The BEST episodes of Engineering Catastrophes

Every episode of Engineering Catastrophes ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Engineering Catastrophes!

Experts look at engineering blunders that have either caused catastrophes or are disasters waiting to happen. They use cutting-edge technology to examine what went wrong and to figure out if they can be fixed. https://britesparkfilms.com/our-work/massive-engineering-catastrophes/

Last Updated: 10/8/2024Network: Science ChannelStatus: Continuing
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Leaning Towers of Terror
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7.77
13 votes

#1 - Leaning Towers of Terror

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2018

A city with hundreds of leaning buildings, the world's scariest airport and the world's biggest sewage pipe harbor engineering disasters in need of repair; experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.

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Calamity Comes To Canada
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7.67
9 votes

#2 - Calamity Comes To Canada

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/14/2021

Engineers investigate a deadly design flaw at a Canadian shopping mall.Elliot Lake Collapse, Missouri Dam Failure, Melbourne Building Fire, and Arkansas Oil Spill.

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New York Disaster Crane
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7.58
12 votes

#3 - New York Disaster Crane

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/29/2021

A crane disastrously falls across two lanes of traffic during construction work on a landmark bridge in New York City. Discover the shocking engineering mistakes that led to the collapse of a New York crane, a Texas TV tower disaster, Boston's water supply failure, and a near-catastrophic stadium collapse in Sweden.

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Olympic Stadium Fiasco
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7.56
18 votes

#4 - Olympic Stadium Fiasco

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2019

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.

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Curse of the Swamp Monster
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7.55
20 votes

#5 - Curse of the Swamp Monster

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2019

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.

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Nightmare in New Orleans
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7.55
11 votes

#6 - Nightmare in New Orleans

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/21/2021

Dive into catastrophic engineering failures from the New Orleans Collapse to the Houston Bridge Failure.

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7.53
15 votes

#7 - Atlantic City Casino Collapse

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/22/2021

Atlantic City Casino Collapse: A catastrophic construction disaster causes a casino parking garage to collapse with fatal consequences in Atlantic City; experts investigate and uncover evidence of missing reinforcements vital for structural stability using the latest science.

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The Towering Inferno
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7.50
14 votes

#8 - The Towering Inferno

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2018

A skyscraper causing hellish heat in downtown Dallas, a swarm of sinkholes, and a landmark with a fatal secret are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong and if they can be fixed.

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Boston's Big Dig Disaster
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7.50
18 votes

#9 - Boston's Big Dig Disaster

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2019

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.

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Arizona Railroad Inferno
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7.50
18 votes

#10 - Arizona Railroad Inferno

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/1/2021

A devastating railroad inferno takes down a vital route on a historic river crossing in Arizona; using the latest cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the remaining incinerated evidence to determine what caused such a disastrous derailment. Arizona's fiery railroad wreck to LA's dazzling design mistake, Ohio's terrifying sinkhole, and Sweden's warship that barely sailed.

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California Flood Fiasco
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7.50
12 votes

#11 - California Flood Fiasco

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/11/2023

A perfect storm with tragic consequences strikes as flood waters rip away a major highway crossing in Huron, California. Experts use the latest tech to investigate and reveal bridge scouring with unsupported concrete columns exposed for failure.

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Mayhem in Minneapolis
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7.46
13 votes

#12 - Mayhem in Minneapolis

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/9/2021

A design flaw leaves 13 dead in a horrifying Minneapolis bridge collapse.

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Nightmare on Main Street
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7.45
11 votes

#13 - Nightmare on Main Street

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/2018

A railroad bridge on the edge of disaster, a nightmare in a fairy-tale town, and a massive cathedral in calamity are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.

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Terror in Texas
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7.45
11 votes

#14 - Terror in Texas

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/7/2021

Experts uncover what triggered a fatal malfunction at a Texas oil refinery. Texas Refinery Explosions to Melbourne Structural Cracks! Dive into the chaos of Iowa Railroad Collapse and the near-tragedy of the Danish Bridge Disaster.

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Deepwater Disaster
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7.44
18 votes

#15 - Deepwater Disaster

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2019

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.

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Death Ray Skyscraper
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7.44
16 votes

#16 - Death Ray Skyscraper

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2018

A skyscraper so dangerous that it can melt cars, a bridge fiasco, and a stadium roof on the brink of disaster are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.

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San Francisco Freeway Fire
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7.41
17 votes

#17 - San Francisco Freeway Fire

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/24/2021

Catastrophe strikes as one of America's most vital freeway intersections erupts in flames and completely collapses in San Francisco; experts use the latest science to investigate how an overturned tanker truck spawned a devastating inferno. California Freeway Collapse, the disastrous Australian Demolition Fail, and the haunting Illinois Stadium Collapse. These stories delve deep into the consequences of structural oversight!

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7.39
18 votes

#18 - Cincinnati Demolition Disaster

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/8/2021

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Nightmare in Florida
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7.35
17 votes

#19 - Nightmare in Florida

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2019

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.

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Terror in Tacoma
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7.35
17 votes

#20 - Terror in Tacoma

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2019

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.

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Stadium Disaster
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7.35
20 votes

#21 - Stadium Disaster

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2018

A stadium on the brink of collapse, an upside-down bridge, and a massive subway project in crisis are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.

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Peril at the Airport
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7.33
18 votes

#22 - Peril at the Airport

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2018

An airport that's sinking into the sea, a strange tower that goes wrong, and a dangerous bridge in Venice are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.

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Hell Fire USA
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7.33
15 votes

#23 - Hell Fire USA

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2018

A fire in an American town that has been burning since 1962; a massive flood threatens Chicago's iconic skyscrapers; a town swallowed by the sea; experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong and if they can be fixed.

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Houston's Hurricane Hell
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7.33
18 votes

#24 - Houston's Hurricane Hell

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2019

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.

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Suez Canal Catastrophe
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7.33
18 votes

#25 - Suez Canal Catastrophe

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/25/2021

A shipping catastrophe occurs when a massive container vessel, the Ever Given, runs aground and completely blocks the Suez Canal, one of the most vital trade routes on the planet; experts investigate and uncover critical wind conditions and potential navigational errors.

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