The Seventies (miniseries)
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| The Seventies | |
|---|---|
| File:The-Seventies-Logo.jpg | |
| Genre | Television documentary |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Tom Hanks Gary Goetzman Mark Herzog |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CNN Playtone Herzog & Company |
| Release | |
| Original network | CNN |
| Picture format | HDTV |
| Original release | June 11 – August 13, 2015 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Sixties |
| Followed by | The Eighties |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Seventies is a documentary miniseries which premiered on CNN on June 11, 2015. Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman' studio Playtone, and serving as a follow-up to The Sixties, the 8-part series chronicled events and popular culture of the United States during the 1970s.[1]
In February 2016, CNN announced that it would premiere a third installment in the franchise, The Eighties, on March 31, 2016.[2]
Episodes
| Episode | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Television Gets Real" | June 11, 2015 | 0.887[3] |
| A look at how television changed during the 1970s with a new sophistication in TV programming, unique new formats, and the politics, culture, and historic event that created shows like Saturday Night Live, and Monday Night Football. | |||
| 2 | "United States vs. Nixon" | June 18, 2015 | 0.901[4] |
| A look at how the poorly executed political burglary and the Watergate Scandal lead to Richard Nixon being the only president in the history of the United States to resign from office. | |||
| 3 | "Peace with Honor" | June 25, 2015 | 0.770[5] |
| A look at how the country begins to reconcile with itself as America withdrew from the Vietnam War. | |||
| 4 | "Crimes and Cults" | July 9, 2015 | 0.681[6] |
| A wave of violent crimes grips the U.S. throughout the 1970s, from the New York 'Son of Sam' murders and the Moonies to the 'Killer Clown' John Wayne Gacy. | |||
| 5 | "The State of the Union Is Not Good" | July 16, 2015 | 0.882[7] |
| America goes from bad to worse as the country deals from one crisis to the next throughout the 1970s. | |||
| 6 | "Battle of the Sexes" | July 23, 2015 | 0.742[8] |
| America goes a new direction as it undergoes a dramatic shift of gender roles, sexual mores, and customs. Particularly the rise of Feminism and the Gay Rights movement in the decade. | |||
| 7 | "Terror at Home and Abroad" | July 30, 2015 | 0.709[9] |
| The birth and evolution of terrorism are examined, from TWA Flight 841 to the Munich Olympic Massacre. | |||
| 8 | "What's Goin' On" | August 13, 2015 | 0.837[10] |
| American popular music explodes into new formats and established artists find new ways to express themselves, from Blondie to Billy Joel to KISS. | |||
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External links
- Official website
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Seventies at IMDb
| Preceded by | The Seventies | Next: The Eighties |
