Seconds from Disaster
Seen it?2005 | 7 seasons | 45 min | Documentary
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- 7 seasons and 75 episodes: a long-haul commitment, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 56 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- A big time investment at 7 seasons.
Seconds from Disaster is a US/UK-produced documentary television programme that investigates historically relevant man-made and natural disasters of the 20th century. Each episode aims to explain a single incidental by analyzing the causes and circumstances that ultimately effected the disaster. The program uses re-enactments, interviews, testimonies, and CGI to analyze the sequence of events second-by-second for the audience. Narrators for the show are Ashton Smith, Richard Vaughan and Peter Guinness.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 7 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 38K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 12005 · 13 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday
Season 22005 · 19 episodes · 8.9 out of 10Friday- Season 32006 · 19 episodes · 8.6 out of 10Friday
Season 42011 · 6 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday- Season 52012 · 6 episodes · 7.1 out of 10Sunday
- Season 62012 · 10 episodes · 7.1 out of 10Sunday
Season 72018 · 2 episodes · 5.8 out of 10Monday
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Cast & crew
- Ashton SmithNarrator