Basic Info

First Air: April 12, 1999

Rating: ⭐ 8.0/10 (1 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 15

Last Episode

Name: 1990-1999: Then and Now

Season: 1, Episode: 15

Air Date: 1999-04-29

Runtime: 45 min

Fifty years into the future, how will computer and communications technology reshape the way Americans work and play? What will be the benefits and consequences of biotechnology? Will the third-world nations dominate headline news? This program examines key moments of the ‘90s, reflects on changes during the last five decades, and, with the assistance of leading futurists, looks ahead to some of the possible events and innovations just over the horizon.

The Century: America's Time

1999 1 seasons 15 episodes ⭐ 8.0/10 1 votes

Overview

The Century: America's Time is a 15-part series of documentaries produced by the American Broadcasting Company on the 20th century and the rise of the United States as a superpower. The documentary originally aired on The History Channel in 1999. Another earlier series, simply called "The Century" also produced by ABC, appeared on the ABC network in 1999, and also later appeared on the History Channel. It consists of six two-hour shows with each chronicling two different events based around a common theme.