Engineering Catastrophes
TVPG
Science
Documentary
Looking at the world’s biggest structural mistakes and the solutions used to solve them.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Wednesday, August 20
Nebraska Bomb Cyclone
Season 7 • Episode 5
Chunks of ice unleashed by a superstorm played a critical role in the failure of the old structure.
Wednesday, August 20
Island Observatory Failure
Season 7 • Episode 2
An iconic observatory has to close after cables holding up a critical platform come crashing down.
Wednesday, August 20
The Fern Hollow Fiasco
Season 7 • Episode 4
On a snowy morning in Pittsburgh, a messy commute becomes dangerous after a bridge collapses.
Thursday, August 21
Island Observatory Failure
Season 7 • Episode 2
An iconic observatory has to close after cables holding up a critical platform come crashing down.
Thursday, August 21
The Fern Hollow Fiasco
Season 7 • Episode 4
On a snowy morning in Pittsburgh, a messy commute becomes dangerous after a bridge collapses.
Thursday, August 21
Nebraska Bomb Cyclone
Season 7 • Episode 5
Chunks of ice unleashed by a superstorm played a critical role in the failure of the old structure.
Wednesday, August 27
Nightmare in Florida
Season 3 • Episode 2
When a new bridge collapses in Miami, experts use the latest science to learn what went wrong.
Wednesday, August 27
Oil Rig vs. Sinkhole
Season 3 • Episode 8
Oil rig in Louisiana lake drills in the wrong place and causes whirlpool that drains entire lake.
Wednesday, August 27
Shopping Center Tragedy
Tragedy strikes in Puerto Rico as an explosion takes down a popular shoe shop.
Wednesday, August 27
Chemical Plant Calamity
Season 7 • Episode 8
An explosion at a chemical plant kills five workers; a small amount of water caused the catastrophe.
Wednesday, August 27
The Bronx Sinkhole
There's shock in the Bronx, as a vast sinkhole swallows a van.
Thursday, August 28
Chemical Plant Calamity
Season 7 • Episode 8
An explosion at a chemical plant kills five workers; a small amount of water caused the catastrophe.
Thursday, August 28
The Bronx Sinkhole
There's shock in the Bronx, as a vast sinkhole swallows a van.
Thursday, August 28
Shopping Center Tragedy
Tragedy strikes in Puerto Rico as an explosion takes down a popular shoe shop.
Thursday, August 28
Memphis Bridge of Doom
Season 6 • Episode 4
A vital Mississippi River interstate crossing is discovered to be in danger of imminent collapse.
Thursday, August 28
Jacksonville's Parking Garage Disaster
Season 6 • Episode 3
The construction of a new parking garage at a luxury waterside condo collapses in Jacksonville, Fla.
Thursday, August 28
Miami's Condo Catastrophe
Season 6 • Episode 2
Experts investigate an uncontrolled method of demolition that led to catastrophic failure.
Thursday, August 28
Manhattan Crane Chaos
Season 6 • Episode 6
Experts investigate how a slight increase in wind conditions created major catastrophe.
Wednesday, September 3
Nightmare on Main Street
Season 2 • Episode 3
A railroad bridge on the edge of disaster; a nightmare in a fairy-tale town; a massive cathedral.
Wednesday, September 3
Train of Terror
Season 4 • Episode 3
A rail disaster outside a small North Dakota town results in cargo erupting in massive explosions.
Wednesday, September 3
Mayhem in Minneapolis
Season 4 • Episode 1
Experts look at blunders that have caused catastrophes or are disasters waiting to happen.
Wednesday, September 3
Nightmare in New Orleans
Season 4 • Episode 6
Construction turns catastrophic when the side of a hotel complex collapses on a busy street below.
Wednesday, September 3
Calamity Comes to Canada
Season 4 • Episode 5
A parking garage suddenly collapses at a Canadian shopping mall resulting in a fatal disaster.
Wednesday, September 3
Sinkhole at the Museum
Season 4 • Episode 2
Experts look at engineering blunders that have caused catastrophes.
Thursday, September 4
Calamity Comes to Canada
Season 4 • Episode 5
A parking garage suddenly collapses at a Canadian shopping mall resulting in a fatal disaster.
Thursday, September 4
Sinkhole at the Museum
Season 4 • Episode 2
Experts look at engineering blunders that have caused catastrophes.
Thursday, September 4
Nightmare in New Orleans
Season 4 • Episode 6
Construction turns catastrophic when the side of a hotel complex collapses on a busy street below.
Thursday, September 4
Nightmare on Main Street
Season 2 • Episode 3
A railroad bridge on the edge of disaster; a nightmare in a fairy-tale town; a massive cathedral.
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