The Mega-Brands That Built America (2025) Season 3
The innovations, failures and incredible achievements of some of the most successful businesses in history, from megastores like Costco and Walmart to shipping giants like FedEx and UPS, that forever changed the way Americans live.
01 The biggest names in computers go head-to-head in a race to create the first portable computers; through failures, alliances and the return of an American icon, they'll usher in their first ever handheld device.
6/1/2025
02 Three American retail icons are born within months of each other in 1962, sparking a rivalry for the ages.
6/8/2025
Rise of the Internet Empires 03 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.
6/15/2025
04 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.
6/22/2025
Rise of the Office Machines 05 To simplify tedious office tasks in the mid-20th century, one unknown company introduces the world's first photocopier and becomes a household name.
6/29/2025
06 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.
7/6/2025
07 American cars get a makeover when an engineer creates the first sports car.
7/13/2025
08 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.
7/20/2025
09 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.
7/27/2025
10 Harvey Firestone races to innovation against a crosstown rival as they both bet big on bringing car tires to the nation.
8/3/2025
