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, April 24
Atlantic City Casino Collapse
A catastrophic construction disaster causes a casino parking garage to collapse in Atlantic City.
Wednesday, April 24
Cincinnati Demolition Disaster
Season 5 • Episode 3
Engineers investigate how the routine demolition of a Cincinnati highway exploded into a disaster.
Wednesday, April 24
California Desert Bridge Collapse
Season 5 • Episode 4
Expert engineers investigate the structural failure of a California highway during a flash flood.
Wednesday, April 24
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.
Thursday, April 25
Cincinnati Demolition Disaster
Season 5 • Episode 3
Engineers investigate how the routine demolition of a Cincinnati highway exploded into a disaster.
Thursday, April 25
California Desert Bridge Collapse
Season 5 • Episode 4
Expert engineers investigate the structural failure of a California highway during a flash flood.
Thursday, April 25
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.
Thursday, April 25
Atlantic City Casino Collapse
A catastrophic construction disaster causes a casino parking garage to collapse in Atlantic City.
Thursday, April 25
Hell Tower NYC
Season 2 • Episode 1
A New York City skyscraper that could topple; a city street collapses; Pisa's Leaning Tower.
Thursday, April 25
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.
Thursday, April 25
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, April 25
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.
Thursday, May 2
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.
Thursday, May 2
Olympic Stadium Fiasco
Season 3 • Episode 11
Olympic Stadium's distinctive roof leads to more than $1 billion in cost overruns.
Thursday, May 2
Terror in Tacoma
Season 3 • Episode 4
Rocking suspension bridge.