Mega Builders is a documentary television series appearing on the Discovery Channel and Science Channel. Each episode takes a look into the people and the machines involved into the construction of many huge engineering projects.
| Mega Builders |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
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| Original language | English |
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| No. of series | 5 |
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| No. of episodes | 36 |
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| Running time | 45 minutes (without commercials) |
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| Production companies | Barna-Alper Productions
Mega Builders III Productions |
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| Network | Discovery Channel |
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| Release | 19 September 2005 (2005-09-19) –
16 December 2010 (2010-12-16) |
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Discovery Channel Taiwan broadcast a version of the series in 2022 that covered how the residential high-rise building Tao Zhu Yin Yuan was built over 11 years.[1]
Episode list
Season 1
| Episode | Name | Airdate |
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| S01E01 | Spanning the Harlem | 19/Sep/2005 |
| S01E02 | Fantasy Islands | 19/Sep/2005 |
| S01E03 | The Big Collider[2] | 24/Nov/2005 |
| S01E04 | World's Fastest Wheels | 09/Dec/2005 |
Season 2
| Episode | Name | Airdate |
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| S02E01 | Racing to Power Up | 24/Aug/2006 |
| S02E02 | Quake-Proofing an Icon | 25/Oct/2006 |
| S02E03 | Roller Coaster | 09/Nov/2006 |
| S02E04 | Mega Bridge[3] | 22/Nov/2006 |
| S02E05 | Moving Mountains | 29/Nov/2006 |
| S02E06 | Madrid's Big Dig | 10/Jan/2007 |
| S02E07 | Crossing Colorado | 17/Jan/2007 |
| S02E08 | Sinking Wings | 24/Jan/2007 |
| S02E09 | Extreme Elevation | 31/Jan/2007 |
Season 3
| Episode | Name | Airdate |
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| S03E01 | Raising The Roof | 05/Sep/2007 |
| S03E02 | The Big Lift | 12/Sep/2007 |
| S03E03 | Worlds Biggest Wave Machine | 19/Sep/2007 |
| S03E04 | Stolen Power | 26/Sep/2007 |
| S03E05 | Mighty Shovel | 03/Oct/2007 |
| S03E06 | Ice Hotel | 10/Oct/2007 |
| S03E07 | Arctic Ice Crusher | 17/Oct/2007 |
Season 4
| Episode | Name | Airdate |
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| S04E01 | Big Rig | 14/Oct/2009 |
| S04E02 | Blockbuster Bridge | 21/Oct/2009 |
| S04E03 | Floating Bridge | 28/Oct/2009 |
| S04E04 | Glitz City | 04/Nov/2009 |
| S04E05 | Hard Rock Park | 11/Nov/2009 |
| S04E06 | King of the Container Ships | 18/Nov/2009 |
| S04E07 | Venice Code Red | 25/Nov/2009 |
Season 5
| Episode | Name | Airdate |
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| S05-E01 | Bosphorus Tunnel | 28/Oct/2010 |
| S05-E02 | Illogical Crossing | 04/Nov/2010 |
| S05-E03 | Peak Power | 11/Nov/2010 |
| S05-E04 | World Class Stadium | 18/Nov/2010 |
| S05-E05 | Spanning the Saigon River | 02/Dec/2010 |
| S05-E06 | London Aquatics Centre | 09/Dec/2010 |
| S05-E07 | Gautrain | 16/Dec/2010 |
Reception
Noting that the show covers the Bhumibol Bridge, Gotthard Base Tunnel, and North American and Madrid initiatives to reduce traffic congestion, The Daily Telegraph's Kirsty Heysen said, "This great series some of these hugely ambitious undertakings."[4] Brad Newsome of The Age praised the show, writing, "It's not your average construction-telly yawn tonight as we follow the annual building of Sweden's famed ice hotel."[5] The Sunday Mail sated, "Colourful characters and bigger-than Ben Hur projects fill this latest series about the world's largest and most mind-boggling engineering challenges."[6] The Brazilian newspaper Correio 24 Horas [pt] wrote that Mega Builders "is quite enlightening about the reasons why Rio de Janeiro, the Olympic city, is currently left without any good-quality stadium in working order".[7]
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