The BEST episodes of Engineering Catastrophes

#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.

#2 - 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.

#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.

#4 - 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.

#5 - 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.

#6 - 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.

#7 - 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.

#8 - Mayhem in Minneapolis

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

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

#9 - 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.

#10 - 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.

#11 - 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.

#12 - 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.

#13 - 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.

#14 - 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.

#15 - 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.

#16 - 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.

#17 - 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.

#18 - 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.

#19 - 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.

#20 - 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.

#21 - 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!

#22 - 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.

#23 - 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.

#24 - Cincinnati Demolition Disaster

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

#25 - Train of Terror

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/23/2021

In North Dakota, an explosive derailment nearly takes out a town. In Taiwan, what caused a unique harbour bridge to fail in seconds? Stormy weather brings the roof down on a state-of-the-art stadium in Kansas City. And in Canada, a routine bridge renovation goes badly wrong.