{"id":103597,"date":"2025-07-24T16:41:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=103597"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:41:15","slug":"smithsonian-channels-how-did-they-build-that-returns-for-season-four-hosted-by-jay-ellis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/24\/smithsonian-channels-how-did-they-build-that-returns-for-season-four-hosted-by-jay-ellis\/","title":{"rendered":"Smithsonian Channel&#8217;s &#8220;How Did They Build That?&#8221; Returns for Season Four Hosted by Jay Ellis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103598\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/How-Did-They-Build-That.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/How-Did-They-Build-That.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/How-Did-They-Build-That-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>Smithsonian Channel today announced the return of <em><strong>How Did They Build That?<\/strong> <\/em>with an all-new season premiering this Sunday, June 27 @ 9PM\/8c. Jay Ellis will return for the fourth season of the series diving into the jaw-dropping world of even more architectural and engineering marvels from around the globe. From one of humanity&#8217;s greatest engineering achievements in the International Space Station, to Los Angeles&#8217; earthquake ready SoFi Stadium, to a visitors center 14,000ft up America&#8217;s Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Full episode descriptions and air dates below:<\/p><div id=\"morty-2006377824\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Space Stations &amp; Super Inventions<\/strong> (Sunday, July 27 @ 9PM\/8c) &#8211; Lives are on the line creating the International Space Station, a scientific marvel a decade in the making, that changes the way we look at the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medals &amp; Marinas<\/strong> (Sunday, August 3 @ 9PM\/8c) &#8211; A floating museum honors military heroes in Texas. 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A trio of towers shimmer on Chicago&#8217;s skyline, and museum design is revolutionized in Paris.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2932929751\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Ecobuilds &amp; Earthquakes<\/strong> (Sunday, August 24 @ 9PM\/8c) &#8211; An airport gets a 9 acre roof without stopping flights. A museum is buried in the desert to keep it cool. 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