How It's Made
DocuseriesNonfiction storytelling across episodes.This show: 9/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 9/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 7/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Brooks MooreLynne AdamsLynn HerzegJune WallackZac Fine
Starring
Brooks MooreLynne AdamsLynn HerzegJune WallackZac Fine
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | ||
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| S1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.0 | |||||||||
| S2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | |||||||||
| S3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | |||||||||
| S4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| S5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | |||||||||
| S6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| S7 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.3 | |||||||||
| S8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | |||||||||
| S9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | |||||||||
| S10 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | |||||||||
| S11 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | |||||||||
| S12 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| S13 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| S14 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | |||||||||
| S15 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.3 | |||||||||
| S16 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | |||||||||
| S17 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | |||||||||
| S18 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| S19 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | |||||||||
| S20 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | |||||||||
| S21 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.4 | |||||||||
| S22 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | |||||||||
| S23 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.0 | ||||||||
| S24 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.8 | |||||||||
| S25 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.0 | |||||||||||
| S26 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | |||||||
| S27 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | |||||||||||
| S28 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.1 | ||||||||||
| S29 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | ||||||||||
| S30 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | |||||||||
| S31 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.6 | |||||||||
| S32 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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About
"Hypnotic factory tours for the curious mind"
Each episode heads into factories around the world to show, step by step, how everyday objects get made, from crayons to guitars to jet engines. Calm narration walks through raw materials being cut, molded, melted, or assembled into finished products. There's no host on camera, no drama, just process and voiceover. Multiple short segments run per episode, jumping between unrelated products. It's less a story than a mesmerizing loop of manufacturing footage, ideal for background viewing or satisfying idle curiosity about how things work.
Watch it for
the oddly soothing satisfaction of watching raw materials become finished products.
Maybe skip if
you want narrative, characters, or deeper explanation than a quick process overview.
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Season 102008
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Season 112008
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Season 122009
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Season 132009
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Season 142009
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Season 152010
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Season 162010
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Season 172011
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Season 182011
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Season 192012
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Season 202012
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Season 212013
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Season 222013
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Season 232014
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Season 242014
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Season 252015
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Season 262015
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Season 272016
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Season 282016
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Season 292017
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Season 302017
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Season 312018
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Season 322019
7.3147133h 12m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Tony Hirst Self - Narrator, Narrator
Brooks Moore Narrator, Self - Narrator
Lynne Adams Narrator, Self - narrator
Lynn Herzeg Narrator, Self - Narrator
Mark Tewksbury Self - Host
June Wallack Narrator
Zac Fine Narrator
Lynne Adams Self - narrator
Bryan Forrest Self
Tony Swatton Self
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