| The Eighties | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Television documentary |
| Theme music composer | Blake Neely |
| Composer | Nathaniel Blume |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tom Hanks Gary Goetzman Mark Herzog |
| Producers | Simon Brown Katie A. King P.G. Morgan |
| Cinematography | Jack Kney |
| Editor | Inbal B. Lessner |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | CNN Playtone Herzog & Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | CNN |
| Release | March 31 (2016-03-31) – June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) |
| Related | |
| The Sixties The Seventies The Nineties The 2000s The Movies The 2010s | |
The Eighties is a documentary miniseries which premiered on CNN on March 31, 2016. Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's studio Playtone, it serves as a follow-up to the predecessors The Sixties and The Seventies with a 7-part series chronicling events and popular culture of the United States during the 1980s. In May 2016, CNN greenlit an 8-part follow-up titled The Nineties, which premiered in 2017.
Episodes
The series encountered numerous interruptions during subsequent broadcasts due to CNN's coverage of news events including the death of Prince and the political campaign of Donald Trump, which caused some episodes to be shown out of order from the original plan.
| Episode | Title | Scheduled Air Date | Actual Air Date | US viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Raised on Television" | March 31, 2016 (2016-03-31) | March 31, 2016 | 1.415 | |
| Television advancements in the '80s, including the increasing diversity, the rise of celebrity- and tabloid-oriented series, and the launches of CNN, Fox, and MTV. | |||||
| 2 | "The Reagan Revolution" | April 7, 2016 (2016-04-07) | April 7, 2016 | TBD | |
| The presidency of Ronald Reagan. | |||||
| 3 | "The Fight Against AIDS" | April 14, 2016 (2016-04-14) | June 9, 2016 | TBD | |
| A mysterious virus that led to a pandemic with enormous political and cultural consequences in the '80s. | |||||
| 4 | "Tear Down This Wall" | April 21, 2016 (2016-04-21) | April 28, 2016 | TBD | |
| The events that led to the end of the Cold War. | |||||
| 5 | "Technology Gets Personal" | April 28, 2016 (2016-04-28) | June 30, 2016 | TBD | |
| Technological developments and advancements during the '80s, including PCs, VCRs, and video games, as well as technology that didn't take off. | |||||
| 6 | "Greed Is Good" | May 5, 2016 (2016-05-05) | May 12, 2016 | TBD | |
| Wall Street corruption, Reaganomics, junk bonds, and bailouts that led to greed and wild excess in the '80s. | |||||
| 7 | "Video Killed the Radio Star" | May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12) | May 26, 2016 | TBD | |
| The evolution of music and notable musicians in the '80s, including the advent of music videos, CDs, and the Second British Invasion. | |||||
Production
CNN announced the production of The Eighties on May 13, 2015, before the premiere of their preceding miniseries The Seventies on June 11.
References
- ^ "CNN's 'The Eighties' Examines TV's Most Influential Decade". Variety. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- Steinberg, Brian (18 May 2016). "CNN Greenlights 'The Nineties' and Series on Comedy, Music". Variety. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- "CNN Keeps Pre-empting 'The Eighties' And Viewers Are Getting Totally Fed Up". International Business Times. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- Kissell, Rick (April 1, 2016). "CNN's Premiere of Series 'The Eighties' Wins in Demo Among News Networks". Variety. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- de Moraes, Lisa (13 May 2018). "CNN Tackles American Covert Ops For 'Declassified', Gets Tubular With 'The Eighties'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
External links
| Preceded byThe Seventies | The Eighties | Next: The Nineties |
- Television series set in the 1980s
- 2010s American documentary television series
- 2016 American television series debuts
- 2016 American television series endings
- CNN original programming
- Documentary television series about the Cold War
- Television series about the history of the United States
- Television series by Playtone