The Eighties(2016)
Overview
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.
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Season 1
7 episodes • 2016Avg: 6.0
Season 1
7 episodes • 2016Avg: 6.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raised on Television | Mar 31, 2016 | 6.0 |
| 2 | The Reagan Revolution | Apr 7, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Tear Down This Wall | Apr 28, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Greed Is Good | May 12, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Video Killed the Radio Star | May 26, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Tech Boom | Jun 30, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Fight Against AIDS | Jun 9, 2016 | 0.0 |
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