The BEST episodes of The Nineties

Every episode of The Nineties ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Nineties!

From executive producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, and Mark Herzog, in association with HBO, CNN's Original Series "The Nineties" explores the decade that gave us the Internet, DVDs, and other cultural and political milestones.

Last Updated: 3/6/2024Network: CNNStatus: Ended

7.83

64 votes

#1 - Terrorism Hits Home

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/6/2017

Terrorism in the '90s includes a bounty of devastating events including Timothy McVeigh's bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City.

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7.77

66 votes

#2 - The Information Age

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/13/2017

The '90s brought on the internet along with a dark side of the tech boom, including hackers, online predators and the proliferation of pornography.

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7.77

66 votes

#3 - Isn't It Ironic?

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/20/2017

The ‘90s represented a decade of great musical diversity that appealed to nearly every musical taste, from Nirvana to the Dixie Chicks to Tupac.

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7.62

175 votes

#4 - The One About TV

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/9/2017

The ‘90s unleashed a wide-range of television from animated hits like South Park and Beavis and Butthead to sitcoms like Seinfeld and Friends to dramas like My So-Called Life and The Sopranos.

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7.48

103 votes

#5 - Clinton: The Comeback Kid

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/16/2017

Bill Clinton’s presidency began and ended with controversy spanning from an inability to reform America’s health care system to a sex scandal that led to impeachment.

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7.40

55 votes

#6 - New World Order

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/30/2017

The world has seen a lot of change due to major political events, including the Warsaw Pact, Nelson Mandela's release from prison, the Persian Gulf War, and Bill Clinton becoming the president of the United States.

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7.19

63 votes

#7 - Can We All Get Along?

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/23/2017

The Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings; racially fueled events like Al Sharpton and the Crown Height riots; Rodney King and the LA riots; O.J. Simpson and his murder trial.

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