How many seasons does The Mega-Brands That Built America have?

The Mega-Brands That Built America has 3 seasons with 22 episodes.

What network is The Mega-Brands That Built America on?

The Mega-Brands That Built America airs on History.

When did The Mega-Brands That Built America premiere?

The Mega-Brands That Built America premiered on July 23, 2023.

The Mega-Brands That Built America

Name: The Mega-Brands That Built America
Genre: Drama, Thriller, History
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Campbell Scott

6.8/10

History Running Drama • Thriller • History

3 Seasons · 22 Episodes · Premiered July 23, 2023

The Mega-Brands That Built America is the newest series in History's "That Built" franchise, telling the origin stories of some of the most successful businesses in history: from mega-stores like Costco and Walmart to sporting goods giants like Spalding and Wilson, titans like Ivory Soap, Schick and Gillette, to shipping giants like Fedex and UPS, and countless more of the biggest brand names in history. Each story is told through the "That Built" franchises' signature blend of expert interviews and archival, mixed with original premium recreations. Through the eyes of the visionaries and entrepreneurs behind the brands, the series takes viewers on a journey; starting with how it all began, following the innovations, the failures, and all the incredible achievements that forever changed the way Americans live. It's everything you didn't know about the colossal brands you know so well.

Where to Watch: History

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

4 episodes

E01

Battle of the Superstores

Mon, Jul 24 2023 2:03 AM GMT+0000 62 min

Founding fathers of the biggest retail stores in the world battle to be the first to innovate, build, and revolutionize the industry. And one of the top businessmen of the 20th century, Sam Walton, will construct the world's largest retail empire.

E02

The World Delivered

Mon, Jul 31 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

A century ago, shipping packages was slow and shipping overnight was impossible, until two Seattle brothers risk everything to reinvent shipping packages for all; a tenacious Yale graduate creates a world-famous express delivery service.

E03

A Whole New Ballgame

Mon, Aug 7 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

The evolution of America's most beloved sports of baseball, basketball and football are made possible by the innovations of sporting goods pioneers named Spalding, Wilson, and the Rawlings brothers.

E04

Dirty Work

Mon, Aug 14 2023 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

James Gamble and Harley Procter invent a revolutionary new soap that revolutionizes America and opens up a market to entrepreneurs in the late 1800s, when Americans rarely bathed and deadly diseases were commonplace.

Season 2

8 episodes

E01

End of the Landlines

Mon, Apr 29 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

When Motorola introduces the first handheld portable telephone to the world, the futuristic technology sets off a fierce battle among international telecommunications companies to produce the most popular cell phone. The competition for the next great mobile device produces innovations such as flip phones, ringtones, and text messaging. But when a little-known tech upstart from Canada decides to combine the features of a computer with a cell phone to make a smartphone called the Blackberry, the way we use phones will never be the same again.

E02

Internet Killed the Video Store

Mon, May 6 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

A database software engineer is inspired to create a bigger, unprecedented family friendly video-store, Blockbuster. But, as the dot com boom explodes an opening appears for two software executives in California to redefine the industry and take on the media giant with their online subscription service, Netflix.

E03

Easy Money

Mon, May 13 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

In the middle of the 20th century, a small piece of plastic revolutionizes the world of commerce as Diners' Club, Bank of America, and American Express race to change how people pay for everything kicking off the $6 trillion dollar a year credit card industry.

E04

Suite Dreams: Birth of the Modern Hotel

Mon, May 20 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

Two visionaries breathe new life into the hotel industry in America and the world, by setting the modern standard for hospitality. Despite setbacks, economic downturns, and international conflict, these rivals will stop at nothing to be number one.

E05

Music on the Move

Mon, Jun 3 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

In the 1950s, rival electronics companies aim to make music portable for the first time ever. What follows is a decades-long rivalry that prompts the creation of iconic products like the Pocket Radio, Cassette Tape, Walkman and the CD, alongside the rise of two of the biggest companies in the world.

E06

Clash of the Computer Titans

Mon, Jun 10 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

A game designer named Steve Jobs starts a personal computer company in his parents' garage on his way to bringing computers mainstream. But when he commissions the help of a software design company run by Bill Gates, it's the beginning of one of the biggest rivalries in the history of American industry.

E07

Rentals to Riches

Mon, Jun 24 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

A down-on-his-luck car salesman has the visionary idea to start the first rental car company in America, and when he joins forces with cab company owner John Hertz, they spread their revolutionary business across the country. But when WWII veteran Warren Avis starts his own rental car company, fierce competition between the two gives rise to a new industry with a $100 billion annual market.

E08

Sneaker Head-to-Head

Mon, Jul 1 2024 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

Two sneaker companies become industry titans through a decades long battle for global dominance, as they unleash iconic footwear that will bring sneakers mainstream and make them part of the fabric of American culture.

Season 3

10 episodes

E01

The World in Your Palm

Mon, Jun 2 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

The biggest names in computers go head-to-head in a race to create the first portable computers. Through massive failures, shocking alliances, and the return of an American icon, they'll usher in their first ever handheld device, and then top it with the revolutionary creation of the smartphone.

E02

The Retail Reckoning

Mon, Jun 9 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

Three American retail icons are born within months of each other in 1962, sparking a rivalry for the ages.

E03

Rise of the Internet Empires

Mon, Jun 16 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

An ambitious upstart leaves Wall Street to start an internet store that becomes a global empire, while a young computer programmer revolutionizes the way we buy and sell online--creating rival multibillion-dollar brands that become household names.

E04

Hardware Warfare

Mon, Jun 23 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

Family-owned hardware stores become behemoth brands who battle it out taking big risks, ushering in new innovations, and betting it all in a race to become the number one hardware store chain in America.

E05

Rise of the Office Machines

Mon, Jun 30 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

To simplify tedious office tasks in the mid-20th century, one unknown company introduces the world's first photocopier and becomes a household name.

E06

Photo Bombs

Mon, Jul 7 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000 63 min

An underdog breaks the mold by creating instant photography, revolutionizing how we take photos. And it kicks off a war of innovation between two iconic companies battling to be the number one camera brand in the country.

E07

Fight for the Fast Lane

Mon, Jul 14 2025 2:03 AM GMT+0000 62 min

American cars get a makeover when an engineer creates the first sports car.

E08

Pants on Fire

Mon, Jul 21 2025 2:03 AM GMT+0000 62 min

Levi Strauss partners with a tailor who makes a groundbreaking discovery during the Gold Rush—sparking a blue jean boom and a fierce rivalry between two iconic companies that spans generations and builds a billion-dollar industry.

E09

Wipe Out the Competition

Mon, Jul 28 2025 2:03 AM GMT+0000 62 min

Before toilet paper, Americans used just about anything--until the Scott brothers turn a mistake into an opportunity and invent the toilet paper roll, giving birth to a new billion-dollar industry.

E10

Reinventing the Wheel

Mon, Aug 4 2025 2:03 AM GMT+0000 62 min

Harvey Firestone races to innovation against a crosstown rival as they both bet big on bringing car tires to the nation.