TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific HD

How Did They Build That? Subways & Sightlines

A sculptural high-rise with rippling balconies breaks the mold in Chicago; Mammoth machines bore 26 miles of tunnels for an underground railroad beneath London's city streets.

How Did They Build That? Parking & Sparkling

A dazzling new 1400 foot tapering skyscraper is built right next to New York's Grand Central. A curving wine museum requires ingenious engineering in Bordeaux, France. And possibly the world's most glamorous parking garage.

How Did They Build That? Fantastic & Futuristic

Challenges beset a sculptural new transportation hub for New York's World Trade Center; Amsterdam gains a building inspired by a mountain valley; a new launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff in the New Mexico desert.

How Did They Build That? Mirrors & Marble

Visiting Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to reveal their architectural secrets.

How Did They Build That? Swamps & Swagger

Exploring behind-the-scenes of design and construction of revolutionary buildings in Spain, New York and a university campus in Florida.

How Did They Build That? Boxes & Birds

The American Museum of Natural History in NYC gets a cave-like extension; an arts center inspired by migrating birds is built on a lake in China; Boston University gains a fossil-free, Jenga-like tower.

How Did They Build That? Cantilevers & Lifts

An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.

How Did They Build That? Heights & Balance

A 1.2 million square foot office building balances precariously on a 39 foot wide base in Chicago. A building named Pterodactyl lands on top of a Los Angeles parking garage. And the world's longest suspension footbridge.

How Did They Build That? Retrofits & Airport Glitz

Visiting the Hearst Tower in Manhattan and Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore to understand how they were built; covering how designers and engineers attempt to create a museum worthy of Salvador Dali in Florida.

How Did They Fix That? US Coast Guard: Safeguarding The Seas

Mike helps fix the vessels that the U.S. Coast Guard use to keep the oceans safe; he replaces key parts of ship engines, removes a large crane from a buoy tender, and fixes a helicopter for a critical exercise.

How Did They Fix That? Savannah: Mega Cranes & Mega Moves

Mike helps fix the machines that keep one of the United States' biggest ports moving; he assists a team in moving a 3-million pound crane.

How Did They Fix That? Deep Sea Fish Farm

Host Mike Davidson helps make high-stakes repairs for one of the world's largest open-ocean fish farm operations in Panama.

How Did They Fix That? Abandoned Oil Wells

Mike Davidson goes on a cross-country road trip to help the Well Done Foundation; they work to find and cap some of the estimated 2 million leaking, toxic abandoned oil and gas wells scattered throughout the U.S.

How Did They Fix That? Volcano Power

Mike is in Iceland, where teams harness the power of volcanos to keep the geothermal energy flowing; they battle harsh weather to maintain and upgrade giant power systems, fixing miles of steam pipes. and bringing a dead well back to life.

Air Disasters Pitch Problems

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed in the Pacific, leaving investigators without answers; American Eagle Flight 4184 crashed because of a lethal combination.

Air Disasters Lapse in Security

Three horrific aviation disasters are all linked to breakdowns in vital security measures.

Air Disasters Killer in the Cockpit?

A look at commercial flights that ended in disaster because of suicidal pilots.

Air Disasters Blind Spot

In 1978, PSA Flight 182 collides with a Cessna and crashes into a San Diego residential area killing everyone on both planes and seven people on the ground.

Air Disasters Dead Weight

Air Midwest Flight 5481 plane plummets to the ground just after take off killing all on board and injuring one on the ground.

Air Disasters The Plane That Flew Too High

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes down killing 160 people in 2005 ultimately leading to the bankruptcy of the troubled airline.

Air Disasters Hockey Team Tragedy

A Russian passenger jet crashes into the Volga River, killing almost everyone on board; the incident turns into a national tragedy when rescuers discover the plane carried some of the country's famous athletes.

Air Disasters Deadly Solution

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm.

Air Disasters Pilot Betrayed

Following the story of the Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 and Captain Rasmussen.

Air Disasters Choosing Sides

British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain's busy M1 motorway and it seems like a rare case of dual engine failure, but investigators learn the real cause was a tragic misunderstanding.