Dark Side of the 2000s — Season 1
The Aughts catapulted us into the digital era and stripped our innocence away.
About this season
This documentary series delves into the unseen histories of the 2000s decade, revealing dark secrets and personal insights from the people who witnessed all the train wrecks and triumphs first-hand.
Episodes (10)
1. Jon & Kate Plus 8: Family Circus
Aired 18 July 2023 • 44 min
The Gosselin's marriage dissolves on TV. When the couple weaponize their fame in a messy divorce, they fracture the image of the perfect American family.
2. TRL: Last Request
7.0Aired 25 July 2023 • 44 min
TRL is the daily destination where celebrities and their fans mix, creating an unpredictable media circus where beefs, battles, and breakdowns turn into an awe-inspiring sideshow.
3. Lindsay Lohan: Star, Interrupted
Aired 1 August 2023 • 44 min
From child star to punchline, Lindsay Lohan may have lit the bonfire that burned down her life, but it's the rise of the ravenous 24-hour gossip cycle that nearly eats her alive.
4. TMZ: Paparazzi Gone Wild
Aired 8 August 2023 • 44 min
TMZ becomes the celebrity gossip machine. It's raw, real, and above all, irresistible. But success comes at a price that's too high for some of its content creators.
5. Shock Jocks Part 1: The Rise
Aired 15 August 2023
Stern stops at nothing to shock his loyal listeners, laughing in the face of common decency and the FCC; when rivals O&A challenge his popularity, war breaks out.
6. Shock Jocks Part 2: The Fall
Aired 15 August 2023
Radio king Howard Stern continues to draw attention with his on-air antics; when Opie and Anthony resurface, their hatred for Howard isn't enough to save the toxic friendship.
7. The Bachelor: Every Rose has Its Thorn
Aired 22 August 2023
Part game show, part reality TV, and steered by producers willing to manipulate the truth and their participants, "The Bachelor" is a ratings machine.
8. Charlie Sheen: Addicted to Winning
9.0Aired 29 August 2023
"Two and A Half Men" is a huge success until Charlie Sheen self-destructs; in a plot twist no one sees coming, he wages a public, hateful, and violent war against his producer.
9. Men's Magazines: The Maxim Effect
8.0Aired 5 September 2023 • 44 min
Men's magazines like Maxim inject new energy into the magazine industry, but they leave a toxic legacy in their wake.
10. Siegfried & Roy: Magic and Mayhem
8.0Aired 12 September 2023
Siegfried and Roy transform Vegas, only to have their careers end in tragedy; the truth of the 2003 tiger attack that nearly takes Roy's life is anything but straightforward.