Season 4, Episode 2

The Game Makers

August 9, 202643 min

A showman named Mark Goodson and a former nightclub singer named Merv Griffin wage a three-decades battle to reinvent the television game show, creating franchises with spinning wheels, buzzers, and catchphrases that become ingrained in American culture as billion-dollar global brands.

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  1. S4 E1

    Road Warriors

    Aug 2, 202643 min

    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.

  2. S4 E3

    Ideas That Stick

    Aug 16, 202643 min

    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.

  3. S4 E4

    Racing to the Top

    Aug 23, 202643 min

    A down-on-his-luck mechanic transforms outlaw moonshine racing into a major American spectator sport, overcoming rivals, setbacks, and financial crises to build a billion-dollar sports empire.

  4. 5
    S4 E5In 5 days

    The Underwear Boom

    Aug 30, 202643 min

  5. 6
    S4 E6Upcoming

    Rise of the Personal Computer

    Sep 6, 202643 min