Dark Side of the 90's - Season 2
Season 2
Episodes
Arseniooo Hall!
Arsenio carves out a niche in the white, late-night world by showcasing hip hop artists and emerging talent. Despite his success, Arsenio becomes a casualty in the late-night wars.
MTV & The Real World
MTV's The Real World is television with something to say--with a soap opera twist. But when MTV gets rich from reality TV, they trade in realness for fart jokes and hot tubs.
Cops: Bad Boys, Bad Boys
When COPS hits the airwaves, the gritty reality of police work becomes a phenomenon. Despite being the longest-running prime-time live-action series, COPS is mired in controversy.
UFC Pt. 1: No Holds Barred
Ken Shamrock and the UFC are joined at the knuckle. Dubbed "human cockfighting," the UFC will fight senators and scandals in a battle that almost ends the sport before it begins.
UFC Pt. 2: To Live or Die in the Octagon
36 states have banned "no holds barred" fighting, and the UFC's future is grim. Star fighter Ken Shamrock is also in trouble and needs a guardian angel to get him back on his feet.
Tabloid TV
With sex, attempted murder and betrayal, nothing personifies the tabloidification of 1990s America better than the story of how Amy Fisher shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the head.
Black Sitcoms' Last Laugh
Black comedies explode in the '90s, with sitcoms written and produced by Black creators and featuring Black casts; however, no culture is immune to the toxicity of fame and power.
The Rise of Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh is conservative radio's first megastar, claiming to have "talent on loan from God." He creates a divide in America that we see unfolding today.
Y2K: Paranoia Will Destroy Ya
At the end of the decade, the fear of an apocalypse looms. Two men become the stars of the real-life action thriller known as the Y2K scare.
Morning Show Wars
Morning TV is the profit center of the news divisions that produce them; "Today" and "Good Morning America" battle for dominance where there's no room for failure.
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Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
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MasterChef
Three celebrated food experts put the latest group of contestants through a series of challenging elimination rounds and turn one home cook into a culinary master.
America's Funniest Home Videos
ABC's longest-running primetime entertainment show, America's Funniest Home Videos, returns for season 33 this fall with the same mission -- giving families something genuinely funny to enjoy together on Sunday nights.
"AFV," the longest-running primetime entertainment show in ABC history, returns for season 33 with the same mission - to provide viewers with hysterical moments that fly by at a dizzying pace.