Engineering Catastrophes

Wednesday, November 26

Pennsylvania Ice Flood

Season 5 • Episode 8

Cycle of freezing and thawing causes dramatic destruction to a landmark bridge in Pennsylvania.

Wednesday, November 26

Italian Railway Debacle

Season 5 • Episode 6

Disaster strikes a new railway bridge as a crane collapses in the middle of a major construction.

Wednesday, November 26

Genoa Bridge of Tragedy

The Genoa bridge collapse becomes one of Italy's deadliest engineering disasters.

Wednesday, November 26

Apollo 13: The Secret Evidence

Season 3 • Episode 13

Experts reveal what really went wrong and how NASA saved the lives of the three astronauts.

Wednesday, November 26

Deepwater Disaster

Season 3 • Episode 12

A sudden explosion onboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig leads to the worst oil spill in history.

Wednesday, November 26

Olympic Stadium Fiasco

Season 3 • Episode 11

Olympic Stadium's distinctive roof leads to more than $1 billion in cost overruns.

Wednesday, November 26

Houston's Hurricane Hell

Season 3 • Episode 6

In Houston, Hurricane Harvey causes catastrophic flooding and billions of dollars in damage.

Thursday, November 27

Olympic Stadium Fiasco

Season 3 • Episode 11

Olympic Stadium's distinctive roof leads to more than $1 billion in cost overruns.

Thursday, November 27

Houston's Hurricane Hell

Season 3 • Episode 6

In Houston, Hurricane Harvey causes catastrophic flooding and billions of dollars in damage.

Wednesday, December 3

Miami Condo Calamity

Season 5 • Episode 7

Tragedy strikes a community when a condominium complex collapses in Miami.

Wednesday, December 3

Oklahoma Freeway Free-fall

Season 4 • Episode 7

A tragedy on a freeway sends one of Oklahoma's busiest bridges collapsing into the river below.

Wednesday, December 3

Terror in Texas

Season 4 • Episode 4

A series of violent explosions rips through a major Texas oil refinery, causing a fatal disaster.

Wednesday, December 3

Mayhem in Minneapolis

Season 4 • Episode 1

Experts look at blunders that have caused catastrophes or are disasters waiting to happen.

Wednesday, December 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, December 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, December 3

Sinkhole at the Museum

Season 4 • Episode 2

Experts look at engineering blunders that have caused catastrophes.

Thursday, December 4

Train of Terror

Season 4 • Episode 3

A rail disaster outside a small North Dakota town results in cargo erupting in massive explosions.

Thursday, December 4

Sinkhole at the Museum

Season 4 • Episode 2

Experts look at engineering blunders that have caused catastrophes.

Wednesday, December 10

Kansas City Skywalk Disaster

Season 4 • Episode 8

Experts uncover evidence of a catastrophic design change to an indoor hotel walkway in Missouri.

Wednesday, December 10

San Francisco Freeway Fire

Season 5 • Episode 1

One of America's most vital freeway intersections erupts in flames and collapses in San Francisco.

Wednesday, December 10

Pittsburgh Landslide

Season 4 • Episode 10

A highway in Pennsylvania is destroyed in minutes after a catastrophic landslide rocks a community.

Wednesday, December 10

Suez Canal Catastrophe

Season 4 • Episode 9

A shipping catastrophe occurs when a container vessel runs aground and blocks a vital trade route.

Wednesday, December 10

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, December 11

Pittsburgh Landslide

Season 4 • Episode 10

A highway in Pennsylvania is destroyed in minutes after a catastrophic landslide rocks a community.

Thursday, December 11

Suez Canal Catastrophe

Season 4 • Episode 9

A shipping catastrophe occurs when a container vessel runs aground and blocks a vital trade route.

Thursday, December 11

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, December 11

San Francisco Freeway Fire

Season 5 • Episode 1

One of America's most vital freeway intersections erupts in flames and collapses in San Francisco.