About this season
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.
Episodes (10)
1. Lumber
Aired 20 September 2021 • 60 min
A 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 overtime to cut, haul and ship out a record amount of lumber.
2. Oil
Aired 27 September 2021 • 60 min
A team of roughnecks shows what it takes to bring the lifeblood of modern society out of the ground and into everyday existence.
3. Waste
Aired 4 October 2021 • 60 min
Waste 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 tall order.
4. Electricity
Aired 11 October 2021 • 60 min
The 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 before the demand for power skyrockets.
5. Fish
Aired 18 October 2021 • 60 min
The 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 their quota.
6. Entertainment
Aired 25 October 2021 • 60 min
The 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 operations back to 100 % capacity for the first time in over a year.
7. Airports
Aired 1 November 2021 • 60 min
The Sunday after Thanksgiving, the busiest day for airports.
8. Sewers
Aired 8 November 2021 • 60 min
A team of sewer technicians work out of sight.
9. Salt
Aired 15 November 2021 • 60 min
Salt workers brave a barren landscape in Carlsbad, N.M.
10. Steel
Aired 22 November 2021 • 60 min
Steel workers labor to make the nation's infrastructure.