How America Works
Narrated by Mike Rowe, the hour-long series will showcase the many individuals that work round the clock to keep our infrastructure in working order. He will take a deeper dive into everything from casinos to oil to airports.
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Seasons
1.Lumber
20-09-20211hA team of lumberjacks take to the forests of coastal Alaska to harvest the cornerstone commodity that frames our lives. But with a last-minute order to fill, they're working overti...
2.Oil
27-09-20211hA team of roughnecks shows what it takes to bring the lifeblood of modern society out of the ground and into everyday existence.
3.Waste
04-10-20211hWaste management workers bring cameras along for a day of taking out America's trash, but with a staff shortage and the same tight deadlines, keeping the streets clean will be a ta...
4.Electricity
11-10-20211hThe employees of the Hoover Dam work to bring electricity to the masses; when a heat wave hits in the middle of maintenance season, the race is on to get all 17 generators online b...
5.Fish
18-10-20211hThe men and women aboard a massive fishing boat toil 24/7 to harvest America's sustenance from the sea, but after coming up short on their last trip, the pressure is on to fill the...
6.Entertainment
25-10-20211hThe hard-working men and women of America's entertainment industry in Las Vegas are ramping up for post-COVID masses; and at Circus Circus Casino, that means bringing all operation...
7.Airports
01-11-20211hThe Sunday after Thanksgiving, the busiest day for airports.
8.Sewers
08-11-20211hA team of sewer technicians work out of sight.
9.Salt
15-11-20211hSalt workers brave a barren landscape in Carlsbad, N.M.
10.Steel
22-11-20211hSteel workers labor to make the nation's infrastructure.
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