Dark Side of the 90s Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Arseniooo Hall!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.
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Episode 2 - MTV & The Real WorldMTV'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.
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Episode 3 - Cops: Bad Boys, Bad BoysWhen "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.
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Episode 4 - UFC Pt. 1: No Holds BarredKen 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.
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Episode 5 - UFC Pt. 2: To Live or Die in the OctagonThirty-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.
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Episode 6 - Tabloid TVWith 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.
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Episode 7 - Black Sitcoms' Last LaughBlack 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.
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Episode 8 - The Rise of Rush LimbaughRush Limbaugh is conservative radio's first megastar, claiming to have talent on loan from God.
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Episode 9 - Y2K: Paranoia Will Destroy YaAt 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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Episode 10 - Morning Show WarsMorning 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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