Extreme Engineering (2003–2011)

1. S01E01Tokyo's Sky CityApril 13, 2003—It examines the concept of constructing a giant tower in Japan that wouldn't be a just a building, but a public city in the sky. At the end
2. S01E02Subways in AmericaApril 15, 2003—This episode explores the current New York City subway and the plans for renovation. Also the World Trade Center Station post 9/11 and its
3. S01E03Transatlantic TunnelApril 16, 2003—The concept of building a tunnel across the Atlantic Ocean is talked about. It talks about the problems involved, and how it might someday b
4. S01E04City in a PyramidApril 23, 2003—This episode features Shimizu's Pyramid City, which would include dozens of 100-story skyscrapers with more than a million workers as part o
5. S01E05Bridging the Bering StraitApril 30, 2003—Imagine driving across a bridge near the North Pole, or going from New York to London in just an hour through a tunnel under the Atlantic Oc
6. S01E06Tunneling Under the AlpsMay 7, 2003—A tunnel over 35 miles long is to be dug under the Swiss Alps to redirect Europe's traffic. This $7 billion project will take 6 years to co
7. S01E07Building Hong Kong's AirportMay 14, 2003—Hong Kong has outgrown its small airport and quickly needed a new one in order to maintain its high traffic flow. The only place to put thi
8. S01E08Holland's Barriers to the SeaMay 21, 2003—Dutch engineers must overcome rising waters in the North Sea to protect their land.
9. S01E09Boston's Big DigMay 28, 2003—Boston's new transport system, which features a multi-lane underground highway and the world's widest cable-stayed bridge
10. S01E10Widening the Panama CanalJune 4, 2003—A documentary looking at plans to update the Panama Canal. This magnificent waterway cuts through 50 miles of tropical jungle, allowing ship

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Turning TorsoJuly 7, 2004—The Turning Torso is the world's largest residential structure, rising 190 meters above Malmö, Sweden.
2. S02E02Venice Flood GatesJuly 14, 2004—Global warming is causing sea levels around the world to rise and environmental experts believe Venice may well go the same way as Atlantis.
3. S02E03Container ShipsJuly 28, 2004—Covers the docking of a container ship at Long Beach (California) and the operation of the water front docks, where several thousand contain
4. S02E04Oakland Bay BridgeAugust 4, 2004—The New Bay Bridge is the biggest construction project in California history. This two-mile, earthquake-proof road will replace the most hea
5. S02E05Iceland TunnelsSeptember 1, 2004—Around 200 miles northeast of the capital, Reykjavik, engineers are hard at work drilling 72km of tunnels deep in the mountains. Three full-
6. S02E06Off-shore Oil PlatformsSeptember 25, 2004—Engineers redesign oil platforms to withstand the harsh weather conditions in the Gulf of Mexico.
7. S02E07Cooper River BridgeOctober 5, 2004—Connecting the bustling port city of Charleston and Mount Pleasant in South Carolina, the Cooper River Bridge will be the longest cable-stay
8. S02E08Millau ViaductNovember 15, 2004—In a remote corner of France, traffic between the south of France and Paris and the north have run into huge bottlenecks. Designers and engi
9. S02E09ExcavatorsNovember 22, 2004—In northern Minnesota, the operators of the world's largest open-pit iron mine commission the construction of a $10 million custom-built sup

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01The Snohvit Arctic Gas Processing PlatformOctober 19, 2005—Europe's first liquefied natural gas plant sits on a floating platform. The platform was transported by ship from southern Spain to the coas
2. S03E02The El Cajon DamNovember 10, 2005—The dam, which is the largest ongoing construction project in Latin America, is designed to rise 186 meters above the Rio Grande de Santiago
3. S03E03Hong Kong's Cable CarDecember 2, 2005—Engineers are building the Ngong Ping 360, the world's longest detachable cable car system, on Hong Kong's mountainous Lantau Island, spanni
4. S03E04Woodrow Wilson BridgeDecember 9, 2005—The 40-year-old Woodrow Wilson Bridge is being replaced by a new span crossing the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia, just south o
5. S03E05Gotthard TunnelJanuary 1, 2006—The Gotthard Base Tunnel underneath the Swiss Alps will be the world's longest rail tunnel upon completion in 2015.
6. S03E06Dubai's Ski ResortJanuary 21, 2006—How do you make your mall stand out? By building one of the world's largest indoor ski resorts--in the deserts of Dubai! Ski Dubai features

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Super StadiumFebruary 19, 2006—The series takes a look at the construction of the new stadium for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals. The state-of-the-art structure is scheduled
2. S04E02Mega TunnelMarch 8, 2006—A 3-mile toll road is built on a 20-foot-high storm drain in Kuala Lumpur.
3. S04E03Biggest WarshipMay 31, 2006—The series looks at the construction of the supercarrier USS George H.W. Bush.
4. S04E04Sakhalin Oil & IceJune 28, 2006—One of the world's largest construction projects is located on a remote island off the eastern coast of Russia where the Russians are spendi
5. S04E05Big Easy RebuildJuly 5, 2006—This episode takes a look at the emergency repairs implemented in order to help the city of New Orleans recover from the disastrous flooding
6. S04E06Space TowerJuly 12, 2006—The 700-ft.-high Torre del Espacio (Space Tower) will be the tallest skyscraper in Spain upon completion. In this episode, the cameras film

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01South Ferry Subway StationOctober 11, 2006—The South Ferry Terminal subway station is the first new subway station in New York City since the early 1900s.
2. S05E02World's Biggest Arch BridgeOctober 18, 2006—The Hoover Dam Bypass Project aims to remove traffic congestion along U.S. Highway 93 at the Colorado River crossing. A new arch bridge will
3. S05E03JFK: JetBlue TerminalOctober 25, 2006—The original 1962 TWA Terminal (Terminal 5) at New York's JFK International Airport is remodeled for JetBlue Airlines. The 26 gates of the n
4. S05E04Stonecutters Bridge: Hong KongNovember 1, 2006—Suspended above one of the world's busiest waterways, the Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong will set a new record for the longest cable-staye
5. S05E05California Academy of SciencesNovember 8, 2006—The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, has won acclaim for an environmentally friendly design that features
6. S05E06Hallandsas Ridge Tunnel: SwedenNovember 15, 2006—The Hallandsas Ridge Tunnel Project, the world's most complicated tunneling project, is designed to remove a major bottleneck on the Gothenb

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Coaster Build OffJuly 10, 2007—
2. S06E02Battle MachinesJuly 17, 2007—Danny Forster heads to Anniston Army Depot to re-assemble an Abrams tank. He also helps build components of this fighting machine and tests
3. S06E03World's Tallest SkyscraperJuly 24, 2007—Host Danny Forster climbs into the frame of the Shanghai World Financial Centre. At its completion, it will be the tallest building in the w
4. S06E04Super Fast WarshipAugust 7, 2007—
5. S06E05Boot CampAugust 14, 2007—
6. S06E06Fault Zone TunnelAugust 21, 2007—
7. S06E07Hurricane-Proof HomesAugust 28, 2007—
8. S06E08Floating CitySeptember 4, 2007—MS Independence of the Seas
9. S06E09Biggest CasinoSeptember 11, 2007—Construction of hotel casino The Palazzo in Las Vegas
10. S06E10High Risk TowerSeptember 18, 2007—Building a Trump's Tower in Chicago
11. S06E11Turbo-Charged BoatsSeptember 25, 2007—Rebuilding and practice test of an offshore racing boat
12. S06E12Mountain of SteelOctober 3, 2007—City of Culture of Galicia
13. S06E13Deepest TunnelOctober 10, 2007—
14. S06E14Major League StadiumOctober 17, 2007—

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Dallas Cowboys StadiumApril 20, 2009—Building the new Cowboys Stadium
2. S07E02CityCenter, Las VegasApril 21, 2009—The CityCenter development in Las Vegas aspires to change the desert vacationland into a continental metropolis
3. S07E03Hong Kong BridgeApril 27, 2009—Building the Stonecutters Bridge.
4. S07E04Navy Amphibious WarshipMay 4, 2009—The LPD17 is a new class of warship.
5. S07E05Panama CanalMay 11, 2009—New $5.25 billion expansion projects.
6. S07E06Peru Dam & TunnelMay 18, 2009—Construction of the Limon Dam and one of the deepest tunnels ever attempted.
7. S07E07Abu DhabiJune 1, 2009—Al Raha Beach Development in Abu Dhabi
8. S07E08NASAJune 26, 2009—Transition from the Space Shuttle program to the Constellation program.

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Singapore Sky ParkApril 8, 2010—Singapore's Skypark will hang 650 feet in the air on top of 3 skyscrapers.
2. S08E02Rio De Janerio's Power Island ProjectApril 15, 2001—Rio de Janeiro has frequent widespread blackouts. So Brazil is building one of the largest hydroelectric projects in the world, consisting o
3. S08E03Kuwait TowerApril 29, 2010—The world's tallest twisting structure, Kuwait's Al Hamra Tower, is looked at.
4. S08E04New Orleans Surge BarrierMay 9, 2010—In an attempt to save the city from another disaster, New Orleans is building the world's strongest hurricane protection system, including t
5. S08E05South Africa's Mponeng Gold MineMay 13, 2010—Travel to the deepest place on Earth, Johannesburg, South Africa's Mponeng Gold Mine.
6. S08E06Overhauling the Bay BridgeMay 20, 2010—Overhauling the San Francisco Bay Bridge is the biggest construction projects in the US.
7. S08E07Melbourne StadiumMay 27, 2010—Melbourne, Australia is building one of the most innovative stadiums ever built. With its unprecedented geodesic roof and advanced cladding,
8. S08E08Gotthard Base TunnelMay 30, 2010—The Swiss government is spending 18 billion dollars to create the Gotthard Base Tunnel - the longest tunnel in the world, getting people and
9. S08E09Abu Dhabi Central MarketJune 17, 2010—Abu Dhabi's $15 billion Central Market will be a new cultural hub for an emerging world destination, complete with offices, parks, luxurious
10. S08E10Port of RotterdamJuly 1, 2010—Danny Forster goes behind the scenes at the Port of Rotterdam, where crews are in the middle of the largest Earth-moving project in history

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Rebuilding New York City's SubwayApril 8, 2011—Danny takes us to New York City, where the largest public works project in the country is happening: a $15 billion expansion of the NYC tran
2. S09E02Drought-Proofing AustraliaApril 15, 2011—
3. S09E03Azerbaijan's Amazing TransformationApril 22, 2011—
4. S09E04London's Olympic Aquatic StadiumApril 29, 2011—The London Aquatics Centre will host 44 swimming & diving events during the 2012 Olympics and live on as a new addition to the London landsc
5. S09E05Constructing Serbia's Largest BridgeJune 18, 2011—
6. S09E06Amsterdam's Futuristic Floating CityJune 25, 2011—
7. S09E07Building Mumbai's Modern AirportJuly 2, 2011—The $2 billion Mumbai Airport Expansion project is one of India's most ambitious undertakings ever. If they succeed, it could completely cha
8. S09E08Turkey's Mammoth Hydropower DamJuly 9, 2011—

Season 9 ranked & reviewed