TV Schedule for Science - West

BattleBots A Smashing Good Time

Undefeated bots Bronco and Duck! Duke it out in the battle box as the race to become BattleBots World Champion heats up.

BattleBots The Desperado Tournament

In a last-chance tournament, eight bots battle it out for one of the last spots in the 2018 World Championship Sweet 16.

Fatal Engineering Bridge Collapses

Bridge collapses have etched hard lessons into the history of engineering; Tacoma, Minneapolis, Genoa, symbols of innovation that have become stark reminders of what happens when flaws go unchecked.

Fatal Engineering Plane Crashes

Look back at the Tenerife, Kegworth, and Paris Concorde air disasters; investigate the design defects that made these aircraft vulnerable; look at the role air traffic miscommunications played; relive the terrible moments before disaster struck.

Fatal Engineering Dam Collapses

When dams break, devastation follows; Derna, Malpasset, Brumadinho, three disasters that turned engineering failures into mass tragedies.

Fatal Engineering Skyscraper Collapses

Pinpoint the mistakes that cause major structural failures; explore the preventable explosion inside London's Ronan Point; the code violations that collapsed Lalita Park; the short circuit that set off a deadly fire in Tehran's Plasco Building.

Fatal Engineering Nuclear Plant Disasters

Hunt for the root cause of atomic accidents; examine the Windscale fire, which led to safer reactor designs; learn why swift crisis management helped in the Three Mile Island incident; see why improper waste disposal fuelled the Kyshtym disaster.

Fatal Engineering Rollercoaster Accidents

Drill down on maintenance and safety lapses that derailed amusement park rides.

Engineering Catastrophes Pittsburgh Landslide

A vital hillside highway in Pennsylvania is destroyed in just minutes after a catastrophic landslide rocks a community; engineers investigate and uncover undetected geological issues with an increased and unstable traffic load.

Engineering Catastrophes The Bronx Sinkhole

There's shock in the Bronx, as a vast sinkhole swallows a van.

Engineering Catastrophes California Flood Fiasco

A perfect storm with tragic consequences strikes as floodwaters rip away a major highway crossing in Huron, Calif.; experts use the latest tech to investigate and reveal bridge scouring with unsupported concrete columns exposed for failure.

Building Giants Super Skyscraper NYC

Engineers build a cutting-edge skyscraper in a busy area of New York City; this impossibly tall and thin tower must be built with a strange diagonal framework, posing unique challenges for some of the world's best builders.

Building Giants Rise of the Mega Stadium New

The most cutting-edge venue in the world, Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, hosts the greatest athletes in the world, and engineers show how this state-of-the-art arena was designed and constructed.

Engineering Catastrophes Shopping Center Tragedy

Tragedy strikes in Puerto Rico as an explosion takes down a popular shoe shop.

Engineering Catastrophes Art School Inferno

In Scotland, a distinguished library is ravaged by not one but two disastrous fires; experts explore how outdated construction methods and materials contributed to the vulnerability of this esteemed place of learning.

Building Giants Rise of the Mega Stadium

The most cutting-edge venue in the world, Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, hosts the greatest athletes in the world, and engineers show how this state-of-the-art arena was designed and constructed.

Engineering Catastrophes Shopping Center Tragedy

Tragedy strikes in Puerto Rico as an explosion takes down a popular shoe shop.

Engineering Catastrophes Art School Inferno

In Scotland, a distinguished library is ravaged by not one but two disastrous fires; experts explore how outdated construction methods and materials contributed to the vulnerability of this esteemed place of learning.

Building Giants Super Skyscraper NYC

Engineers build a cutting-edge skyscraper in a busy area of New York City; this impossibly tall and thin tower must be built with a strange diagonal framework, posing unique challenges for some of the world's best builders.

Fatal Engineering Rollercoaster Accidents

Drill down on maintenance and safety lapses that derailed amusement park rides.

Engineering Catastrophes Pittsburgh Landslide

A vital hillside highway in Pennsylvania is destroyed in just minutes after a catastrophic landslide rocks a community; engineers investigate and uncover undetected geological issues with an increased and unstable traffic load.

BattleBots This Is BattleBots!

Reigning champion Tombstone and newcomer Whiplash fight to the finish as an advanced group of bots goes head-to-head in the BattleBox.

BattleBots The Rematch

Minotaur continues its quest for the BattleBots title in an epic fight with Blacksmith, a rematch two years in the making.

BattleBots It's Going to Be a Flippin' Blast!

Undefeated bots Bronco and Sawblaze battle to the death to preserve their perfect records in a night of epic clashes.