Which TV network originally aired Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways? The documentary miniseries originally aired on HBO.
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways premiered on October 17, 2014, as an eight-episode HBO documentary series. Directed by Dave Grohl, it followed the band as they explored the musical history of eight American cities while creating their eighth studio album, Sonic Highways.
Each episode focused on a different city and its musical community. Grohl interviewed musicians, producers, engineers, and other local figures, then used those conversations as inspiration for lyrics. The band recorded one album track in or near each featured city, linking the television project directly to the album’s unusual production concept.
The title can cause confusion because Sonic Highways is also the name of the 2014 studio album, not just the television program. HBO was the original U.S. broadcaster; later international broadcasts included BBC Four in the United Kingdom and GO! in Australia. The series was part documentary, part music-history tour, and part behind-the-scenes account of the album’s creation.