The Sixties (miniseries)

The Sixties
GenreTelevision documentary
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producersTom Hanks
Gary Goetzman
Mark Herzog
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesCNN
Playtone
Herzog & Company
Original release
NetworkCNN
ReleaseMay 29 (2014-05-29) –
August 14, 2014 (2014-08-14)
Related
The Seventies
The Eighties
The Nineties
The 2000s
The Movies
The 2010s
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The Sixties is a documentary miniseries which premiered on CNN on May 29, 2014. Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's studio Playtone, the 10-part series chronicled events and popular culture of the United States during the 1960s.[1]

The premiere of The Sixties was a ratings success for CNN; it was seen by 1.39 million total viewers,[citation needed] finishing in between Fox News Channel and MSNBC in total viewership, and beating its rivals in key demographic audience share. CNN has since commissioned follow-ups covering later decades, including The Seventies (2015),[1][2] The Eighties (2016),[3] The Nineties (2017),[4] The 2000s (2018), and The 2010s (2023).[5] In 2018, Playtone, which recounted the events of 1968 as episode 8 in this series, revisited the year in more detail in the four-part series 1968: The Year That Changed America.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "Premiere of 'The Sixties' Brings Younger Viewers to CNN". Variety. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. ^ "CNN To Follow 'The Sixties' Docu-series With 'The Seventies'". Variety. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. ^ "CNN To Launch 'The Eighties' In March". Variety. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. ^ Steinberg, Brian (18 May 2016). "CNN Greenlights 'The Nineties' and Series on Comedy, Music". Variety. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. ^ Johnson, Ted (2022-12-13). "CNN Unveils 2023 Original Series And Films Slate: Projects Include 'Giuliani,' Jake Tapper-Hosted 'United States Of Scandal' And 'The 2010s'". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  6. ^ de Moraes, Lisa (17 May 2017). "CNN Adds Series On 1960s & '70s To Slate; HLN Adds 'Unmasking A Killer'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (11 April 2018). "CNN Adds Six New Original Series To 2019 Slate; Projects From Sanjay Gupta, Vox Media, More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 February 2020.