The Mega-Brands That Built America

  • Premiered: Jul 2023
  • Episodes: 27
  • Followers: 21
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Season 4
4x1
Road Warriors
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 02, 2026
During WWII, a struggling automaker and Detroit's industry titan race to build a revolutionary all-purpose military vehicle, then spend decades battling to reinvent their wartime creation into America's most popular type of car: the SUV.
4x2
The Game Makers
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 09, 2026
Mark Goodson and Merv Griffin wage a three-decades battle to reinvent the television game show, creating iconic franchises with spinning wheels, buzzers, and catchphrases that become ingrained in American culture.
4x3
Ideas That Stick
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 16, 2026
A husband's homemade bandage, a college dropout's breakthrough adhesive, and a factory worker's wartime fix transform simple strips of tape into indispensable American icons - creating a $90 billion industry, one sticky invention at a time.
4x4
Racing to the Top
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 23, 2026
A down-on-his-luck mechanic transforms outlaw moonshine racing into one of America's biggest spectator sports, overcoming powerful rivals, deadly setbacks, and financial crises to build a billion-dollar sports empire.
4x5
The Underwear Boom
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 30, 2026
P.H. Hanes sparks a revolution in American underwear, but rivals answer with breakthrough designs, bold branding, and a wartime windfall—transforming an unmentionable necessity into a $100 billion global industry.

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