TV show
Building Giants |
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Narrated by | Julian Barratt |
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Country of origin | Great Britain |
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Original language | English |
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No. of seasons | 4 |
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No. of episodes | 8 per season |
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Running time | 44 minutes |
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Production company | Windfall Films |
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Network | Science Channel |
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Release | January 4, 2018 (2018-01-04) – present (present) |
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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
- January 4 "World's Greatest Stadium" Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States[6]
- January 11 "Monster Cruise Ship" MSC Meraviglia in Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France
- January 18 "Super Skyscraper NYC" 53W53 (MoMA Tower) in New York, New York, United States
- January 25 "Arctic Mega Bridge" Hålogaland Bridge in Narvik, Nordland, Norway
- February 1 "World's Strongest Wall" MOSE Project around Venice, Veneto, Italy
- February 8 "Monster Tunnel" Copenhagen–Ringsted Line on Zealand, Denmark
- February 15 "World's Tallest Church" Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- 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.
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