Engineering Catastrophes

Wednesday, January 8

Boston's Big Dig Disaster

Season 3 • Episode 9

In 2006, a fatal collapse in one of Boston's tunnels put an ambitious project in doubt.

Wednesday, January 8

Crash of the Titan

Season 3 • Episode 5

A construction crane collapses while lifting a section of roof for Milwaukee's Miller Park stadium.

Wednesday, January 8

Chicago's Tower of Terror

Season 3 • Episode 7

The innovative design of an iconic Chicago skyscraper leads to tragedy.

Wednesday, January 8

Oil Rig vs. Sinkhole

Season 3 • Episode 8

Oil rig in Louisiana lake drills in the wrong place and causes whirlpool that drains entire lake.

Wednesday, January 8

Curse of the Devil's Dam

Season 3 • Episode 3

When a dam breaks during routine maintenance, engineers fear a catastrophic flood.

Wednesday, January 8

Deepwater Disaster

Season 3 • Episode 12

A sudden explosion onboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig leads to the worst oil spill in history.

Thursday, January 9

Oil Rig vs. Sinkhole

Season 3 • Episode 8

Oil rig in Louisiana lake drills in the wrong place and causes whirlpool that drains entire lake.

Thursday, January 9

Curse of the Devil's Dam

Season 3 • Episode 3

When a dam breaks during routine maintenance, engineers fear a catastrophic flood.

Thursday, January 9

Deepwater Disaster

Season 3 • Episode 12

A sudden explosion onboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig leads to the worst oil spill in history.

Thursday, January 9

Chicago's Tower of Terror

Season 3 • Episode 7

The innovative design of an iconic Chicago skyscraper leads to tragedy.

Wednesday, January 15

Italian Railway Debacle

Season 5 • Episode 6

Disaster strikes a new railway bridge as a crane collapses in the middle of a major construction.

Wednesday, January 15

New York Disaster Crane

Season 5 • Episode 5

A crane collapses on two lanes of traffic during construction work on a landmark bridge in New York.

Wednesday, January 15

Genoa Bridge of Tragedy

The Genoa bridge collapse becomes one of Italy's deadliest engineering disasters.

Wednesday, January 15

California Desert Bridge Collapse

Season 5 • Episode 4

Expert engineers investigate the structural failure of a California highway during a flash flood.

Wednesday, January 15

Pennsylvania Ice Flood

Season 5 • Episode 8

Wednesday, January 15

Miami Condo Calamity

Season 5 • Episode 7

Tragedy strikes a community when a condominium complex collapses in Miami.

Thursday, January 16

California Desert Bridge Collapse

Season 5 • Episode 4

Expert engineers investigate the structural failure of a California highway during a flash flood.

Thursday, January 16

Pennsylvania Ice Flood

Season 5 • Episode 8

Thursday, January 16

Miami Condo Calamity

Season 5 • Episode 7

Tragedy strikes a community when a condominium complex collapses in Miami.

Thursday, January 16

Genoa Bridge of Tragedy

The Genoa bridge collapse becomes one of Italy's deadliest engineering disasters.

Wednesday, January 22

Atlantic City Casino Collapse

A catastrophic construction disaster causes a casino parking garage to collapse in Atlantic City.