The BEST episodes of Engineering Catastrophes season 3

Every episode of Engineering Catastrophes season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Engineering Catastrophes season 3!

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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Olympic Stadium Fiasco
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7.56
18 votes

#1 - 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

#2 - 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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Boston's Big Dig Disaster
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7.50
18 votes

#3 - 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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Deepwater Disaster
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7.44
18 votes

#4 - 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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Nightmare in Florida
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7.35
17 votes

#5 - 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

#6 - 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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Houston's Hurricane Hell
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7.33
18 votes

#7 - 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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Crash of the Titan
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7.26
19 votes

#8 - Crash of the Titan

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2019

As one of the largest construction cranes in the world lifts a one-million-pound (500-ton) section of roof for Milwaukee's Miller Park stadium, it suddenly collapses; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong.

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Apollo 13: The Secret Evidence
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7.12
17 votes

#9 - Apollo 13: The Secret Evidence

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/2019

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.

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Curse of the Devil's Dam
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7.04
23 votes

#10 - Curse of the Devil's Dam

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2019

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.

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Chicago's Tower Of Terror
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7.00
17 votes

#11 - Chicago's Tower Of Terror

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2019

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.

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