80s Trivia: What made-for-TV movie depicted the aftermath of a nuclear war between the US and Russia?

The 1980s were a decade of dangerous possibilities; namely that the Cold War could end the world as we know it.  Potential Armageddon never seemed too far away, and this was captured by much of the media.  One made-for-TV movie became known for its doomsday-scenarios, heart-wrenching characterizations and graphic depictions of a post-nuclear America.  Off of Pocket Trivia: 80s Trivia - What made-for-TV movie depicted the aftermath of a nuclear war between the US and Russia?  Was it Rise of the Resistance, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Red Dawn or The Day After?

The correct answer to this one is The Day After.  The movie aired on ABC in 1983; it was viewed by over 100 million people.

The basic plot is this; an ensemble cast of characters watches the world go to hell.  A conflict in a then-divided Germany between NATO and the USSR escalates into a full-scale thermo-nuclear war, resulting in the destruction of the United States government and dozens of cities/military bases.  Millions are killed and millions more die in the chaos and radioactive fallout.  What was particularly notable about this movie was its graphic representation of a nuclear war.  Additionally, the world did not end instantly, as it frequently did in nuclear horror - instead, the survivors were forced to live in a world that had dramatically changed for the worse.  The movie was so graphic that ABC had counselors standing by on a 1-800 hotline afterwards.  Indeed, President Reagan saw the film and commented that it affected him and left him very depressed.