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Engineering Catastrophes

Show Info

  • Status: Returning Series
  • First Aired: April 5, 2018
  • Seasons: 7
  • Episodes: 69
  • Networks: Science
  • Genres: Documentary
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Engineering Catastrophes(2018)

TMDB Rating: 6.2 (6 votes)

Overview

From the hilarious to the mind-boggling, from the deadly to the bank-busting, witness some of the most outrageous structural disasters and the genius resolutions to get things back on track.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

6 episodes • 2018

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Stadium DisasterApr 5, 20180.0
2Peril at the AirportApr 12, 20180.0
3Leaning Towers of TerrorApr 19, 20180.0
4Death Ray SkyscraperApr 26, 20180.0
5Disaster in VegasMay 3, 20180.0
6Holes from HellMay 10, 20180.0
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Season 2

12 episodes • 2018

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Hell Tower NYCOct 11, 20180.0
2Skyscraper vs. SinkholeOct 18, 20180.0
3Nightmare on Main StreetOct 25, 20180.0
4The Towering InfernoNov 1, 20180.0
5Terror at Doomsday DamNov 8, 20180.0
6Hell Fire USANov 15, 20180.0
7Sins of Ghost VegasNov 29, 20180.0
8Highway to HellDec 6, 20180.0
9NASA Under PressureDec 13, 20180.0
10Ghost Town from HellDec 20, 20180.0
11When Demolitions Go WrongFeb 13, 20190.0
12Explosions from HellFeb 20, 20190.0
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Season 3

11 episodes • 2019

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Curse of the Swamp MonsterOct 2, 20190.0
2Nightmare in FloridaOct 9, 20190.0
3Curse of the Devil's DamOct 16, 20190.0
4Terror in TacomaOct 23, 20190.0
5Crash of the TitanOct 30, 20190.0
6Houston's Hurricane HellNov 6, 20190.0
7Chicago's Tower of TerrorNov 13, 20190.0
8Boston's Big Dig DisasterNov 20, 20190.0
9Olympic Stadium FiascoDec 4, 20190.0
10Deepwater DisasterDec 11, 20190.0
11Apollo 13: The Secret EvidenceDec 18, 20190.0
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Season 4

10 episodes • 2021

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Mayhem in MinneapolisJun 9, 20210.0
2Sinkhole at the MuseumJun 16, 20210.0
3Train of TerrorJun 23, 20210.0
4Terror in TexasJul 7, 20210.0
5Calamity Comes to CanadaJul 14, 20210.0
6Nightmare in New OrleansJul 21, 20210.0
7Oklahoma Freeway Free-fallAug 11, 20210.0
8Kansas City Skywalk DisasterAug 18, 20210.0
9Suez Canal CatastropheAug 25, 20210.0
10Pittsburgh LandslideSep 1, 20210.0
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Season 5

10 episodes • 2021

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1San Francisco Freeway FireNov 24, 20210.0
2Arizona Railroad InfernoDec 1, 20210.0
3Cincinnati Demolition DisasterDec 8, 20210.0
4California Bridge CollapseDec 15, 20210.0
5Atlantic City Casino CollapseDec 22, 20210.0
6New York Disaster CraneDec 29, 20210.0
7Pennsylvania Ice FloodJan 5, 20220.0
8Genoa Bridge of TragedyJan 12, 20220.0
9Italian Railway DebacleJan 19, 20220.0
10Miami Condo CalamityJan 26, 20220.0
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Season 6

10 episodes • 2022

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Texas Fertilizer CatastropheNov 16, 20220.0
2Miami's Condo CatastropheNov 23, 20220.0
3Jacksonville’s Parking Garage DisasterNov 30, 20220.0
4Memphis Bridge of DoomDec 7, 20220.0
5Texas Oil Port InfernoDec 14, 20220.0
6Manhattan Crane ChaosDec 21, 20220.0
7Blaze of Winston-SalemDec 28, 20220.0
8Quake of ChristchurchJan 4, 20230.0
9California Flood FiascoJan 11, 20230.0
10Bay Area Bridge of MayhemJan 18, 20230.0
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Season 7

10 episodes • 2023

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Pacific Coast Bridge CollapseOct 18, 20230.0
2Island Observatory FailureOct 25, 20230.0
3Tower Crane CalamityNov 1, 20230.0
4The Fern Hollow FiascoNov 8, 20230.0
5Nebraska Bomb CycloneNov 15, 20230.0
6Art School InfernoNov 22, 20230.0
7Gas Leak CatastropheNov 29, 20230.0
8The Bronx SinkholeDec 6, 20230.0
9Shopping Center TragedyDec 13, 20230.0
10Chemical Plant CalamityDec 20, 20230.0

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