The Detonators (TV series)

The Detonators is a reality series documentary which aired on the Discovery Channel. The program featured the thought process and procedures in performing demolition through the use of explosives.

The Detonators
GenreDocumentary
Reality
StarringDr. Braden Lusk
Dr. Paul Worsey
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13[1]
Production
Executive producersRachel Bell
Charles Tremayne
ProducerWendy Greene
Running time45-50 minutes
Original release
NetworkDiscovery Channel
ReleaseJanuary 28 (2009-01-28) –
July 28, 2009 (2009-07-28)

The show was hosted by two demolition experts: Dr. Braden Lusk, an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Engineering, and Dr. Paul Worsey, professor and director of explosives engineering education at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Lusk and Worsey gave the viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the science of destroying large structures without damaging the surrounding buildings and landscapes.

The Detonators consisted of a single season with 13 episodes airing between January and July 2009. No additional episodes have been produced since.

Episode list edit

Ep# Location Original airdate
01 Liverpool January 28, 2009
02 Glasgow February 4, 2009
03 Bermuda February 11, 2009
04 Coral Gables, Florida February 18, 2009
05 Foxburg, Pennsylvania February 25, 2009
06 Louisville, Kentucky March 15, 2009
07 Bismarck, North Dakota March 25, 2009
08 Fort William, Scotland April 2, 2009
09 Weirton, West Virginia April 2, 2009
10 Newcastle, England April 9, 2009
11 Toronto, Ohio July 6, 2009
12 Charlotte, North Carolina July 7, 2009
13 Foxburg, Pennsylvania July 28, 2009

Broadcast Airings edit

Repeats of the series aired on the digital broadcast network Quest in mid-2020; however, the network says "No upcoming air dates currently scheduled for this program."[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Fancast.com episode list". Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  2. ^ "The Detonators". 30 November 2017.

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