Engineering Catastrophes
WORLD'S GREATEST ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES is going to profile, investigate, analyze and find solutions for the world's most unbelievable engineering blunders - great and small. From the hilarious to the gobsmackingly stupid, from the deadly to the bank-busting, we'll have them all in this punchy new format.
- 2018-2023
- 7 seasons
- Science Channel
- Documentary
- TV-PG
WORLD'S GREATEST ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES is going to profile, investigate, analyze and find solutions for the world's most unbelievable engineering blunders - great and small. From the hilarious to the gobsmackingly stupid, from the deadly to the bank-busting, we'll have them all in this punchy new format.
Season 7 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2023
Episode 1
Pacific Coast Bridge Collapse
Wed, Oct 18, 2023
The famed Pacific Coast Highway is shut down by a critical bridge failure.
Episode 2
Island Observatory Failure
Wed, Oct 25, 2023
An iconic telescope in Puerto Rico suffers a spectacular collapse.
Episode 3
Tower Crane Calamity
Wed, Nov 1, 2023
A crane collapse leaves seven dead on a holiday weekend in Manhattan.
Episode 4
The Fern Hollow Fiasco
Wed, Nov 8, 2023
A morning commute becomes dangerous when a bridge collapses in Pittsburgh.
Episode 5
Nebraska Bomb Cyclone
Wed, Nov 15, 2023
An aging dam in Nebraska fails after the area is pummeled by a superstorm.
Episode 6
Art School Inferno
Wed, Nov 22, 2023
A distinguished library is ravaged by not one but two disastrous fires.
Episode 7
Gas Leak Catastrophe
Wed, Nov 29, 2023
Twenty people are killed after a hotel explodes in America's heartland.
Episode 8
The Bronx Sinkhole
Wed, Dec 6, 2023
A sinkhole envelops a residential street in the Bronx, growing so large that it swallows a van whole. Experts reveal how a combination of heavy rain and aging infrastructure led to this panic-inducing disaster.
Episode 9
Shopping Center Tragedy
Wed, Dec 13, 2023
In the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, an explosion rips through a busy shopping center, killing 33 people. An investigation uncovers how a wayward pipe that was ignored during the building's construction led to this tragic loss of life.
Episode 10
Chemical Plant Calamity
Wed, Dec 20, 2023
An explosion at a chemical plant in New Jersey kills five workers and unleashes a torrent of black smoke into the morning sky. An investigation reveals how a small amount of water led to this fatal manufacturing catastrophe.
