The Mega-Brands That Built America
Season 2 Premiere:
TVPG
Documentary
History
American history
The innovations, failures and incredible achievements of some of the most successful businesses in history, from megastores like Costco and Walmart to shipping giants like FedEx and UPS, that forever changed the way Americans live.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, May 12
Internet Killed the Video Store
Season 2 • Episode 2
Two software executives take on Blockbuster with their online subscription service, Netflix.
Sunday, May 12
Easy Money New
Season 2 • Episode 3
Diners' Club, Bank of America and American Express vie to innovate payments with plastic cards.
Monday, May 13
Easy Money
Season 2 • Episode 3
Diners' Club, Bank of America and American Express vie to innovate payments with plastic cards.
Monday, May 13
Internet Killed the Video Store
Season 2 • Episode 2
Two software executives take on Blockbuster with their online subscription service, Netflix.
Sunday, May 19
The World Delivered
Season 1 • Episode 2
Two Seattle brothers risk everything to reinvent shipping packages for all.
Sunday, May 19
Easy Money
Season 2 • Episode 3
Diners' Club, Bank of America and American Express vie to innovate payments with plastic cards.
Sunday, May 19
Suite Dreams: Birth of the Modern Hotel New
Season 2 • Episode 4
Two visionaries breathe new life into the hotel industry in America and the world.
Monday, May 20
Suite Dreams: Birth of the Modern Hotel
Season 2 • Episode 4
Two visionaries breathe new life into the hotel industry in America and the world.
Monday, May 20
Easy Money
Season 2 • Episode 3
Diners' Club, Bank of America and American Express vie to innovate payments with plastic cards.
Sunday, May 26
The World Delivered
Season 1 • Episode 2
Two Seattle brothers risk everything to reinvent shipping packages for all.
Sunday, May 26
Dirty Work
Season 1 • Episode 4
James Gamble and Harley Procter invent a revolutionary new soap in America in the late 1800s.
Sunday, May 26
Battle of the Superstores
Season 1 • Episode 1
Founding fathers of the biggest retail stores battle to be the first to revolutionize the industry.
Sunday, May 26
A Whole New Ballgame
Season 1 • Episode 3
The innovations of sporting goods pioneers named Spalding, Wilson, and the Rawlings brothers.
Sunday, May 26
End of the Landlines
Season 2 • Episode 1
From flip phones to ringtones to text messaging; Blackberry combines the computer with the cell.
Sunday, May 26
Internet Killed the Video Store
Season 2 • Episode 2
Two software executives take on Blockbuster with their online subscription service, Netflix.
Monday, May 27
Battle of the Superstores
Season 1 • Episode 1
Founding fathers of the biggest retail stores battle to be the first to revolutionize the industry.
Monday, May 27
A Whole New Ballgame
Season 1 • Episode 3
The innovations of sporting goods pioneers named Spalding, Wilson, and the Rawlings brothers.
Monday, May 27
End of the Landlines
Season 2 • Episode 1
From flip phones to ringtones to text messaging; Blackberry combines the computer with the cell.
Monday, May 27
Internet Killed the Video Store
Season 2 • Episode 2
Two software executives take on Blockbuster with their online subscription service, Netflix.
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