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, February 18
Atlantic City Casino Collapse
A catastrophic construction disaster causes a casino parking garage to collapse in Atlantic City.
Wednesday, February 18
New York Disaster Crane
Season 5 • Episode 5
A crane collapses on two lanes of traffic during construction work on a landmark bridge in New York.
Wednesday, February 18
California Desert Bridge Collapse
Season 5 • Episode 4
Expert engineers investigate the structural failure of a California highway during a flash flood.
Wednesday, February 18
Arizona Railroad Inferno
Season 5 • Episode 2
A devastating railroad inferno takes down a vital route on a historic river crossing in Arizona.
Wednesday, February 18
Cincinnati Demolition Disaster
Season 5 • Episode 3
Engineers investigate how the routine demolition of a Cincinnati highway exploded into a disaster.
Wednesday, February 18
Miami Condo Calamity
Season 5 • Episode 7
Tragedy strikes a community when a condominium complex collapses in Miami.
Thursday, February 19
Arizona Railroad Inferno
Season 5 • Episode 2
A devastating railroad inferno takes down a vital route on a historic river crossing in Arizona.
Thursday, February 19
Cincinnati Demolition Disaster
Season 5 • Episode 3
Engineers investigate how the routine demolition of a Cincinnati highway exploded into a disaster.
Thursday, February 19
Miami Condo Calamity
Season 5 • Episode 7
Tragedy strikes a community when a condominium complex collapses in Miami.
Thursday, February 19
California Desert Bridge Collapse
Season 5 • Episode 4
Expert engineers investigate the structural failure of a California highway during a flash flood.
Wednesday, March 4
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, March 4
The Bronx Sinkhole
There's shock in the Bronx, as a vast sinkhole swallows a van.
Wednesday, March 4
Texas Fertilizer Catastrophe
Season 5 • Episode 1
Experts investigate a fertilizer plant containing volatile chemicals poised for disaster.
Wednesday, March 4
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, March 4
Manhattan Crane Chaos
Season 6 • Episode 6
Experts investigate how a slight increase in wind conditions created major catastrophe.
Wednesday, March 4
Shopping Center Tragedy
Tragedy strikes in Puerto Rico as an explosion takes down a popular shoe shop.
Wednesday, March 4
Bay Area Bridge of Mayhem
Season 6 • Episode 10
Experts investigate a weakened expansion joint caused by catastrophic shockwaves.
Thursday, March 5
Manhattan Crane Chaos
Season 6 • Episode 6
Experts investigate how a slight increase in wind conditions created major catastrophe.
Thursday, March 5
Shopping Center Tragedy
Tragedy strikes in Puerto Rico as an explosion takes down a popular shoe shop.
Thursday, March 5
Bay Area Bridge of Mayhem
Season 6 • Episode 10
Experts investigate a weakened expansion joint caused by catastrophic shockwaves.
Thursday, March 5
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, March 5
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.
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