These are some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. The series explores how and why they were built, consider the financial and social costs of their failure and examine the environmental and ecological impacts. The series also explores how experts came up with plans to make something beautiful or useful from the ruins.
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6 episodes • 2017Avg: 8.2Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silent Cities | Feb 18, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mission: Space | Feb 25, 2017 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Lost Bridges | Mar 21, 2017 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Ghost Ships | Mar 28, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Quest for Power | Apr 4, 2017 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Roads to Nowhere | Apr 6, 2017 | 10.0 |
8 episodes • 2018Avg: 8.4Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitler's Army Powerhouse | May 8, 2018 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Britain's Sea Fort Complex | May 15, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 3 | The Italian Dam Disaster | May 22, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Battle of Britain Technology Facility | May 29, 2018 | 7.0 |
| 5 | The Abandoned Nazi Railway | Jun 5, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 6 | America's Jungle City | Jun 12, 2018 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Germany's Lost Warship | Jun 19, 2018 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Lost Highway in the Rainforest | Jun 26, 2018 | 8.0 |
8 episodes • 2019Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Desert Ghost Fleet | Mar 26, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 2 | The Underwater Prison | Apr 2, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 3 | The Siege Of Sarajevo | Apr 9, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Sabotage in the Mountains | Apr 16, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Germany's D-Day Fortress | Apr 23, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Hitler's Wonder Weapons Bunker | Apr 30, 2019 | 9.0 |
| 7 | A Ghost Town In Spain | May 7, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | England's Abandoned Village | May 14, 2019 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2019Avg: 8.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The World's Strangest Ghost Town | Jun 27, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Palace of Death | Jul 4, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Guernsey Nazi Towers | Jul 11, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bodie USA | Jul 18, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Tunnel To The Underworld | Jul 25, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Escobar's Ruin | Aug 1, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Villa De Vecchi Rhodes | Aug 8, 2019 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Pyramiden Norway | Oct 31, 2019 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Behind The Berlin Wall | Nov 7, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bannack USA | Nov 14, 2019 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Buckner Building Alaska | Nov 21, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 12 | 1936 Olympic Village Berlin | Nov 28, 2019 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 2020
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disaster in the Desert | Jan 21, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Valkyrie Assassin | Jan 28, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Escape from Devil's Island | Feb 4, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Top Secret Nuclear Arsenal | Feb 11, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Nation Torn Apart | Feb 18, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ghosts of the Swamp | Feb 25, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Death Behind Bars | Mar 3, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Behind Enemy Lines | Mar 10, 2020 | 0.0 |
11 episodes • 2020Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lost Pirate City | Jul 9, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Forbidden Island | Jul 16, 2020 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Blast Zone | Jul 23, 2020 | 8.0 |
| 4 | North Of The Wall | Jul 30, 2020 | 8.0 |
| 5 | The World's Strangest Disaster Zones | Aug 6, 2020 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Defenders Of Liberty | Nov 3, 2020 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Space Plane | Nov 10, 2020 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Disaster On The 38th Parallel | Nov 17, 2020 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Bunker Nation | Nov 24, 2020 | 7.0 |
| 10 | The Human Zoo | Dec 1, 2020 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Spike Island | Dec 8, 2020 | 8.0 |
12 episodes • 2021Avg: 8.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollywood Heroes | Jan 13, 2021 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Stalin's Subway | Jan 20, 2021 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Disaster At The Maya Hotel | Jan 27, 2021 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Murder Underground | Feb 3, 2021 | 8.0 |
| 5 | El Dorado Canyon | Feb 10, 2021 | 7.0 |
| 6 | The Mafia Bunker | Feb 17, 2021 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Ruins of the Rust Belt | Feb 24, 2021 | 7.0 |
| 8 | American Ghost Park | Mar 3, 2021 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Fortress of the Sky | Mar 10, 2021 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Catastrophe and Cover Up | Mar 17, 2021 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Dead Sea Disaster | Mar 24, 2021 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Global Icons | Mar 31, 2021 | 10.0 |
12 episodes • 2021Avg: 7.5Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heroes & Villains | Jul 30, 2021 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Paradise Lost | Aug 6, 2021 | 9.0 |
| 3 | A Royal Deception | Aug 13, 2021 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Mafia Seaside Resort | Aug 20, 2021 | 7.0 |
| 5 | The Giant Speaker | Aug 27, 2021 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Cathedral of Sewage | Sep 3, 2021 | 7.0 |
| 7 | The Secret Bunker | Sep 10, 2021 | 7.0 |
| 8 | The Battle of San Pietro | Sep 17, 2021 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Divine Intervention | Sep 24, 2021 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Shadow of the Wars | Oct 1, 2021 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Death In Paradise | Oct 8, 2021 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Before The Crown | Oct 15, 2021 | 8.0 |
12 episodes • 2022
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megalomaniac's Palace | Mar 21, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Jungle Fantasy Land | Mar 28, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Beached Leviathan | Apr 4, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Tunnel of Terrors | Apr 11, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Apocolyptic Skyscraper | Apr 18, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ruins of Empire | Apr 25, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Trouble In Paradise | May 2, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Experiments of War | May 9, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ancient Encounter | May 16, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Alien Contact | May 23, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Treasures To Die For | May 30, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Niagara's Hidden Marvel | Jun 6, 2022 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2022Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raiders & Invaders | Sep 5, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Rock | Sep 12, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Enemy At The Gates | Sep 19, 2022 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Cowboy Mountain | Sep 26, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Drone Wars | Oct 3, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Moonshot | Oct 10, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rock And Ruin | Oct 17, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Castle Of The Occult | Oct 24, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Green Line | Oct 31, 2022 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Blitz Spirit | Nov 7, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 11 | An American Exodus | Nov 14, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Drop | Nov 21, 2022 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 2023
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock 'N' Roll Island | May 15, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Penthouse Palace | May 22, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Castle Kingdom | May 29, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Fake News Fortress | Jun 5, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The True Cross | Jun 12, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Wonderland | Jun 19, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 7 | K-Pop Dreamland | Jun 26, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Blues Prison | Jul 3, 2023 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 2023
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder in Martinique | Oct 23, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Italian Turf War | Oct 30, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Montauk Conspiracy | Nov 6, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Propaganda Palace | Nov 13, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Rediscovery of Archaeopolis | Nov 20, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hell Island | Nov 27, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Myth & Legend | Dec 4, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Korea's Joan of Arc | Dec 11, 2023 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 2024Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirates of the North Sea | Jun 10, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Ghosts of Skeleton Coast | Jun 17, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Desert Pirates | Jun 24, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Operation Just Cause | Jul 1, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Real Schindler's List | Jul 8, 2024 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Jailhouse Rebellion | Jul 15, 2024 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Hunt for the Nazi Gold Train | Jul 22, 2024 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Panama's Nazi Conspiracy | Jul 29, 2024 | 9.0 |
8 episodes • 2025
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder on the Reservation | Mar 28, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Slam Dunkin' in the USSR | Apr 4, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Nightmare in El Paso | Apr 11, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Border Wars | Apr 18, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Napoleon's Mistress | Apr 25, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hell's Waiting Room | May 2, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Apocalypse Airbase | May 9, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mafia Wars | May 16, 2025 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2025
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan's Poison Island | Nov 26, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Hitler's Fortress of Fury | Dec 3, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Nazi's Last Stand | Dec 10, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Suicide Island | Dec 17, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 5 | London's Burning | Dec 24, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Cold War Cover Up | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Escape from Dunkirk | Jan 7, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Invisible Enemy | Jan 14, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Agent Zigzag | Jan 21, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Peru's Massacre Island | Jan 28, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Churchill's Folly | Feb 4, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Churchill's Shadow War | Feb 11, 2026 | 0.0 |
