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, July 31
Chicago's Tower of Terror
Season 3 • Episode 7
The innovative design of an iconic Chicago skyscraper leads to tragedy.
Wednesday, July 31
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, July 31
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, July 31
Curse of the Devil's Dam
Season 3 • Episode 3
When a dam breaks during routine maintenance, engineers fear a catastrophic flood.
Wednesday, July 31
Terror in Tacoma
Season 3 • Episode 4
Rocking suspension bridge.
Wednesday, July 31
Crash of the Titan
Season 3 • Episode 5
A construction crane collapses while lifting a section of roof for Milwaukee's Miller Park stadium.
Thursday, August 1
Curse of the Devil's Dam
Season 3 • Episode 3
When a dam breaks during routine maintenance, engineers fear a catastrophic flood.
Thursday, August 1
Terror in Tacoma
Season 3 • Episode 4
Rocking suspension bridge.
Thursday, August 1
Crash of the Titan
Season 3 • Episode 5
A construction crane collapses while lifting a section of roof for Milwaukee's Miller Park stadium.
Thursday, August 1
Nightmare in Florida
Season 3 • Episode 2
When a new bridge collapses in Miami, experts use the latest science to learn what went wrong.
Thursday, August 1
Mayhem in Minneapolis
Season 4 • Episode 1
Experts look at blunders that have caused catastrophes or are disasters waiting to happen.
Thursday, August 1
Miami's Condo Catastrophe
Season 6 • Episode 2
Experts investigate an uncontrolled method of demolition that led to catastrophic failure.
Thursday, August 1
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 1
Texas Oil Port Inferno
Season 6 • Episode 5
Experts investigate a failed dredging operation that ruptured a propane pipeline.
Thursday, August 1
Manhattan Crane Chaos
Season 6 • Episode 6
Experts investigate how a slight increase in wind conditions created major catastrophe.
Thursday, August 1
Bay Area Bridge of Mayhem
Season 6 • Episode 10
Experts investigate a weakened expansion joint caused by catastrophic shockwaves.
Wednesday, August 7
Houston's Hurricane Hell
Season 3 • Episode 6
In Houston, Hurricane Harvey causes catastrophic flooding and billions of dollars in damage.
Wednesday, August 7
Chicago's Tower of Terror
Season 3 • Episode 7
The innovative design of an iconic Chicago skyscraper leads to tragedy.
Wednesday, August 7
Boston's Big Dig Disaster
Season 3 • Episode 9
In 2006, a fatal collapse in one of Boston's tunnels put an ambitious project in doubt.
Wednesday, August 7
Olympic Stadium Fiasco
Season 3 • Episode 11
Olympic Stadium's distinctive roof leads to more than $1 billion in cost overruns.
Wednesday, August 7
Deepwater Disaster
Season 3 • Episode 12
A sudden explosion onboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig leads to the worst oil spill in history.
Wednesday, August 7
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.
Thursday, August 8
Olympic Stadium Fiasco
Season 3 • Episode 11
Olympic Stadium's distinctive roof leads to more than $1 billion in cost overruns.
Thursday, August 8
Deepwater Disaster
Season 3 • Episode 12
A sudden explosion onboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig leads to the worst oil spill in history.
Thursday, August 8
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.
Thursday, August 8
Boston's Big Dig Disaster
Season 3 • Episode 9
In 2006, a fatal collapse in one of Boston's tunnels put an ambitious project in doubt.
Thursday, August 8
The Towering Inferno
Season 2 • Episode 4
A skyscraper causing hellish heat in Dallas; a swarm of sinkholes; a landmark with a fatal secret.
Thursday, August 8
Hell Fire USA
Season 2 • Episode 6
A fire burning since 1962; flood threatens Chicago's iconic skyscrapers; town swallowed by the sea.
Thursday, August 8
Ghost Town from Hell
Season 2 • Episode 10
Detonated building refuses to fall; an American ghost town; wind turbines on the brink of disaster.
Thursday, August 8
NASA Under Pressure
Season 2 • Episode 9
When catastrophe strikes Skylab, life is threatened by a space station falling toward Earth.
Thursday, August 8
Sins of Ghost Vegas
Season 2 • Episode 7
A Vegas-style getaway with a deadly secret; a ghost town sinking into the earth; a passenger train.
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