Dark Side of the 90s
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, July 6
Remixed: Baywatch: Sex Sells
Season 1 •
The sun, action and focus on beauty makes "Baywatch" appeal to more than a billion people worldwide.
Sunday, July 6
Beanie Babies Go Bust
Season 1 • Episode 4
Ty Warner, the Beanie Babies creator, used the internet's power to create a frenzied market.
Sunday, July 6
Black Sitcoms' Last Laugh
Season 2 • Episode 7
Black sitcoms written and produced by Black creators and featuring Black casts explode in the '90s.
Sunday, July 6
Arseniooo Hall!
Season 2 • Episode 1
Arsenio Hall carves out a niche in the white, late-night world by showcasing emerging talent.
Wednesday, July 9
Spice Girls
Season 3 • Episode 7
Behind the glitz and glamour, the Spice Girls battle blackmail, eating disorders and death threats.
Wednesday, July 9
Y2K: Paranoia Will Destroy Ya
Season 2 • Episode 9
Two men become the stars of the real-life action thriller known as the Y2K scare.
Wednesday, July 9
Secrets of the Runway
Season 1 • Episode 9
Many '90s supermodels were abused by men using their power to conceal an ugly secret.
Wednesday, July 9
Scores Strip Club: Girls & Gambinos
Season 3 • Episode 9
Scores becomes a celebrity hangout; it attracts the costly protection of the Gambino crime family.
Wednesday, July 16
Rave Culture: Under the Influence
Season 3 • Episode 10
Rave culture is an euphoric cocktail of electronic dance music, synthetic party drugs, and optimism.
Wednesday, July 16
NYPD Blue
Season 3 • Episode 3
NYPD Blue forever changes TV with its use of nudity, violence and profanity.
Wednesday, July 16
SNL
Season 3 • Episode 5
SNL has launched comedy careers, but if one's lucky enough to get in, one may never get out alive.
Wednesday, July 16
Tyson: The Rise and Fall of Kid Dynamite
Season 3 • Episode 1
Tyson reshaped boxing, becoming a cultural icon, feared for his violence and seeming invincibility.
Wednesday, July 16
Agassi & '90s Tennis Prodigies
Season 3 • Episode 8
Andre Agassi leads a handful of prodigies to shake up the sport of tennis; but fame comes at a cost.
Sunday, July 20
MTV & The Real World
Season 2 • Episode 2
When MTV gets rich from reality TV, they trade in realness for fart jokes and hot tubs.
Sunday, July 20
Remixed: Trash TV: Dirty and Deadly Talk
Season 1 •
A new television format fuses combustive relationships, shock and violence to entertain the masses.
Monday, July 21
Hip Hop: The East vs West Media War
Season 1 • Episode 8
Hip-hop had an uphill fight for airplay and recognition; a story that twisted the narrative.
Monday, July 21
Remixed: Grunge & the Seattle Sound
Season 1 •
Record label Sub Pop's classic '90s indie ethos is tested when they chase mainstream money.
Monday, July 21
Hip Hop: The East vs West Media War
Season 1 • Episode 8
Hip-hop had an uphill fight for airplay and recognition; a story that twisted the narrative.
Monday, July 21
Remixed: Grunge & the Seattle Sound
Season 1 •
Record label Sub Pop's classic '90s indie ethos is tested when they chase mainstream money.
Tuesday, July 22
Grunge and the Seattle Sound
Season 1 • Episode 5
SubPop's classic '90s indie ethos was tested when they chased mainstream money.
Tuesday, July 22
Beanie Babies Go Bust
Season 1 • Episode 4
Ty Warner, the Beanie Babies creator, used the internet's power to create a frenzied market.
Tuesday, July 22
Trash TV: Dirty and Deadly Talk
Season 1 • Episode 1
A format fusing combustive relationships, shock and violence to entertain the masses.
Tuesday, July 22
Grunge and the Seattle Sound
Season 1 • Episode 5
SubPop's classic '90s indie ethos was tested when they chased mainstream money.
Tuesday, July 22
Beanie Babies Go Bust
Season 1 • Episode 4
Ty Warner, the Beanie Babies creator, used the internet's power to create a frenzied market.