Synopsis
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.
Original title Scrapheap Challenge
TMDb Rating 7.1 10 votes
First air date Apr. 12, 1998
Last air date Jun. 27, 2010
Seasons 12
Episodes 160
Average Duration 52 minutes
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