August 20, 2017 (2017-08-20)0.952 [11]
Music of the 1990s, including Nirvana and the rise of grunge, Lollapalooza, alternative rock and post-grunge, modern country pop including Garth Brooks, female rock performers such as Alanis Morissette and Sheryl Crow, Lilith Fair, gangsta rap, electronica, the emergence of girl groups and boy bands. [12]

Production

CNN announced the production of The Nineties on May 18, 2016, serving as a continuation of their previous miniseries The Eighties. [13]

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References

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  2. Nyren, Erin (18 April 2017). "Lauryn Hill, Common Set for SeriesFest Opening Night". Variety . Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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