World's Toughest Fixes
World's Toughest Fixes goes inside some of the most daunting repair jobs imaginable. Each episode follows host Sean Riley as he pushes himself to the limit while working with some of the world's top riggers.
- 2008-2010
- 3 seasons
- National Geographic Channel
- Documentary
World's Toughest Fixes goes inside some of the most daunting repair jobs imaginable. Each episode follows host Sean Riley as he pushes himself to the limit while working with some of the world's top riggers.
Season 3 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2010
Episode 1
Rocky Mountain Rigging
Thu, May 6, 2010 51 mins
Riley's headed to the Wild West to rebuild one of the first ski lifts in the country. Building just outside of rugged Yellowstone presents additional challenges and even requires a special helicopter to crane the materials into place.
Episode 2
Extreme Bridges
Thu, May 13, 2010 51 mins
Riley crosses the pond to scale three iconic bridges in the U.K. The famed Tower Bridge in London is being restored. In Scotland, he'll construct scaffolding at the top of the Forth Bridge, a vertigo-inducing 367 feet over the water!
Episode 3
Fixing Vegas
Thu, May 20, 2010 51 mins
Cirque du Soleil's circus extravaganza in Las Vegas is in a spin. Their massive 40-ton rotating stage is not firing on all cylinders. Riley & the team need to strip the machine down, find the problem, and fix it. Or the show won't go on.
Episode 4
Extreme Heights
Thu, May 27, 2010 51 mins
Riley is going to new heights fix a thrill ride on the tallest building in Vegas. Then he'll dangle 500 feet over the Hoover Dam to retrieve trash. Upriver from Niagara Falls, he'll hang over an unstable, overgrown cliff to eliminate loose rocks.
Episode 5
Cruise Ship Overhaul
Thu, Jun 3, 2010 51 mins
An 856-foot-long luxury ship is taking on water, Riley and his team need to work around the clock, because in just two weeks more than 2,000 paid guests arrive for the vacation of a lifetime! Reputations and a boatload of money are on the line.
Episode 6
Philly Mega Transit
Thu, Jun 10, 2010
Episode 7
San Francisco Bridge
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
Episode 8
Interstate Bridge
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 51 mins
Sean Riley joins a major effort to demolish a bridge and install a new throughway in just four days.
Episode 9
Alaskan Salvage
Thu, Sep 30, 2010
Episode 10
Sky High Texas Tower
Thu, Oct 7, 2010
Riley teams up with a bunch of high altitude riggers to help bring down a gigantic analogue TV antenna from the top of a thirty story historical building right in the middle of San Antonio, Texas.
Episode 11
Salt Lake City Sky Bridge
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
Episode 12
Ultimate Water Ride
Thu, Oct 21, 2010