The Mega-Brands That Built America
Season 3 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
Kim Woodard Executive Producer
Greg Henry Executive Producer
Isaac Holub Executive Producer
George Kralovansky Executive Producer
Shari Ortner Executive Producer
Brian Burstein Executive Producer
Harry Courniotes Executive Producer
Jim Pasquarella Executive Producer
Brandy Crawford-Uriu Executive Producer
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, May 18
Easy Money
Season 2 • Episode 3
Diners' Club, Bank of America and American Express vie to innovate payments with plastic cards.
Sunday, May 18
Sneaker Head-to-Head
Season 2 • Episode 8
Two sneaker companies become industry titans through a decades long battle for global dominance.
Sunday, May 18
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 18
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 18
Music on the Move
Season 2 • Episode 5
In the 1950s, rival electronics companies aim to make music portable for the first time ever.
Sunday, May 18
Rentals to Riches
Season 2 • Episode 7
A car salesman joins forces with John Hertz and start the first rental car company in America.
Sunday, June 1
A Whole New Ballgame
Season 1 • Episode 3
The innovations of sporting goods pioneers named Spalding, Wilson, and the Rawlings brothers.
Sunday, June 1
Rentals to Riches
Season 2 • Episode 7
A car salesman joins forces with John Hertz and start the first rental car company in America.
Sunday, June 1
Clash of the Computer Titans
Season 2 • Episode 6
Steve Jobs starts a personal computer company with the help of a software design company.
Sunday, June 1
Music on the Move
Season 2 • Episode 5
In the 1950s, rival electronics companies aim to make music portable for the first time ever.
Sunday, June 1
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.
Sunday, June 1
End of the Landlines
Season 2 • Episode 1
From flip phones to ringtones to text messaging; Blackberry combines the computer with the cell.
Sunday, June 1
The World Delivered
Season 1 • Episode 2
Two Seattle brothers risk everything to reinvent shipping packages for all.
Sunday, June 1
Easy Money
Season 2 • Episode 3
Diners' Club, Bank of America and American Express vie to innovate payments with plastic cards.
Sunday, June 1
Internet Killed the Video Store
Season 2 • Episode 2
Two software executives take on Blockbuster with their online subscription service, Netflix.
Sunday, June 1
Sneaker Head-to-Head
Season 2 • Episode 8
Two sneaker companies become industry titans through a decades long battle for global dominance.
Sunday, June 1
The World in Your Palm New
Season 3 • Episode 1
The biggest names in computers go head-to-head in a race to create the first portable computers.
Monday, June 2
The World in Your Palm
Season 3 • Episode 1
The biggest names in computers go head-to-head in a race to create the first portable computers.
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