Modern Marvels
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Celebrating technological breakthroughs and man-made wonders.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, May 3
The Horse
Season 14 • Episode 32
A celebration of the horse, the animal that helped mankind change the world.
Friday, May 3
Horsepower
Season 12 • Episode 19
The improvement of technology and how it has made engines more efficient.
Friday, May 3
Paving America
Season 2 • Episode 19
American roads: from pre-World War II highways to the interstate system.
Friday, May 3
Moving America
Season 19 • Episode 3
Adam Richman explores how a legendary long-hauler meticulously custom-builds each truck at Daimler.
Friday, May 3
Overseas Highway
Season 9 • Episode 34
The Overseas Highway contains 51 bridges, linking mainland Florida with the Florida Keys.
Friday, May 3
Chrome
Season 15 • Episode 7
Chrome hot rod; the Chrome Shop Mafia adds "bling" to truckers' big rigs; Arlington Plating Co.
Friday, May 3
Dangerous Cargo
Season 9 • Episode 18
Hazardous-material shipment; classified government materials.
Friday, May 3
Drag Racing
Season 8 • Episode 23
Dragsters hit top speeds above 330 mph racing down straightaways.
Friday, May 3
The Horse
Season 14 • Episode 32
A celebration of the horse, the animal that helped mankind change the world.
Friday, May 3
Horsepower
Season 12 • Episode 19
The improvement of technology and how it has made engines more efficient.
Friday, May 3
Paving America
Season 2 • Episode 19
American roads: from pre-World War II highways to the interstate system.
Friday, May 3
Moving America
Season 19 • Episode 3
Adam Richman explores how a legendary long-hauler meticulously custom-builds each truck at Daimler.
Friday, May 3
Overseas Highway
Season 9 • Episode 34
The Overseas Highway contains 51 bridges, linking mainland Florida with the Florida Keys.
Friday, May 3
Chrome
Season 15 • Episode 7
Chrome hot rod; the Chrome Shop Mafia adds "bling" to truckers' big rigs; Arlington Plating Co.
Friday, May 3
Dangerous Cargo
Season 9 • Episode 18
Hazardous-material shipment; classified government materials.
Friday, May 3
Drag Racing
Season 8 • Episode 23
Dragsters hit top speeds above 330 mph racing down straightaways.
Saturday, May 4
The Horse
Season 14 • Episode 32
A celebration of the horse, the animal that helped mankind change the world.
Saturday, May 4
Horsepower
Season 12 • Episode 19
The improvement of technology and how it has made engines more efficient.
Saturday, May 4
Paving America
Season 2 • Episode 19
American roads: from pre-World War II highways to the interstate system.
Saturday, May 4
Moving America
Season 19 • Episode 3
Adam Richman explores how a legendary long-hauler meticulously custom-builds each truck at Daimler.
Saturday, May 4
Overseas Highway
Season 9 • Episode 34
The Overseas Highway contains 51 bridges, linking mainland Florida with the Florida Keys.
Saturday, May 4
Chrome
Season 15 • Episode 7
Chrome hot rod; the Chrome Shop Mafia adds "bling" to truckers' big rigs; Arlington Plating Co.
Saturday, May 4
Dangerous Cargo
Season 9 • Episode 18
Hazardous-material shipment; classified government materials.
Saturday, May 4
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Sunday, May 5
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Sunday, May 5
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Sunday, May 5
Strategic Air Command
Season 8 • Episode 34
Strategic Air Command controls thousands of nuclear weapons, planes and missiles.
Friday, May 10
Rescue Equipment
Season 5 • Episode 5
Advancements in rescue technology, including the Jaws of Life.
Friday, May 10
Emergency Room
Season 5 • Episode 27
Emergency room medicine has been a recognized specialty since 1989.
Friday, May 10
Firefighting!: Extreme Conditions
Season 4 • Episode 19
Smoke-jumpers combat forest fires; London Blitz; airports; fires in space.
Friday, May 10
Firefighting! Containing the Demon
Season 4 • Episode 17
Technology of firefighting; Chicago Fire; Triangle Shirtwaist Factory; Coconut Grove.
Friday, May 10
Firefighting!: The Arson Detectives
Season 4 • Episode 15
Determining the cause of suspicious blazes.
Friday, May 10
Inside Your Walls
Season 16 • Episode 5
A computer-managed home showcases the high tech gadgetry destined to inhabit every future wall.
Friday, May 10
Forensic Science: The Crimefighter's Weapon
Season 3 • Episode 6
Forensics: in fiction; fingerprints; DNA; tracking terrorists.
Friday, May 10
Crash Testing
Season 5 • Episode 18
Product testers improve product safety and performance.
Friday, May 10
Rescue Equipment
Season 5 • Episode 5
Advancements in rescue technology, including the Jaws of Life.
Friday, May 10
Emergency Room
Season 5 • Episode 27
Emergency room medicine has been a recognized specialty since 1989.
Friday, May 10
Firefighting!: Extreme Conditions
Season 4 • Episode 19
Smoke-jumpers combat forest fires; London Blitz; airports; fires in space.
Friday, May 10
Firefighting! Containing the Demon
Season 4 • Episode 17
Technology of firefighting; Chicago Fire; Triangle Shirtwaist Factory; Coconut Grove.
Friday, May 10
Firefighting!: The Arson Detectives
Season 4 • Episode 15
Determining the cause of suspicious blazes.
Friday, May 10
Inside Your Walls
Season 16 • Episode 5
A computer-managed home showcases the high tech gadgetry destined to inhabit every future wall.
Friday, May 10
Forensic Science: The Crimefighter's Weapon
Season 3 • Episode 6
Forensics: in fiction; fingerprints; DNA; tracking terrorists.
Friday, May 10
Crash Testing
Season 5 • Episode 18
Product testers improve product safety and performance.
Saturday, May 11
Rescue Equipment
Season 5 • Episode 5
Advancements in rescue technology, including the Jaws of Life.
Saturday, May 11
Emergency Room
Season 5 • Episode 27
Emergency room medicine has been a recognized specialty since 1989.
Saturday, May 11
Firefighting!: Extreme Conditions
Season 4 • Episode 19
Smoke-jumpers combat forest fires; London Blitz; airports; fires in space.
Saturday, May 11
Firefighting! Containing the Demon
Season 4 • Episode 17
Technology of firefighting; Chicago Fire; Triangle Shirtwaist Factory; Coconut Grove.
Saturday, May 11
Firefighting!: The Arson Detectives
Season 4 • Episode 15
Determining the cause of suspicious blazes.
Saturday, May 11
Inside Your Walls
Season 16 • Episode 5
A computer-managed home showcases the high tech gadgetry destined to inhabit every future wall.
Saturday, May 11
Forensic Science: The Crimefighter's Weapon
Season 3 • Episode 6
Forensics: in fiction; fingerprints; DNA; tracking terrorists.
Friday, May 17
The Phonograph
Season 2 • Episode 21
The history of one of Thomas Edison's first inventions, the phonograph.
Friday, May 17
Stereos
Season 4 • Episode 21
Capturing and transmitting music; Edison phonograph; digital sound.
Friday, May 17
The Telephone
Season 2 • Episode 24
Alexander Graham Bell races Elisha Gray to patent the telephone.
Friday, May 17
The Motion Picture
Season 2 • Episode 23
Rare film from the Edison Studios marks the invention of the motion picture.
Friday, May 17
Television: Window to the World
Season 2 • Episode 25
The creation and popularity of television.
Friday, May 17
Retro Tech
Season 14 • Episode 36
Things become obsolete as technology evolves.
Friday, May 17
Classic Toys
Season 20 • Episode 1
Adam finds out how some toys transform into valuable collectibles and become iconic classics.
Friday, May 17
Top Toys & Games
Season 20 • Episode 2
How "Masters of the Universe" action figures are making a comeback in a big way.
Friday, May 17
The Phonograph
Season 2 • Episode 21
The history of one of Thomas Edison's first inventions, the phonograph.
Friday, May 17
Stereos
Season 4 • Episode 21
Capturing and transmitting music; Edison phonograph; digital sound.
Friday, May 17
The Telephone
Season 2 • Episode 24
Alexander Graham Bell races Elisha Gray to patent the telephone.
Friday, May 17
The Motion Picture
Season 2 • Episode 23
Rare film from the Edison Studios marks the invention of the motion picture.
Friday, May 17
Television: Window to the World
Season 2 • Episode 25
The creation and popularity of television.
Friday, May 17
Retro Tech
Season 14 • Episode 36
Things become obsolete as technology evolves.
Friday, May 17
Classic Toys
Season 20 • Episode 1
Adam finds out how some toys transform into valuable collectibles and become iconic classics.
Friday, May 17
Top Toys & Games
Season 20 • Episode 2
How "Masters of the Universe" action figures are making a comeback in a big way.
Saturday, May 18
The Phonograph
Season 2 • Episode 21
The history of one of Thomas Edison's first inventions, the phonograph.
Saturday, May 18
Stereos
Season 4 • Episode 21
Capturing and transmitting music; Edison phonograph; digital sound.
Saturday, May 18
The Telephone
Season 2 • Episode 24
Alexander Graham Bell races Elisha Gray to patent the telephone.
Saturday, May 18
The Motion Picture
Season 2 • Episode 23
Rare film from the Edison Studios marks the invention of the motion picture.
Saturday, May 18
Television: Window to the World
Season 2 • Episode 25
The creation and popularity of television.
Saturday, May 18
Retro Tech
Season 14 • Episode 36
Things become obsolete as technology evolves.
Saturday, May 18
Classic Toys
Season 20 • Episode 1
Adam finds out how some toys transform into valuable collectibles and become iconic classics.
Sunday, May 19
Food: Snacks
Season 18 • Episode 5
Adam Richman gets to see how Wise produces over 50 million bags of sweet and salty snacks per month.
Sunday, May 19
Nuts
Season 12 • Episode 25
The agri-tech and genetic engineering behind nuts.
Sunday, May 19
Distilleries
Season 10 • Episode 29
History of alcohol distillery; how each liquor is produced; spirits-tasting event.
Sunday, May 19
Brewing
Season 11 • Episode 54
The earliest known traces of brewing.
Sunday, May 19
Whiskey
Season 14 • Episode 8
Touring some of the world's finest whiskey distilleries.
Sunday, May 19
Wine
Season 12 • Episode 49
France's Moet vineyards and La Tour d'Argent.
