Building Giants (TV series) explained

Narrated:Julian Barratt
Country:Great Britain
Language:English
Num Seasons:4
Num Episodes:8 per season
Runtime:44 minutes
Company:Windfall Films
Network:Science Channel

Building Giants is a British television series covering the design and construction of large structures, including stadiums, tunnels, bridges, cruise ships, and other giant engineering feats that premiered in early 2018.[1]

Broadcast History

The show first aired on the Science Channel in the U.S. on January 4, 2018 with the Stadium episode.[2] Discovery Networks reported that along with Mega Machines, the series pushed Thursday ratings up 32% over January 2017.[3] The series premiered on Channel 4 starting on April 16, 2018 beginning with the Venice episode.

On August 5, 2019, it was announced that the second season will premiere on August 7, 2019.[4]

On May 4, 2020, it was announced that the third season will premiere on May 6, 2020.[5]

Episode list

Season 1

  1. January 4 "World's Greatest Stadium" Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States[6]
  2. January 11 "Monster Cruise Ship" MSC Meraviglia in Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France
  3. January 18 "Super Skyscraper NYC" 53W53 (MoMA Tower) in New York, New York, United States
  4. January 25 "Arctic Mega Bridge" Hålogaland Bridge in Narvik, Nordland, Norway
  5. February 1 "World's Strongest Wall" MOSE Project around Venice, Veneto, Italy
  6. February 8 "Monster Tunnel" Copenhagen–Ringsted Line on Zealand, Denmark
  7. February 15 "World's Tallest Church" Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  8. February 22 "World's Toughest Skyscraper" CITIC Tower (China Zun) in Beijing, China

The first episode was re-aired as "episode 9" (titled "Big Game Stadium") at the end of January 2019, just before the stadium hosted Super Bowl LIII.

References

  1. Web site: Building Giants. IMDb. 5 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Building Giants . Discovery . 24 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Science Channel Starts off 2018 with Highest Rated Month in Its History in Key Demos – Discovery, Inc.
  4. Web site: Science Channel Going Big on Wednesday Night with New Series "Monster Ships" and Returning Fan Favorite "Building Giants" Beginning August 7. The Futon Critic. August 5, 2019.
  5. Web site: "Building Giants" Returns to Science Channel and Shows How World's Most Impressive Superstructures Are Built and Operate. The Futon Critic. May 4, 2020.
  6. Web site: Building Giants . TV Guide . 25 December 2019.

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