A look at the most captivating pop-culture moments, trends and personalities of the decade through interviews with people who studied the time period.

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Season 210 of 10 Episodes

Arsenio Hall carves out a niche in the white, late-night world by showcasing hip-hop artists and emerging talent; despite his success, he becomes a casualty in the late-night wars.
MTV's "The Real World" is television with something to say, with a soap opera twist; however, when MTV gets rich from reality TV, they trade in realness for fart jokes and hot tubs.
When "Cops" hits the airwaves, the gritty reality of police work becomes a phenomenon and, despite being the longest running prime-time live-action series, it is mired in controversy.
Ken Shamrock and the UFC are joined at the knuckle; dubbed human cockfighting, the UFC fights senators and scandals in a battle that almost ends the sport before it begins.
Thirty-six states ban 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.
With sex, attempted murder and betrayal, nothing personifies the tabloidization of 1990s America better than the story of how Amy Fisher shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the head.
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.
Rush Limbaugh is conservative radio's first megastar, claiming to have talent on loan from God.
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 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.

Remixed: Hip Hop: The East vs West Media War

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.
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Scores becomes a celebrity hangout; but when the club attracts the costly protection of the Gambino crime family, getting out of bed with the mob means getting in with the FBI.
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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.
Upcoming
With sex, attempted murder and betrayal, nothing personifies the tabloidization of 1990s America better than the story of how Amy Fisher shot Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the head.
Upcoming
MTV's "The Real World" is television with something to say, with a soap opera twist; however, when MTV gets rich from reality TV, they trade in realness for fart jokes and hot tubs.
Upcoming
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.
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A look at the most captivating pop-culture moments, trends and personalities of the decade through interviews with people who studied the time period.

Mark McGrath, Jason Marik, Dallas Peplow, Debra Wilson, Monika Schnarre

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