| Destroyed In Seconds | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Ron Pitts |
| Starring | Ron Pitts |
| Narrated by | Ron Pitts |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 min. |
| Production company(s) | Pilgrim Films & Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Discovery Channel Discovery HD |
| Original run | August 21, 2008 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Destroyed in Seconds is a half-hour American television series that airs on Discovery Channel. Hosted by Ron Pitts, it features video segments of various things being destroyed fairly quickly (hence, "in seconds") such as planes crashing, explosions, sinkholes, boats crashing, fires, race car incidents, floods, etc. The nature of the show closely resembles Real TV. The show uses real video of real events, and commentary explaining the destruction portrayed. Most videos have stock sound effects added. Some of the events seen resulted in fatalities (but if so, very few), and all of the events have property damage.
Usually, if a destruction is very horrible, dangerous, heart-stopping, or results in many injuries, the show usually goes into commercial either right at the moment of impact, right before it, or a little afterwards. When the show starts again, it reviews what happened and then explains what started the incident.