The Jacksons : an American Dream - wikipedia The Jacksons : an American Dream Jump to : navigation , search The Jacksons : An American Dream The DVD cover for the miniseries . Written by Joyce Eliason Directed by Karen Arthur Starring Lawrence Hilton - Jacobs Angela Bassett Holly Robinson Peete Margaret Avery Alex Burrall Jermaine Jackson , Jr . Bumper Robinson Floyd Meyers Jr . Monica Calhoun Jason Weaver Angel Vargas Terrence Howard Vanessa L. Williams Billy Dee Williams Wylie Draper Colin Steele Theme music composer Harold Wheeler Original language ( s ) English No. of episodes Production Producer ( s ) Suzanne de Passe Joyce Eliason Jermaine Jackson Margaret Maldonado Stan Marguiles Running time 240 min . Distributor The Stan Marguiles Company KJ Films de Passe Entertainment Motown Productions PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Release Original network ABC Original release November 15 -- November 18 , 1992 The Jacksons : An American Dream is a four - hour American miniseries broadcast in two halves on ABC and originally broadcast on November 15 through November 18 , 1992 . It is based upon the history of the Jackson family , one of the most successful musical families in show business , and the early and successful years of the popular Motown group The Jackson 5 . The miniseries was executive produced by Suzanne de Passe and Stan Marguiles , produced by Joyce Eliason , Jermaine Jackson and Margaret Maldonado and directed by Karen Arthur . The movie was filmed in Los Angeles and Pittsburgh , where director Arthur had previously filmed her feature film Lady Beware . The Jacksons : An American Dream is based on Katherine Jackson 's My Family autobiography . A critical and commercial success , the program won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Choreography . The title alludes to the iconic concept of the ' American Dream ' . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Historical inaccuracies 4 Reception 5 Soundtrack 5.1 Track listing 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Plot ( edit ) The miniseries stars Lawrence Hilton - Jacobs as the Jacksons ' patriarch Joseph Jackson , Angela Bassett as the family matriarch Katherine Jackson , Alex Burrall , Jason Weaver and Wylie Draper played Michael Jackson in different eras , while Bumper Robinson and Terrence Howard played Jackie Jackson in different eras , Shakiem Jamar Evans and Angel Vargas played Tito Jackson , Margaret Avery as Katherine 's mother Martha Scruse , Holly Robinson Peete as Diana Ross , Billy Dee Williams as Berry Gordy and Vanessa L. Williams as Suzanne de Passe . The opening titles of the film shows footage of the real Jacksons rehearsing , performing on stage , a few clips from the `` Can You Feel It '' music video , album covers , magazine covers and pictures of the family . The film is mostly based on the autobiography written by Katherine Jackson , who issued the 1990 autobiography , My Family . Part one of the film was based on how Joseph and Katherine managed to raise their children , first in Gary , Indiana , then later dealing with The Jackson 5 's early fame and its consequences . Part two of the film is based on the struggles of young Michael Jackson as he deals with his brothers marrying early into The Jackson 5 success , his problems with acne as a teenager , his eventual solo superstardom based on the success of his albums Off the Wall and Thriller and his legendary Motown 25 performance of `` Billie Jean '' as well as his difficult relationship with his father . Michael Jackson 's voice is heard on : `` Beat It , '' `` Human Nature , '' `` Billie Jean , '' `` I Want You Back , '' `` I Wanna Be Where You Are , '' `` I 'll Be There , '' `` Rockin ' Robin , '' `` ABC , '' and `` Dancing Machine . '' On all other songs , the Michael Jackson vocal part is performed by Anthony Harrell , Jason Weaver or Kipp Lennon . Cast ( edit ) Lawrence Hilton - Jacobs - Joseph Jackson Angela Bassett - Katherine Jackson Holly Robinson Peete - Diana Ross Margaret Avery - Martha Scruse Billy Dee Williams - Berry Gordy Vanessa Williams - Suzanne de Passe Wylie Draper - Michael Jackson Abolade David Olatunde - Michael Jackson ( baby ) Alex Burrall - Michael Jackson ( ages 6 -- 8 ) Jason Weaver - Michael Jackson ( ages 9 -- 14 ) Colin Steele - Jermaine Jackson Jermaine Jackson II - Jermaine Jackson ( ages 10 -- 17 ) Terrence Howard - Jackie Jackson Bumper Robinson - Jackie Jackson ( ages 12 -- 16 ) Monica Calhoun - Rebbie Jackson Ebonie Smith - La Toya Jackson Kelli Martin - La Toya Jackson ( ages 8 -- 10 ) Angel Vargas - Tito Jackson Shakiem Jamar Evans - Tito Jackson ( ages 11 -- 15 ) Maya Nicole Johnson - Janet Jackson Monica Allison - Hazel Gordy Robert Redcross - Randy Jackson Nicolas Phillips - Randy Jackson ( age 7 - 9 ) Marcus Maurice - Marlon Jackson Floyd Myers , Jr . - Marlon Jackson ( age 7 - 9 ) Jacen Wilkerson - Marlon Jackson ( ages 10 -- 15 ) Historical inaccuracies ( edit ) This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . ( December 2015 ) The group is shown making a record of Wilbert Harrison 's `` Kansas City '' . `` Kansas City '' was never covered by the Jackson 5 , although the band did multiple covers of early hits . In the Motown audition scene , Berry Gordy was not actually in attendance . Instead , the audition was videotaped and shown to Gordy at a later time . The Jacksons are shown getting an audition for Motown due to winning a talent show at the Apollo Theatre , and Joseph is touting it as their first signing . In actuality , the group 's first recording contract was offered by Steeltown Records , a smaller agency based in their native Gary , Indiana , in 1967 . The group had done one audition for Motown and was rejected . Following their moderate success with a couple of single tracks in Steeltown , the Jackson 5 felt confident enough to audition a second time for Motown , after which they were signed . In the film , prior to the Motown debut , Michael is seen in a recording studio , which may have been reference to their early career with Steeltown Records . In the scene where Michael is seen shooting for the Pepsi commercial which caused his scalp to catch fire , it shows his body rolling down the stairs . In fact he actually walked down the stairs with his hair on fire and later realized and did a one rotation spin ( not the usual spin move he did ) and shaking his head wildly from the pain . The film 's depiction of Michael performing `` Billie Jean '' at the Motown 25 television special , has Jackson wearing his trademark white glove on his right hand . In reality , Michael wore it on his left hand that night . The style of the film 's glove is also notably different , compared to the factual one . The film lists 1959 as Michael 's birth . Michael was actually born in 1958 . Reception ( edit ) The Jacksons : An American Dream became one of the most popular and successful music - biography miniseries of the 1990s . Part 1 of the miniseries was the third highest - rated program broadcast during the week of November 9 -- 15 with a 21.1 rating . Part 2 of the miniseries was watched by 38.4 million viewers in 22.3 million households becoming the highest - rated program broadcast during the week of November 16 -- 22 posting a 23.9 rating , and 36 share . Overall , the miniseries was watched in 38.3 million households and posted a 22.3 rating and 33 share . The series won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Choreography , and was also nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special , Outstanding Miniseries , and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special . Bumper Robinson won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Television Movie , and Alex Burrall and Jason Weaver both won a special award for Outstanding Young Performers Starring in a Mini-Series . The miniseries was later rebroadcast on VH1 and released to VHS and DVD . The DVD version of the miniseries was released as a two - disc set . The first disc was named `` The Early Years '' and the second disc was named `` The Success Years '' . In 2004 , VH1 would produce Man in the Mirror : The Michael Jackson Story , which picked up Michael 's life from the end of The Jacksons to the present , which at the time included him standing trial on charges of child molestation . The miniseries aired frequently after the death of Michael Jackson . It has been shown on TV One , BET , Centric and VH1 . It is followed by Man in the Mirror : The Michael Jackson Story . Soundtrack ( edit ) The Jacksons : An American Dream Soundtrack album by The Jackson 5 Released September 29 , 1992 Recorded Genre Soul , Funk Length 37 : 51 Label Motown The Jackson 5 chronology 2300 Jackson Street ( 1989 ) 2300 Jackson Street 1989 `` The Jacksons : An American Dream '' ( 1992 ) Soulsation ! ( 1995 ) Soulsation ! 1995 Singles from The Jacksons : An American Dream Track listing ( edit ) All songs performed by the Jackson 5 except where noted `` Who 's Lovin ' You '' ( Live ) - 5 : 39 Recorded live in Gary , Indiana , May 29 , 1971 `` Kansas City '' ( Jason Weaver ) - 2 : 19 `` I 'll Be There '' ( Originally on Third Album ) - 3 : 56 `` In the Still of the Night '' ( Boyz II Men ) - 2 : 51 `` Walk on / The Love You Save '' ( Live ) - 6 : 05 Recorded live in Gary , Indiana , May 29 , 1971 `` I Wanna Be Where You Are '' ( Jason Weaver ) - 4 : 21 `` Dancing Machine '' ( Originally on G.I.T. : Get It Together ) - 3 : 17 `` The Dream Goes On '' ( Jermaine Jackson ) - 3 : 50 `` I Want You Back / ABC '' ( Live ) - 3 : 23 Recorded live at the Forum , Los Angeles . August 26 , 1972 ( Later issued in its entirety on Live at the Forum in 2010 ) `` Stay With Love '' ( Jermaine Jackson and Syreeta ) - 4 : 19 `` Never Can Say Goodbye '' ( Originally on Maybe Tomorrow ) - 2 : 59 `` You Are the Ones ( Interlude ) '' ( 3T ) - 1 : 51 `` Dancing Machine ( Remix ) '' - 3 : 43 Other songs done in the film but not put on the track : `` Climb Every Mountain '' `` Money ( That 's What I Want ) '' `` Baby I Need Your Loving '' `` Where Did Our Love Go '' `` Beans , Beans , the Musical Fruit '' `` Beat It '' See also ( edit ) The Jackson Family portal Man in the Mirror : The Michael Jackson Story References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Zuckerman , Faye B. ( November 14 , 1992 ) . `` Highlights '' . The Tuscaloosa News . p. 6A . Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 01 . Jump up ^ `` Motown 's Gordy On Discovering Jackson '' . CBS News . Jump up ^ `` ABC posts third straight ratings win '' . The Modesto Bee . November 19 , 1992 . p . F5 . Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 01 . ^ Jump up to : Carmody , John ( November 20 , 1992 ) . `` THE TV COLUMN '' . The Washington Post . p. c. 06 . Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 01 . ^ Jump up to : `` ABC 's ' The Jacksons ' finales holds top spot '' . Daily News . November 27 , 1992 . p. 3 . Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 01 . Jump up ^ Grahnke , Lon ( November 27 , 1992 ) . `` Highlights '' . Chicago Sun - Times . p. 6A . Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 01 . 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Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World - wikipedia Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World Jump to : navigation , search Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World Genre Fantasy Comedy - drama Created by Michele Fazekas Tara Butters Starring Jason Ritter JoAnna Garcia Swisher Kimberly Hebert Gregory India de Beaufort J. August Richards Chloe East Dustin Ybarra Composer ( s ) Blake Neely Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 10 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Michele Fazekas Tara Butters Chris Dingess Craig DiGregorio Running time 43 minutes Production company ( s ) Fazekas & Butters ABC Studios Distributor Disney -- ABC Domestic Television Release Original network ABC Original release October 3 , 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 03 ) -- present Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World ( stylized as Kevin ^ Saves the World ) is an American high - concept angelic - themed fantasy comedy - drama television series that was created and executive produced by Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters for ABC Studios . The series airs on ABC as a Tuesday night entry during the 2017 -- 18 television season , and was greenlit on May 11 , 2017 . The series premiered on October 3 , 2017 . The show is set in Taylor , Texas . Contents ( hide ) 1 Premise 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring / Guest 3 Episodes 4 Production 4.1 Casting 5 Reception 5.1 Ratings 5.2 Critical response 6 References 7 External links Premise ( edit ) Kevin , a down - on - his - luck man who survived a suicide attempt , moves in with his twin sister Amy , an engineer and professor at the local college , and Amy 's teenage daughter Reese . Shortly after , he discovers a celestial being named Yvette ; Yvette claims that God has tasked Kevin with saving the world , and sent Yvette to guide and protect him . Only Kevin can see and hear Yvette , so his conversations appear to be hallucinations to those around him . The series also explores a mystery , as there are supposed to be 36 righteous souls in each generation , but for unknown reasons , Kevin is the only one left . Cast and characters ( edit ) Main ( edit ) Jason Ritter as Kevin Finn JoAnna Garcia as Amy Cabrera ( née Finn ) Kimberly Hebert Gregory as Yvette India de Beaufort as Kristin Allen J. August Richards as Sheriff Deputy Nathan Purcell Chloe East as Reese Cabrera Dustin Ybarra as Tyler Medina Recurring / Guest ( edit ) Barbara Eve Harris as Colonel O'Donnell Michael Harney as Karl Gilmore Sam Huntington as Jake Gilmore Lesley Boone as Lucille Emma Bell as Deb Christian Ochoa as Ben Lauren Blumenfeld as Ava Richard Masur as Dr. Sloane Kate Flannery as Anne Will Sasso as Dave Brandon Quinn as Ignacio `` Iggy '' DePerro Anjali Bhimani as Susan Allen Episodes ( edit ) No . Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) `` Pilot '' Paul McGuigan Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters October 3 , 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 03 ) 4.17 After getting fired from his Wall Street job and surviving a suicide attempt , Kevin Finn returns to his hometown to live with his sister Amy , a widowed mom , and her teenage daughter Reese . While Amy is away at a work assignment , a meteor crashes to earth near her home . Kevin and Reese investigate , and when Kevin touches the meteorite , he is hurtled backward . He begins having strange visions , including a mysterious woman named Yvette that only Kevin can see . Yvette calls herself one of God 's messengers , tasked with locating the 36 righteous souls of this generation , of which Kevin is the only one known to be left . `` Listen Up '' Kevin Dowling Craig DiGregorio & Jack Kenny October 10 , 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 10 ) 3.61 Yvette tells Kevin that not even she knows what happened to the other 35 righteous ones , and that they 'll have to let the universe guide them . While helping the son of a brewery pub owner find his true path , Kevin reconnects with his ex-girlfriend Kristin and the two sleep together . They ponder getting back together , but both remember how badly Kevin treated Kristin in the past and decide it 's not a good idea . Kevin has a vision of an island surrounded by ocean . `` Sweet Little Lies '' Peter Leto Chris Dingess & Davah Avena October 17 , 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 17 ) 3.26 Kevin tries to intervene as a wedding planner for Deb , whose former childhood friend proposed to her when she got cancer . But now that Deb is healthy , she reveals to Kevin that she does not want to get married . Kevin has a vision of a mariachi band . Yvette meets with Ava , a celestial messenger like herself . Ava says she will gather all the other messengers to meet about finding the rest of the righteous , but come meeting time , they are the only two to show up . Ava then says that she too is giving up . `` How to be Good '' J. Miller Tobin Teleplay by : Brant Englestein Story by : Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters October 24 , 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 24 ) 2.87 Kevin helps Lucille , Tyler 's rude boss at the diner , and gets dragged into a feud between Lucille and her estranged sister , Anne . Kevin later has a vision of being in an Asian marketplace . Reese confronts Kevin about the strange things she 's observed , and asks if the meteorite gave him superpowers . 5 `` Brutal Acts of Kindness '' Rob Hardy Craig DiGregorio October 31 , 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 31 ) 2.71 After Yvette convinces him to withdraw his entire $30,000 severance pay and give it away , Kevin helps a woman who can not afford her son 's diabetes medication . He later has a vision of being chased by a tiger through a jungle . Amy finds Reese 's journal and sees that Kevin caused Reese to be thrown in jail . She angrily tells Kevin to pack up and move out . 6 `` Rocky Road '' Wendey Stanzler Jack Kenny November 7 , 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 07 ) 2.91 Kevin begins looking for places to stay , hitting up Tyler , Kristin and Nathan . He also helps a man who lost his job 18 months ago look for work , learning that the man never told his wife and has now exhausted their life savings . Angry at her mom , Reese skips school and runs away to an abandoned factory . Kevin and Amy arrive to talk her down , but Reese slips from her perch and falls . Yvette suspends Reese in mid air for a couple of seconds , allowing Kevin to get underneath and catch her . A dumbfounded Amy observes , and starts seeing Kevin the way Reese has seen him . Kevin gets a printout of all his previous visions , plus a new one of mountaintops in the clouds . 7 `` Dave '' Ron Underwood Chris Dingess November 14 , 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 14 ) 2.62 Kevin and Yvette are joined by Dave ( Will Sasso ) , another celestial messenger , who helps them on Kevin 's next assignment . The assignment turns out to be helping Kristin 's cancer - stricken mother Susan ( Anjali Bhimani ) find some joy while living out her last days . Kevin later sees a vision of a flaming gazebo . Meanwhile , Amy wants to use science to figure out what she witnessed when Reese fell , and soon meets Iggy ( Brandon Quinn ) , a theology professor who tries to convince her that it 's okay for some things to remain unexplained . Also , Nathan tells Reese he wants to ask Amy out on a date , but Reese will not give him permission . 8 `` Chrysalis '' Metin Hüseyin Kevin Deiboldt December 5 , 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 05 ) 2.62 Kevin sees a vision of blue butterflies , and follows one to an art class held by Ethan ( Enoch King ) . Kevin offers to help Ethan get over his fear of rejection by taking him to an art show , later realizing this will conflict with Reese 's school play . Dave appears and reveals himself to Ethan , offering to take him to the art showing so Kevin can be with his family . At the same time , Yvette meets with Ava , who tells her that Dave has turned all the celestial messengers against her . Kevin angrily confronts Yvette about being able to reveal herself to other people , and asks what else she 's hidden from him . Yvette admits she does not know if the other 35 righteous really exist , and is operating on faith alone . Kevin chooses to work with Dave , which backfires when Ethan gets scared and backs out of the show . Kevin returns to Yvette while making things right with Ethan by setting up a surprise showing of Ethan 's paintings . Ethan offers a painting of a blue butterfly to Kevin as a thank you , also telling Kevin about a trip he took that inspired it . Kevin now knows where the next righteous soul will be found . Elsewhere , Kristin helps Amy prepare for her first date with Iggy , but later notices that Amy will not tell Nathan about the date . 9 `` Probably '' Tamra Davis Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters December 12 , 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 12 ) 2.49 Kevin travels to Laos , taking Tyler along . The two are befriended by Vong ( David Huynh ) , whom Kevin and Yvette briefly think is the next righteous but he 's not . Kevin sees another of his visions and wants to press on , but Yvette now has doubts and thinks Dave may have been right . Yvette appears as human and is approached by Tyler , who finds her fascinating . The two dance to a mariachi band ( another of Kevin 's earlier visions ) , which renews Yvette 's faith . Kevin and Tyler , with help from Lucille on video chat , then help Vong 's wife deliver their first child , and it turns out the baby is the next righteous soul . Back at home , Reese tells Amy that Nathan wanted to ask her out . Amy meets Nathan the next day and tells him about Iggy , but says she now knows she was n't yet ready to date and is glad she realized this with someone she does n't truly care about . Nathan later does something special for Amy . 10 `` The Ugly Sleep '' J. Miller Tobin Davah Avena January 2 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 02 ) 2.62 Kevin helps Charlie ( Trent Garrett ) , who is despondent over a recent breakup , meet someone new , but when the someone new turns out to be Kristin , it leads to awkwardness . The situation causes Charlie to realize the girl he left is his one true love , and he returns to her . Inspired by Kevin 's good deeds , Reese befriends a new girl at school who is struggling to fit in . Meanwhile , Yvette sees that Tyler is still smitten over her and tries to figure out a way to help him move on . Kevin has a vision of a snow - covered area in the woods . As the episode closes , Kristin tells Kevin that she submitted his name for an open substitute teacher position . 11 `` Solo '' Lee Rose Kevin Deiboldt January 9 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 09 ) TBD 12 `` Caught White - Handed '' Jennifer Lynch Brant Englestein January 16 , 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 16 ) TBD Production ( edit ) The series was originally called The Gospel of Kevin , but the name was changed since the show was not `` overtly religious '' . The series was picked up for a 16 - episode full season on November 10 , 2017 . Casting ( edit ) Cristela Alonzo , who played a lead role as the heaven - sent entity in the original pilot , was replaced by Kimberly Hebert Gregory after the series was picked up . Reception ( edit ) Ratings ( edit ) No . Title Air date Rating / share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` Pilot '' October 3 , 2017 1.0 / 4 4.17 N / A 2.17 N / A 6.33 `` Listen Up '' October 10 , 2017 0.8 / 3 3.61 TBD TBD TBD TBD `` Sweet Little Lies '' October 17 , 2017 0.8 / 3 3.26 TBD 1.75 TBD 5.01 `` How to be Good '' October 24 , 2017 0.7 / 3 2.87 TBD TBD TBD TBD 5 `` Brutal Acts of Kindness '' October 31 , 2017 0.6 / 2 2.71 TBD TBD TBD TBD 6 `` Rocky Road '' November 7 , 2017 0.7 / 3 2.91 TBD TBD TBD TBD 7 `` Dave '' November 14 , 2017 0.7 / 3 2.62 TBD TBD TBD TBD 8 `` Chrysalis '' December 5 , 2017 0.6 / 2 2.62 TBD TBD TBD TBD 9 `` Probably '' December 12 , 2017 0.6 / 2 2.49 TBD TBD TBD TBD 10 `` The Ugly Sleep '' January 2 , 2018 0.7 / 3 2.62 TBD TBD TBD TBD 11 `` Solo '' January 9 , 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 12 `` Caught White - Handed '' January 16 , 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Critical response ( edit ) The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 68 % approval rating with an average rating of 6.73 / 10 based on 22 reviews . The website 's consensus reads , `` Breezily entertaining , Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World relies on its likable lead to carry its still - sketchy premise , hinting at deeper potential that 's yet to develop . '' Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned a score of 59 out of 100 based on 18 critics , indicating `` mixed or average reviews '' . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Goldberg , Lesley ( May 11 , 2017 ) . `` ABC Orders ' The Mayor ' , Zach Braff Comedy , ' Gospel of Kevin ' , ' Crossing ' , ' Good Doctor ' , Shondaland Drama to Series '' . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 16 , 2017 . Jump up ^ Otterson , Joe ( July 24 , 2017 ) . `` ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for Marvel 's ' Inhumans , ' Daveed Diggs ' ' The Mayor ' '' . Variety . Retrieved July 24 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` ' Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World ' series premiere react : Meet the last of the Righteous '' . EW.com. 2017 - 10 - 04 . Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 18 . ^ Jump up to : Porter , Rick ( October 4 , 2017 ) . `` ' Fresh Off the Boat , ' ' Voice ' adjust up , ' Brooklyn Nine - Nine , ' ' L&O True Crime ' adjust down : Tuesday final ratings '' . TV by the Numbers . Retrieved October 4 , 2017 . ^ Jump up to : Porter , Rick ( October 11 , 2017 ) . `` ' Voice , ' ' Flash , ' ' Lethal Weapon ' & ' The Mick ' adjust up , ' NCIS : New Orleans ' down : Tuesday final ratings '' . TV by the Numbers . Retrieved October 11 , 2017 . ^ Jump up to : Porter , Rick ( October 18 , 2017 ) . `` ' NCIS , ' ' Voice ' and ' This Is Us ' adjust up , ' Black - ish ' and ' L&O True Crime ' down : Tuesday final ratings '' . TV by the Numbers . Retrieved October 18 , 2017 . ^ Jump up to : Porter , Rick ( October 25 , 2017 ) . `` ' This Is Us , ' ' Fresh Off the Boat , ' ' Kevin ' & World Series adjust up , ' L&O True Crime ' down : Tuesday final ratings '' . TV by the Numbers . 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Opium of the people - wikipedia Opium of the people Jump to : navigation , search This article is about Karl Marx 's statement . For Slipknot 's song , see Vol. 3 : ( The Subliminal Verses ) . `` Religion is the opium of the people '' is one of the most frequently paraphrased statements of German philosopher and economist Karl Marx . It was translated from the German original , `` Die Religion ... ist das Opium des Volkes '' and is often rendered as `` religion ... is the opiate of the masses . '' The quotation originates from the introduction of Marx 's work A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel 's Philosophy of Right , which he started in 1843 but which was not published until after his death . The introduction to this work was published separately in 1844 , in Marx 's own journal Deutsch -- Französische Jahrbücher , a collaboration with Arnold Ruge . The full quote from Karl Marx translates as : `` Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature , the heart of a heartless world , and the soul of soulless conditions . It is the opium of the people '' . Often quoted only in part , the interpretation of the metaphor in its context has received much less attention . Contents ( hide ) 1 Full quotation 2 Meaning 3 History 4 Modern comparisons 5 Similar statements 5.1 Novalis 5.2 Heinrich Heine 5.3 Charles Kingsley 5.4 Miguel de Unamuno 5.5 Lenin 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading Full quotation ( edit ) Main article : Marxism and religion The quotation , in context , reads as follows ( emphasis added ) : The foundation of irreligious criticism is : Man makes religion , religion does not make man . Religion is , indeed , the self - consciousness and self - esteem of man who has either not yet won through to himself , or has already lost himself again . But man is no abstract being squatting outside the world . Man is the world of man -- state , society . This state and this society produce religion , which is an inverted consciousness of the world , because they are an inverted world . Religion is the general theory of this world , its encyclopaedic compendium , its logic in popular form , its spiritual point d'honneur , its enthusiasm , its moral sanction , its solemn complement , and its universal basis of consolation and justification . It is the fantastic realization of the human essence since the human essence has not acquired any true reality . The struggle against religion is , therefore , indirectly the struggle against that world whose spiritual aroma is religion . Religious suffering is , at one and the same time , the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering . Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature , the heart of a heartless world , and the soul of soulless conditions . It is the opium of the people . The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness . To call on them to give up their illusions about their condition is to call on them to give up a condition that requires illusions . The criticism of religion is , therefore , in embryo , the criticism of that vale of tears of which religion is the halo . Meaning ( edit ) Marx was making a structural functionalism argument about religion , and particularly about organized religion . Marx believed that religion had certain practical functions in society that were similar to the function of opium in a sick or injured person : it reduced people 's immediate suffering and provided them with pleasant illusions , but it also reduced their energy and their willingness to confront the oppressive , heartless , and soulless reality that capitalism had forced them into . History ( edit ) Marx wrote this passage in 1843 as part of the introduction to a book that criticized philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 's 1820 book , Elements of the Philosophy of Right . The introduction was published in 1844 in a small journal . The book itself was published posthumously . As the Deutsch -- Französische Jahrbücher journal had a print run of just 1,000 , it had no popular effect during the 19th century . The phrase became better known during the 1930s , when Marxism was more popular . Modern comparisons ( edit ) Religion has become , in many Western countries , less common and less accepted since Marx wrote this now - famous line . Some writers speculate on what the modern `` opium of the people '' would be , such as sports fandom , celebrities , the distractions of television , internet , and other entertainment , etc . Similar statements ( edit ) The same metaphor was used by many authors during the 19th century . Novalis ( edit ) In 1798 , Novalis wrote in `` Blüthenstaub '' ( `` Pollen '' ) : Ihre sogenannte Religion wirkt bloß wie ein Opiat reizend , betäubend , Schmerzen aus Schwäche stillend . ( Their so - called religion works simply as an opiate -- stimulating ; numbing ; quelling pain by means of weakness . ) Heinrich Heine ( edit ) In 1840 , Heinrich Heine also used the same analogy , in his essay on Ludwig Börne : Welcome be a religion that pours into the bitter chalice of the suffering human species some sweet , soporific drops of spiritual opium , some drops of love , hope and faith . Charles Kingsley ( edit ) Charles Kingsley , a canon of the Church of England , wrote this four years after Marx : We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable 's hand book , an opium dose for keeping beasts of burden patient while they were being overloaded , a mere book to keep the poor in order . Miguel de Unamuno ( edit ) Miguel de Unamuno , the famed Spanish author of the Generation of ' 98 , focused his Nivola San Manuel Bueno , mártir around the theme of religion 's opiatic affect on the people of rural Spain . In the book , the protagonist Don Manuel , is a priest who does not believe in God , but continues preaching because he sees the positive impact he can make in the lives of his parishioners . Ironically , religion in this way also serves to cure his own deep depression , through the happiness he feels from helping the people of Valverde de Lucerna . Unamuno makes direct reference to Marx when Don Manuel explains : Yes , I know that one of the leaders of what they call the social revolution has said that religion is the opium of the people . Opium ... opium , yes ! Let 's give them opium , and let them sleep and dream . And with this crazy activity of mine , I have also been using opium . Lenin ( edit ) Vladimir Lenin , speaking of religion in Novaya Zhizn in 1905 , alluded to Marx 's earlier comments ( emphasis added ) : Those who toil and live in want all their lives are taught by religion to be submissive and patient while here on earth , and to take comfort in the hope of a heavenly reward . But those who live by the labour of others are taught by religion to practise charity while on earth , thus offering them a very cheap way of justifying their entire existence as exploiters and selling them at a moderate price tickets to well - being in heaven . Religion is opium for the people . Religion is a sort of spiritual booze , in which the slaves of capital drown their human image , their demand for a life more or less worthy of man . See also ( edit ) Criticism of religion Faith and rationality God helps those who help themselves Marxism and religion Marxist -- Leninist atheism Noble lie References ( edit ) Jump up ^ McKinnon , AM . ( 2005 ) . ' Reading ' Opium of the People ' : Expression , Protest and the Dialectics of Religion ' . Critical Sociology , vol 31 , no . 1 - 2 , pp. 15 - 38 . ( 1 ) Jump up ^ Marx , K. 1976 . Introduction to A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel 's Philosophy of Right . Collected Works , v. 3 . New York . Jump up ^ Ellwood , Robert S. ; Alles , Gregory D. ( 2007 - 01 - 01 ) . The Encyclopedia of World Religions . Infobase Publishing . pp. 160 -- 161 . ISBN 9781438110387 . ^ Jump up to : `` What is the opium of the people ? '' . 1843 . 2015 - 01 - 05 . Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 17 . Jump up ^ Welton , Michael ( 2015 - 09 - 11 ) . `` Opium of the People ? The Religious Heritage of Karl Marx and the Frankfurt School '' . CounterPunch . Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 18 . Jump up ^ O'Brien , William Arctander ( 1995 ) . Novalis , Signs of Revolution . Duke University Press . p. 154 . ISBN 0 - 8223 - 1519 - X . Jump up ^ Heine , Heinrich Ludwig Börne - a Memorial Jump up ^ Reader in Marxist Philosophy by Howard Selsam , Harry Martel ( 1987 ) Jump up ^ F.D. Maurice ( Leaders Of The Church 1800 - 1900 ) - C.F.G. Masterman ( 1907 ) . pp. 65 - 6 Jump up ^ Miguel de Unamuno , San Manuel Bueno , Martír ( 1930 ) . p. 14 Jump up ^ Novaya Zhizn No. 28 , December 3 , 1905 , as quoted in Marxists Internet Archive Further reading ( edit ) Wikiquote has quotations related to : Opium of the people Abrams , M.H. 1971 ( 1934 ) . The Milk of Paradise : The Effect of Opium Visions on the Works of De Quincey , Crabbe , Francis , Thompson , and Coleridge . New York : Octagon Berridge , Victoria and Edward Griffiths. 1980 . Opium and the People . London : Allen Lane Marx , Karl. 1844 . A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel 's Philosophy of Right , Deutsch - Französische Jahrbücher , February . McKinnon , Andrew . M. `` Reading ' Opium of the People ' : Expression , Protest and the Dialectics of Religion '' in Critical Sociology , vol. 31 no . 1 / 2 . ( 2 ) O'Toole , Roger . 1984 . Religion : Classic Sociological Approaches . Toronto : McGraw Hill Rojo , Sergio Vuscovic. 1988 . `` La religion , opium du people et protestation contre la misère réele : Les positions de Marx et de Lénine '' in Social Compass , vol. 35 , no . 2 / 3 , pp. 197 -- 230 . Luchte , James . ( 2009 ) Marx and the Sacred , The Journal of Church and State , 51 ( 3 ) : 413 - 437 . 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