| Genre: | Television documentary |
| Theme Music Composer: | Blake Neely |
| Composer: | Nathaniel Blume |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 7 |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Network: | CNN |
| Executive Producer: | Tom Hanks Gary Goetzman Mark Herzog |
| Producer: | Simon Brown Katie A. King P.G. Morgan |
| Cinematography: | Jack Kney |
| Editor: | Inbal B. Lessner |
| Company: | CNN Playtone Herzog & Company |
| 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.[1] Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's studio Playtone, it serves as a follow-up to the predecessors The Sixties and The Seventies[1] 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.[2]
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,[3] 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) |
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CNN announced the production of The Eighties on May 13, 2015, before the premiere of their preceding miniseries The Seventies on June 11.[4]