S1E3Glass Half Shattered
Glass: it’s both practical and beautiful. But when it fails it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Excavators. When what goes up, must come down, these daring destroyers are the machines to get it done! The Georgia Dome dropped like a stone, but in Detroit, the Pontiac Silverdome roof fell, but the building didn’t. Two cranes, fifty tons of steel, and one giant hole. What could go wrong? Everything.
TV-14 | 09.22.26 | 43:03 | CC
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43:47S2 E3 - Tanker Truck TragedyFails include an overpass fire, a downed radio telescope and a sinking airport.TV-14 | 04.07.2026
43:46S2 E2 - Fault Line FiascoEarthquake-proof buildings fall down; a battery factory blows up; and a bridge collapses.TV-14 | 04.07.2026
43:46S2 E1 - Charm City CatastropheFails include a broken Baltimore bridge, a Manhattan crane fire and a "poonami" in China.TV-14 | 04.07.2026
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43:03S1 E2 - Cathedral CatastropheStructures are built strong, yet disasters can make small flaws catastrophic.TV-14 | 09.15.2026
43:03S1 E1 - Implode, Ignite, CollapseBridges, buildings and controlled demolition, what happens when they fail?TV-14 | 09.15.2026
43:47S3 E6 - Sudden ImpactFlash floods, cable car calamity, car park fires and a train station collapse.TV-14 | 06.02.2026
43:57S3 E5 - Too Heavy to HoldA billboard falls, subway tunnels cave, and “ghost-scrapers” remain unfinished.TV-14 | 06.02.2026
43:47S3 E4 - Hidden FlawsA Thai tower collapses, a Danish icon burns, and a deadly English wind destroys.TV-14 | 06.02.2026
43:47S3 E3 - Condo CollapseExamine a condo collapse, India’s dam distress and an aircraft’s unwanted air.TV-14 | 06.02.2026
43:47S3 E2 - Trouble in ThailandStructural collapses, fires and urban overcrowding highlight a global safety crisis.TV-14 | 06.02.2026
43:44S3 E1 - Sinkhole CityWhen buildings fail, they fall, burn, sink into holes, or even lean.TV-14 | 06.02.2026
43:47S2 E6 - Super-sized CollapseFails include a supermarket collapse, amusement parks ablaze and a tunnel rescue in India.TV-14 | 04.07.2026
43:45S2 E5 - The Sinking CityLightning causes construction mayhem, cities are sinking, and bridges are falling down.TV-14 | 04.07.2026
43:45S2 E4 - Columbia's Fatal FlawFails include a disastrous shuttle mission, and an unwanted and very expensive airport.TV-14 | 04.07.2026
43:47S2 E3 - Tanker Truck TragedyFails include an overpass fire, a downed radio telescope and a sinking airport.TV-14 | 04.07.2026
43:46S2 E2 - Fault Line FiascoEarthquake-proof buildings fall down; a battery factory blows up; and a bridge collapses.TV-14 | 04.07.2026
43:46S2 E1 - Charm City CatastropheFails include a broken Baltimore bridge, a Manhattan crane fire and a "poonami" in China.TV-14 | 04.07.2026