The Nineties (miniseries)

The Nineties
Genre	Television documentary
Theme music composer	Blake Neely
Composer(s)	Nathaniel Blume
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producer(s)	Tom Hanks Gary Goetzman Mark Herzog
Producer(s)	Alex Fleming Laurens Grant Talleah Bridges McMahon
Cinematography	Jack Kney Niles Harrison
Editor(s)	Stacy Goldate
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	CNN Playtone Herzog & Company
Release
Original network	CNN
Picture format	HDTV
Original release	July 9 (2017-07-09) – August 20, 2017 (2017-08-20)
Chronology
Preceded by	The Eighties
Followed by	The 2000s
External links
Website

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. One of the episodes, "Isn't It Ironic?", was screened at SeriesFest.

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.

Episodes

Episode	Title	Scheduled air date	US viewers (millions)
1	"The One About TV"	July 9, 2017 (2017-07-09)	1.14
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
The presidency of Bill Clinton, including his accomplishments and the Lewinsky scandal.
3	"Can We All Get Along?"	July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23)	0.861
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
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
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
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
Music of the 1990s.

Production

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

External links

• Official website
• The Nineties at IMDb

Preceded by The Eighties

The Nineties

Next: The 2000s