Scrapheap Challenge

Overview

Scrapheap Challenge is an engineering game show produced by RDF Media and broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. In the show, teams of contestants had 10 hours in which to build a working machine that could do a specific task, using materials available in a scrapheap. The format was exported to the United States, where it was known as Junkyard Wars. The US show was also produced by RDF Media, and was originally shown on The Learning Channel. Repeats have aired on another Discovery network, the Science Channel.

Seasons

Season 1

8 Episodes•1998

Season 2

7 Episodes•1999

Season 3

11 Episodes•2000

Season 4

14 Episodes•2001

Season 5

14 Episodes•2002

Season 6

14 Episodes•2003

Season 7

16 Episodes•2004

Season 8

16 Episodes•2005

Season 9

16 Episodes•2007

Season 10

17 Episodes•2008

Season 11

20 Episodes•2009

Season 12

12 Episodes