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Rob LoweRichard E. Grant
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
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About
The defining biography of a decade, as told through exclusive interviews with more than 40 icons, entertainers and innovators who shaped its identity.
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Miniseries2013
7.835161h
The ‘80s is not about nostalgia; it is about a decade of people, decisions and inventions that changed our future, told from the perspective of unknowing history makers who lived these iconic moments. It was 10 years of nonstop glamour, unchecked excess, ruthless ambition and explosive technological innovation that combined to produce the historic changes and global events that made us who and what we are today.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Lift Off! | 7.8 | 65 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Revolutionaries | 7.9 | 59 | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | Shop Til You Drop | 7.9 | 58 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | Masters of the Universe | 7.7 | 57 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | Tear Down These Walls | 7.6 | 57 | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | Super Power | 7.7 | 55 | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Rob Lowe Narrator
Kurt Andersen Self - Co-Founder: Spy Magazine, Self - Writer and Journalist
David Sirota Self - Writer and Journalist
Tom Brokaw Self - NBC News Anchor: 1982-2004
Jay Winik Self - Historian
Steven Tyler Self, Self - Aerosmith
Larry King Self - Host: Larry King Now, Self
Richard E. Grant Narrator
David Brooks Self - The New York Times
John Powers Self - Vogue