The 2000s (miniseries)

2018 American TV series or program

The 2000s

Genre| Television documentary
Theme music composer| Blake Neely
Composer| Nathaniel Blume
Country of origin| United States
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 7
Production
Executive producers| Tom Hanks
Gary Goetzman
Mark Herzog
Producers| Alex Fleming
Michael Goetzman
Patrick Roscoe
Gina Scarlata
Cinematography| Jack Kney
Editor| Jason Hardwick
Running time| 60 minutes
Production companies| CNN
Playtone
Herzog & Company
Original release
Network| CNN
Release| July 8 (2018-07-08) –
August 19, 2018 (2018-08-19)
Related
The Sixties
The Seventies
The Eighties
The Nineties
The Movies
The 2010s

The 2000s is a documentary miniseries which premiered on July 8, 2018, 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 2000s. It serves as a follow-up to the predecessors The Sixties, The Seventies, The Eighties, and The Nineties. CNN greenlit the series in May 2016.[1][2]

## Episodes

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Episode  | Title  | Date  | US viewers
(millions)

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1| "The Platinum Age of Television"| July 8, 2018 (2018-07-08)| 0.835[4]

Television in the United States during the 2000s, including HBO's The Sopranos, Six Feet Under and Entourage, reality television, mockumentary-style sitcoms such as The Office, the creative renaissance, Dexter, and AMC's notable entries into original programming with Mad Men and Breaking Bad.[3]

2| "Mission Accomplished"| July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15)| 0.675[5]

The election of George W. Bush, Terrorism in the United States during the 2000s, including the September 11 attacks and the launch of the War on Terror.

3| "Quagmire: Bush's Second Term"| July 22, 2018 (2018-07-22)| 0.736[6]

George W. Bush's second term as president, including the Iraqi insurgency, Hurricane Katrina, and the incoming Great Recession.

4| "The I Decade"| July 29, 2018 (2018-07-29)| 0.684[7]

Technology in the 2000s, including the Dot-com bubble, the rise of Google, Apple's further growth, smartphones, "Web 2.0" services, and social networks such as Friendster, Myspace, YouTube, and Facebook.

5| "The Financial Crisis"| August 5, 2018 (2018-08-05)| 0.638[8]

The Great Recession in the United States.

6| "Yes We Can"| August 12, 2018 (2018-08-12)| 0.789[9]

The presidential campaign and election of Barack Obama.

7| "I Want My MP3"| August 19, 2018 (2018-08-19)| 0.692[10]

Music of the 2000s, the shift to digital distribution.

## References

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1. ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 18, 2016). "CNN Greenlights 'The Nineties' and Series on Comedy, Music". Variety. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
2. ^ "CNN Original Series, "The 2000s," Premieres Sunday, July 8". CNN. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
3. ^ Journal, Tim Clodfelter Winston-Salem. "TV Tidbits: CNN looks at the TV shows that defined the 2000s". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
4. ^ "Scoreboard: Sunday, July 8". TVNewser. July 9, 2018.
5. ^ "Scoreboard: Sunday, July 15". TVNewser. July 16, 2018.
6. ^ "Scoreboard: Sunday, July 22". TVNewser. July 23, 2018.
7. ^ "Scoreboard: Sunday, July 29". TVNewser. July 30, 2018.
8. ^ "Scoreboard: Sunday, Aug. 5". TVNewser. August 6, 2018.
9. ^ "Scoreboard: Sunday, Aug. 12". TVNewser. August 13, 2018.
10. ^ "Scoreboard: Sunday, Aug. 19". TVNewser. August 20, 2018.

## External links

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* Official website
* The 2000s at IMDb

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