How Booze Built America

How Booze Built America
Starring	Mike Rowe
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Craig Coffman Emre Sahin Jeanne Begley Kelly McPherson Mary Sullivan Mike Rowe Miriam Leffert Sarah Wetherbee
Production companies	Karga 7 mikeroweWORKS
Original release
Network	Discovery Channel
Release	September 19 (2012-09-19) – October 3, 2012 (2012-10-03)

How Booze Built America is an American reality-documentary miniseries starring Mike Rowe. The miniseries premiered on the Discovery Channel on September 19, 2012. In each episode, Rowe travels around the United States discussing how alcoholic beverages affected periods throughout American history.

Episodes

No.	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"America's Revolution"	September 19, 2012 (2012-09-19)	0.91 [1]
Mike Rowe discusses the Pilgrim's beer supply, the Boston Tea Party, and the battles of Lexington and Concord.
2	"Westward, Ho!"	September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)	0.94 [2]
Mike Rowe discusses alcohol's influence on westward expansion, including mountain men, Johnny Appleseed, and the OK Corral.
3	"To the Moon!"	October 3, 2012 (2012-10-03)	0.62 [3]
Mike Rowe discusses how prohibition assisted codebreakers, NASCAR and the space race.

References

1. "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Royal Pains' & 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Win Night, 'American Hoggers', 'Challenge','Restaurant Impossible', 'Ghost Hunters' & More". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
2. "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Honey Boo Boo" Spoils Return of "South Park"". The Futon Critic. September 27, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
3. "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: Presidential Debate Sparks Fox News, CNN & MSNBC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 4, 2012.

External links

• Official website