Emily Sweeney
Boston Globe journalist
Engineering Catastrophes (2018)
Season 3
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.
Released April 5, 2018
Episode 41 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.engineering, tmdb.catastrophe, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.engineering, imdb.disaster
Watch Providers: Science Channel, Science Channel, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel + 3 more, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Philo
Production Companies: BriteSpark Films
Network: Science
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Curse of the Swamp Monster
When an oil rig in Louisiana drills into something unexpected, a cataclysmic event is unleashed, causing a lake to suddenly disappear; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how it can be fixed.
Oct. 2, 2019, midnight
S3E2 - Nightmare in Florida
When a brand-new bridge suddenly collapses in Miami, several die in a horrifying calamity; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how an innovative bridge-building technique could be to blame.
Oct. 9, 2019, midnight
S3E3 - Curse of the Devil's Dam
When a dam breaks during routine maintenance, engineers fear a catastrophic flood; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how a simple miscalculation could be to blame.
Oct. 16, 2019, midnight
S3E4 - Terror in Tacoma
After a giant suspension bridge begins to violently rock, it suddenly collapses, marking one of the most iconic engineering disasters of all time; using the latest science, experts reveal what went so catastrophically wrong at the Tacoma Narrows bridge.
Oct. 23, 2019, midnight
S3E5 - Crash of the Titan
As one of the largest construction cranes in the world lifts a one-million-ton section of roof for Milwaukee's Miller Park stadium, it suddenly collapses; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong.
Oct. 30, 2019, midnight
S3E6 - Houston's Hurricane Hell
When Hurricane Harvey hits Houston, the city is overwhelmed by four feet of rain in four days, causing catastrophic flooding and billions of dollars in damage; experts use cutting-edge tech to discover what went wrong and how it can be fixed.
Nov. 6, 2019, midnight
S3E7 - Chicago's Tower of Terror
When the innovative design of an iconic Chicago skyscraper leads to tragedy, experts must apply cutting-edge tech and the latest engineering methods to fix an urgent, life-or-death problem.
Nov. 13, 2019, midnight
S3E8 - Boston's Big Dig Disaster
Boston's Big Dig was one of the most ambitious engineering projects in history, but in 2006, a fatal collapse in one of its tunnels put the ambitious project in doubt; experts reveal what caused this engineering disaster and how it was fixed.
Nov. 20, 2019, midnight
S3E9 - Olympic Stadium Fiasco
Montreal's Olympic Stadium was an ambitious engineering project with a striking Space Age design, but it's distinctive roof has caused over one billion dollars in cost overruns; experts reveal what went wrong and how cutting-edge science can fix it.
Dec. 4, 2019, midnight
S3E10 - Deepwater Disaster
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig drilled into the deepest oil reserves on the planet, but a sudden explosion on-board led to the worst oil spill in history; experts reveal what went wrong and how cutting-edge science finally fixed this catastrophe.
Dec. 11, 2019, midnight
S3E11 - Apollo 13: The Secret Evidence
New science reveals the inside story of the Apollo 13 disaster, and using the latest evidence, experts reveal what really went wrong and how NASA saved the lives of the three astronauts stranded in space in a life-or-death race against the clock.
Dec. 18, 2019, midnight
Network: Science
Episode Runtime: 41 min.
Season Runtime: 2894 min.
Released: April 5, 2018
Last Air Date: Dec. 20, 2023, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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