Mike Davidson
Self - Host
Impossible Repairs (2021)
Season 2
Host Mike Davidson is on a globetrotting mission to get an up-close look at some of the most incredible machines on Earth and to meet the hard-hat heroes that keep them running. This six-part series will take us from the forests of the Pacific Northwest for a heli-logging expedition, to the jungles of the Panama Canal for some big track repairs, to the Alps of Switzerland aboard one of Europe's busiest haulers, and detail how each team overcomes violent storms, mechanical failures, arctic conditions, and more to keep their machines operating.
Released Sept. 19, 2021
Episode 43 min
None+
Watch Providers: fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel + 2 more, Philo, YouTube TV
Production Companies: Attraction Images
Network: Smithsonian Channel
S2E1 - Powerships
In Brazil, lowered reservoirs plus an increase in population have stretched the nation's power supply thin. The solution: a floating electrical plant on the Atlantic Ocean made up of powerships hooked to a massive regasification unit. Once construction is completed, the ships will be able to generate, convert, and shoot enough electricity to power two million homes. But the checklist is long, and the weather is pushing back. It will take the hard-hat heroes all their muscle and engineering expertise to get the job done on time and on budget.
July 30, 2023, midnight
S2E2 - Deep Space Telescope
Host Mike Davidson goes to the remote Atacama desert in Chile and to one of the most incredible and complex observatories on Earth - ALMA. He works alongside ALMA's expert team as they repair some of the world's biggest antennas.
Aug. 6, 2023, midnight
S2E3 - Aquarius Reef Base
The worldwide pandemic ceased operations on the world's only underwater habitat. Mike Davidson joins a crack repair crew as they dive in to bring it back to life and get NASA astronauts back inside for training.
Aug. 13, 2023, midnight
S2E4 - Super Stallion Helicopter
Mike travels to San Diego to learn how U.S. Marines operate, maintain and repair the CH-53E Super Stallion, a heavy-lift helicopter that's been in use since the early 1980s.
Aug. 20, 2023, midnight
S2E5 - Abandoned Oil Wells
A cross-country mission to cap the US’s estimated two million toxic, abandoned oil and gas wells.
Aug. 27, 2023, midnight
S2E6 - Snowbird Ski Resort
Snowbird Ski battles to reduce the risk resulting from high snow levels and deadly avalanches.
Sept. 3, 2023, midnight
S2E7 - UPS Worldport
Mike Davidson goes to the biggest automated package sorting facility in the world - UPS Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky. Two million packages go through here every day.
Sept. 10, 2023, midnight
S2E8 - Philadelphia Transit
In Philadelphia, Mike Davidson is on streets, in tunnels, on tracks and in trolley restoration garages - working shoulder-to-shoulder with the team that keeps one of America's largest and oldest mass transit systems running smoothly.
Sept. 17, 2023, midnight
Network: Smithsonian Channel
Episode Runtime: 43 min.
Season Runtime: 1388 min.
Released: Sept. 19, 2021
Last Air Date: July 20, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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