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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Engineering Catastrophes Season 2 Episode 11 - When Demolitions Go Wrong
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    #1 - When Demolitions Go Wrong

    S2:E11

    When demolitions don't go as planned, engineers race for cutting-edge solutions to bring down the buildings that refuse to fall, and at work sites in Las Vegas & Russia, experts see if they can succeed where the world's most powerful explosives fail.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Engineering Catastrophes Season 2 Episode 12 - Explosions from Hell
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    #2 - Explosions from Hell

    S2:E12

    When demolitions don't go as planned, engineers race for cutting-edge solutions to bring down buildings that refuse to fall. At the world-renowned Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan, experts try to succeed when the world's most powerful explosives fail.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Engineering Catastrophes Season 5 Episode 2 - Arizona Railroad Inferno
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    #3 - Arizona Railroad Inferno

    S5:E2

    A railroad inferno takes down a historic river crossing in Arizona.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Engineering Catastrophes Season 5 Episode 3 - Cincinnati Demolition Disaster
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    #4 - Cincinnati Demolition Disaster

    S5:E3

    A routine bridge demolition in Cincinnati goes disastrously wrong.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Engineering Catastrophes Season 5 Episode 4 - California Bridge Collapse
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    #5 - California Bridge Collapse

    S5:E4

    A flash flood leads to a highway bridge collapse in the California desert.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Engineering Catastrophes Season 7 Episode 1 - Pacific Coast Bridge Collapse
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    #6 - Pacific Coast Bridge Collapse

    S7:E1

    Residents along the Pacific Coast Highway are cut off from the outside world after a storm causes a bridge to buckle. Experts reveal how the construction method of the old concrete bridge left it vulnerable to erosion on the steep coastline

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Engineering Catastrophes Season 7 Episode 2 - Island Observatory Failure
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    #7 - Island Observatory Failure

    S7:E2

    An iconic telescope in Puerto Rico suffers a spectacular collapse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Engineering Catastrophes Season 7 Episode 3 - Tower Crane Calamity
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    #8 - Tower Crane Calamity

    S7:E3

    A crane collapse leaves seven dead on a holiday weekend in Manhattan.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Engineering Catastrophes Season 7 Episode 4 - The Fern Hollow Fiasco
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    #9 - The Fern Hollow Fiasco

    S7:E4

    A morning commute becomes dangerous when a bridge collapses in Pittsburgh.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Engineering Catastrophes Season 7 Episode 5 - Nebraska Bomb Cyclone
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    #10 - Nebraska Bomb Cyclone

    S7:E5

    An aging dam in Nebraska fails after the area is pummeled by a superstorm.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Engineering Catastrophes Season 7 Episode 6 - Art School Inferno
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    #11 - Art School Inferno

    S7:E6

    A distinguished library is ravaged by not one but two disastrous fires.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Engineering Catastrophes Season 7 Episode 7 - Gas Leak Catastrophe
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    #12 - Gas Leak Catastrophe

    S7:E7

    Twenty people are killed after a hotel explodes in America's heartland.

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  13. Engineering Catastrophes Season 7 Episode 8 - The Bronx Sinkhole
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    #13 - The Bronx Sinkhole

    S7:E8

    A sinkhole envelops a residential street in the Bronx.

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  14. Engineering Catastrophes Season 7 Episode 9 - Shopping Center Tragedy
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    #14 - Shopping Center Tragedy

    S7:E9

    Tragedy strikes in San Juan when an explosion rocks a busy shopping center.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Engineering Catastrophes Season 7 Episode 10 - Chemical Plant Calamity
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    #15 - Chemical Plant Calamity

    S7:E10

    An explosion at a chemical plant in New Jersey kills five workers.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Engineering Catastrophes Season 3 Episode 11 - Apollo 13: The Secret Evidence
    5.7/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Apollo 13: The Secret Evidence

    S3:E11

    New science reveals the inside story of the Apollo 13 disaster, and using the latest evidence, experts reveal what really went wrong and how NASA saved the lives of the three astronauts stranded in space in a life-or-death race against the clock.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Engineering Catastrophes Season 3 Episode 2 - Nightmare in Florida
    5.8/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Nightmare in Florida

    S3:E2

    When a brand-new bridge suddenly collapses in Miami, several die in a horrifying calamity; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how an innovative bridge-building technique could be to blame.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Engineering Catastrophes Season 1 Episode 6 - Holes from Hell
    6.0/10(12 votes)

    #18 - Holes from Hell

    S1:E6

    A giant tunnel boring machine stuck underground, a village sinking into a mountain, and massive holes that could derail a train are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Engineering Catastrophes Season 3 Episode 3 - Curse of the Devil's Dam
    6.0/10(12 votes)

    #19 - Curse of the Devil's Dam

    S3:E3

    When a dam breaks during routine maintenance, engineers fear a catastrophic flood; experts use the latest science to investigate what went wrong and how a simple miscalculation could be to blame.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Engineering Catastrophes Season 4 Episode 4 - Terror in Texas
    6.0/10(11 votes)

    #20 - Terror in Texas

    S4:E4

    Experts uncover what triggered a fatal malfunction at a Texas oil refinery.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Engineering Catastrophes Season 6 Episode 5 - Texas Oil Port Inferno
    6.0/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Texas Oil Port Inferno

    S6:E5

    Experts investigate a deadly oil port explosion in Corpus Christi, Texas.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Engineering Catastrophes Season 6 Episode 6 - Manhattan Crane Chaos
    6.0/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Manhattan Crane Chaos

    S6:E6

    A disastrous crane collapse causes chaos on the streets of Manhattan.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Engineering Catastrophes Season 6 Episode 9 - California Flood Fiasco
    6.0/10(9 votes)

    #23 - California Flood Fiasco

    S6:E9

    Experts investigate a major highway crossing collapse in Huron, California.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Engineering Catastrophes Season 1 Episode 1 - Stadium Disaster
    6.1/10(22 votes)

    #24 - Stadium Disaster

    S1:E1

    A stadium on the brink of collapse, an upside-down bridge, and a massive subway project in crisis are engineering catastrophes in need of repair, and experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Engineering Catastrophes Season 1 Episode 3 - Leaning Towers of Terror
    6.1/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Leaning Towers of Terror

    S1:E3

    A city with hundreds of leaning buildings, the world's scariest airport and the world's biggest sewage pipe harbor engineering disasters in need of repair; experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal if they can be fixed.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"When Demolitions Go Wrong" is the worst rated episode of "Engineering Catastrophes". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/13/2019. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Explosions from Hell".