TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA

How Did They Build That? High Waters & Harsh Winds

Defy gravity in an Amsterdam high-rise that hangs 164 feet above the water; marvel at three interconnected towers in Chicago that have a road running through them; examine the revolutionary framework of Paris' controversial Pompidou Centre.

How Did They Build That? Floating & Lifting

Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique challenges like marine habitats and massive spans.

How Did They Build That? Jungles & Bricks

Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.

How Did They Fix That?

An in-depth look at how things are repaired.

How Did They Fix That? Reef Rescue

Mike in northeastern Australia, goes on and under the water, into labs and onto construction projects working with specialized teams; they tackle the challenge of saving dying coral on the Great Barrier Reef.

How Did They Fix That? Snowbird Ski Resort

Mike Davidson embarks with the team to one of the most extreme, avalanche-prone ski mountains in the world: Snowbird; they battle to keep the steep and deep slopes safe with shovels, snowcats and even a WWII Howitzer.

How Did They Fix That? UPS Worldport

Mike Davidson goes to the biggest automated package sorting facility in the world, UPS Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky; two million packages go through here every day.

How Did They Build That? Canyons & Curves

Engineers grapple with an apartment building, ripped apart by a man-made canyon; the Gateway Arch takes shape in St. Louis; an unpromising plot in Copenhagen, Denmark, is transformed by a gleaming new triangular office.

How Did They Build That? Supertalls & Firehouses

Alien port authority in Belgium; ultrathin skyscraper in Manhattan; hanging museum in Scotland.

How Did They Build That? Riverparks & Artworks

Traveling to New York, Denver and Nice, France to visit Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée; the secrets to how they were built is revealed.

How Did They Build That? Upside Down & Under Sea

Visiting the Vancouver House, Norway's Under restaurant and the Seattle Central Library to discover how these visionary buildings were created.

How Did They Build That? Viaducts & Hotels

A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky.

Air Disasters I'm the Problem

Moments before Pacific Southwest Flight 1771 crashes on a cattle ranch in California, gunshots are heard in the cabin.

Air Disasters Tragic Takeoff

When a twin-engine jet careens off the runway in Kentucky, investigators must determine why the plane failed to take off.

Air Disasters Hidden Danger

In 1991, a Boeing 737 operating as United Airlines Flight 585 suddenly rolls into a dive and crashes within eight seconds, killing all 25 people on board.

Air Disasters Murder in the Skies

When Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps, investigators discover shocking truths about the co-pilot's mental health.

Air Disasters Imperfect Pitch

On 27 November 2008, an aircraft on a post-maintenance test flight operating as XL Airways Germany Flight 888T stalls and crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of France, killing all seven people on board.

Air Disasters Death and Denial

In 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean while flying from New York City to Cairo, killing all 217 people on board; the cause of the crash is disputed.

Air Disasters Alarming Silence

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit in 1987; a fatal preflight error caused the second-deadliest plane crash in the U.S. history.

Air Disasters Engine Gone

Three crews experience the same devastating event; with radically different outcomes when an engine falls off their commercial airplane.

Air Disasters Stealth Bomber Down

When a USAF stealth bomber crashes after takeoff, investigators search for a reason.

Combat Ships Mutiny

A look at how technological advances over the centuries have transformed maritime warfare.

Combat Ships Stealth

Vessels that operate in secret, unseen by their enemies, from secret missions that helped win World War II to modern stealth ships using strange shapes and technology to avoid spying ears and eyes.

Combat Ships Smugglers and Pirates

A look at how maritime task forces and the Coast Guard are keeping commercial vessels and US shores safe from pirates and drug smugglers.