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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Chernobyl Conspiracy

    • October 9, 2019
    • Science Channel

    The Chernobyl nuclear disaster was a catastrophe that changed the course of human history, and now, new discoveries reveal the real reasons behind the explosion that spawned a deadly radioactive ghost town and brought down an empire.

  • S01E02 NASA's Challenger Disaster

    • October 17, 2019
    • Science Channel

    NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger was a deadly disaster that changed the course of space exploration forever, and now, new discoveries reveal the truth behind the structural failure that tore the rocket apart.

  • S01E03 Doom on the Titanic

    • October 23, 2019
    • Science Channel

    New discoveries are challenging everything we know about the sinking of the Titanic, revealing that the disaster wasn't caused by a freak accident and that it may have been doomed from the start.

  • S01E04 Nightmare in Hell Valley

    • October 30, 2019
    • Science Channel

    After torrential rainfall triggers a catastrophic landslide, a small village in the valley below is devastated, and now, new discoveries reveal the truth behind the engineering that led to this fatal disaster.

  • S01E05 Cruise Ship Catastrophe

    • November 6, 2019
    • Science Channel

    When a cruise ship meets disaster, the ship begins to sink and the captain flees, leaving 300 passengers stranded; now, new discoveries reveal the fatal truth behind the devastating wreck that claimed 32 lives.

  • S01E06 Crash of the Concorde

    • November 13, 2019
    • Science Channel

    The Concorde was the supersonic passenger plane that could fly from New York to London in under four hours. But after a fatal accident kills 100, experts reveal a secret history of the iconic aircraft that led to this devastating

  • S01E07 When Katrina Struck

    • November 20, 2019
    • Science Channel

    Hurricane Katrina is one of the worst natural disasters to ever strike American soil, but as the storm revealed widespread construction failures, it's a tragedy of engineering, too; the latest science reveals how.

  • S01E08 When Trains Collide

    • December 4, 2019
    • Science Channel

    After a high-speed collision of three trains during rush hour in London causes dozens of deaths, experts use the latest tech to investigate what caused this catastrophic crash; what they find could hold the secrets of preventing future disasters.

  • S01E09 Fireball from Hell

    • December 11, 2019
    • Science Channel

    When a series of accidental explosions erupt at a chemical factory, they completely destroy the area nearby, and now, new discoveries the real reasons behind the deadly chemical fireball that left a giant crater where there was once a building.

  • S01E10 Catastrophic Collapse

    • December 18, 2019
    • Science Channel

    When an eight-story factory suddenly collapses, over 1,000 people die in one the deadliest engineering disasters in modern history; experts use cutting-edge tech to reveal what went wrong and what's being done to prevent the next catastrophe.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Calamity in Space

    • November 11, 2020
    • Science Channel

    On a test flight for an experimental Virgin Galactic spacecraft, catastrophic design flaws send this multi-million dollar endeavor on a crash course to tragedy; experts investigate what caused this visionary engineering marvel to fail.

  • S02E02 Exxon Valdez Declassified

    • November 18, 2020
    • Science Channel

    When the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spills millions of gallons of crude oil at sea, it contaminates Alaska's pristine coastline and creates an apocalyptic environmental catastrophe. Experts investigate what caused this horrific disaster.

  • S02E03 NASA's Columbia Disaster

    • November 25, 2020
    • Science Channel

    After a groundbreaking NASA mission, the space shuttle Columbia meets catastrophe as it re-enters Earth's atmosphere; expert engineers and scientists investigate the cause of this tragic disaster.

  • S02E04 Day of the Death Quake

    • December 2, 2020
    • Science Channel

    The devastating Northridge earthquake struck Los Angeles in 1994, killing 57 people and causing $20 billion in damage in less than 20 seconds; expert scientists and engineers investigate why these structures were not prepared for the violent disaster.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Catastrophes of the Sky

    • September 8, 2021
    • Science Channel

    The disaster of Air France Flight 447 and the crash of NASA's Skylab in 1979 are catastrophes of aviation with a mysterious legacy; experts investigate these historic tragedies to determine what caused these monumental failures of flight.

  • S03E02 Towering Inferno Tragedy

    • September 15, 2021
    • Science Channel

    When London's Grenfell Tower catches fire, its hundreds of residents must escape a deadly inferno; expert engineers investigate and reveal how the building's engineering caused the disaster to escalate tragically.

  • S03E03 Power Plant Catastrophes

    • September 22, 2021
    • Science Channel

    The nuclear meltdown of Three Mile Island and a deadly tragedy at a hydroelectric dam in Russia were power plant disasters of an unprecedented scale; experts examine the aftermath of these fatal catastrophes and explore their lasting consequences.

  • S03E04 Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

    • September 29, 2021
    • Science Channel

    The largest earthquake in the history of Japan and a resulting tsunami lead to one of the most catastrophic nuclear disasters in history; expert scientists and engineers investigate and reveal how flawed operational procedures escalated the tragedy.

  • S03E05 Earthquake Catastrophe

    • October 6, 2021
    • Science Channel

    The 2010 earthquake in Haiti was one of the world's most deadly natural disasters that left much of the island nation in ruins; experts investigate and reveal how a lack of construction safety measures resulted in such catastrophic destruction.