Dark Side of the 90s

Sunday, March 8

Remixed: The Rise of Rush Limbaugh

Season 3 •

Rush Limbaugh creates a divide in America that is unfolding today.

Sunday, March 8

Remixed: Tabloid TV

Season 3 • Episode 31

Sunday, March 8

Remixed: Arseniooo Hall!

Season 2 •

Despite his success, Arsenio becomes a casualty in the late-night wars.

Sunday, March 8

Remixed: Black Sitcoms' Last Laugh

Season 2 •

Thursday, March 12

Rave Culture: Under the Influence - Extended Cut New

Season 3 •

Rave culture is euphoric, but where there are drugs there is also exploitation, violence, and panic.

Saturday, March 14

Remixed: Hip Hop: The East vs West Media War

Season 1 •

Saturday, March 14

Remixed: A Tale of Two Cults

Season 1 •

Saturday, March 14

Remixed: Internet 1.0: Don't Believe The Hype

Season 1 •

Saturday, March 14

Remixed: Grunge & the Seattle Sound

Season 1 •

Record label Sub Pop's classic '90s indie ethos is tested when they chase mainstream money.

Saturday, March 14

Remixed: Trash TV: Dirty and Deadly Talk

Season 1 •

A new television format fuses combustive relationships, shock and violence to entertain the masses.

Saturday, March 14

Remixed: The Viper Room: Hollywood's Sanctuary

Season 1 •

The Viper Room is a refuge for young Hollywood to hide from the prying eyes of the press.

Saturday, March 14

Remixed: Baywatch: Sex Sells

Season 1 •

The sun, action and focus on beauty makes "Baywatch" appeal to more than a billion people worldwide.

Saturday, March 14

Remixed: TV for Teens

Season 1 •

The upstart Fox Network forever changes television.

Saturday, March 14

Beanie Babies Go Bust

Season 1 • Episode 4

Ty Warner, the Beanie Babies creator, used the internet's power to create a frenzied market.

Thursday, March 19

Infomercials: Shams and Scams

Season 3 • Episode 6

These shameless 90's scam artist vie to become top dog in a cut throat industry.

Thursday, March 19

Tabloid TV

Season 2 • Episode 6

The tabloidification of 1990s America is personified by the shooting of Mary Jo Buttafuoco.

Thursday, March 19

The Rise of Rush Limbaugh

Season 2 • Episode 8

Rush Limbaugh is conservative radio's first megastar, claiming to have talent on loan from God.

Thursday, March 19

NYPD Blue

Season 3 • Episode 3

NYPD Blue forever changes TV with its use of nudity, violence and profanity.

Thursday, March 19

Cops: Bad Boys, Bad Boys

Season 2 • Episode 3

Reality police program "Cops" becomes a phenomenon despite being mired in controversy.

Thursday, March 19

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.

Thursday, March 19

UFC Pt. 1: No Holds Barred

Season 2 • Episode 4

The UFC fights senators and scandals in a battle that almost ends the sport before it begins.

Thursday, March 19

UFC Pt. 2: To Live or Die in the Octagon

Season 2 • Episode 5

Thirty-six states ban no-holds-barred fighting, and the UFC's future is grim.

Friday, March 20

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.

Friday, March 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.

Friday, March 20

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.

Friday, March 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.