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TV series 1988 42 min 39 seasons

Shark Week

Shark n’ awe!

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Overview

The Discovery Channel's Shark Week, first broadcast on July 17, 1987, is a weeklong series of feature television programs dedicated to sharks. Held annually, normally in July or August, Shark Week was originally developed to raise awareness and respect for sharks. It is the longest-running cable television programming event in history. Now broadcast in over 72 countries, Shark Week is promoted heavily via social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

Seasons and episodes

39 seasons459 episodes

2026

202620 episodes

  1. E1 K-Pop Shark Heroes

    Following a series of intriguing shark encounters off the Korean Peninsula, we'll watch as two familiar faces set off to reshape perceptions of the aquatic animals. Actor Ken Jeong will join forces with GRAMMY®-nominated singer and lifetime shark lover Rei Ami, hoping to change how sharks are viewed and understood across East Asia and the rest of the globe. But this isn't just any show about sharks. Our hosts will use the power of K-Pop to connect with the creatures and share their mission with the masses. It's a one-of-a-kind watch that you won't want to miss!

  2. E2 Air Jaws: Red, White and Breach

    42 min

    Reports of flying great whites off the California coast sparks an investigation to document the new phenomena.

  3. E3 Invasion of the Mega Sharks

    42 min

    While searching for Big Rose, an 18-foot white shark, a research team uncovers a huge population of enormous white sharks off Nova Scotia’s coast.

  4. E4 Bull Shark Dinner Bell

    42 min

    Shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder and predator specialist Rosie Moore uncover what's fueling a surge in bull shark aggression in Jupiter, Florida.

  5. E5 House of Sharks

    42 min

    In New Zealand's waters, great white "houses" battle for dominance. Experts risk it all to reveal the bloodlines that determine their allegiances.

  6. E6 Biggest Mako on Earth

    42 min

    A new report spurs an investigation to find the biggest mako on Earth, leading to the discovery of giant sharks lurking off the California coast.

  7. E7 Jurassic Shark

    42 min

    Prehistoric sharks rise from the dead as marine biologists investigate the superpredators that once ruled the seas.

  8. E8 Jaws vs Orca

    42 min

    Experts provoke orcas to strike, risking it all to reveal how killer whales hunt and take down great whites.

  9. E9 Chum Island: Catching a Killer

    42 min

    Floating on a raft of chum, Riley Elliott tries to lure and identify the massive great whites responsible for a series of brutal attacks in Australia.

  10. E10 Expedition X: Atomic Sharks

    42 min

    The team investigates disturbing reports of aggressive mutant sharks in the Marshall Islands, exploring whether the region's atomic past is to blame.

  11. E11 Expedition Unknown: Shark Secrets

    42 min

    Josh Gates explores Scotland's Stronsay Beast, the earliest known shark attack and how the USS Indianapolis led to history's deadliest attack.

  12. E12 Alien Sharks: Untamed America

    42 min

    Forrest Galante explores America's strangest alien sharks in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary.

  13. E13 What Shark Attacked?

    42 min

    Experts analyze shark encounters caught on camera, using forensics to review bite marks and behavior patterns as they wonder: What shark attacked?

  14. E14 How to Train a Great White

    42 min

    Experts attempt to train great whites using cues and challenges to test learning, memory, and decision-making in the wild.

  15. E15 Ultimate Shark Dive

    42 min

    In a world first, a cliff diver Molly Carlson attempts a 50-foot dive off a helicopter into a floating cage surrounded by a shark feeding frenzy.

  16. E16 Secrets of the Great White Kill

    42 min

    Dr Riley Elliott and Kori Burkhardt are push every boundary to record never-before-seen predations by great white sharks.

  17. E17 Sharkzilla Takes New York

    42 min

    A scientist hunts for a possible radioactive shark killer near an old nuclear dumping ground in New York that's ringed with makos and great whites.

  18. E18 My Strange Shark Addiction

    42 min

    Four shark fanatics reveal their obsessions, including an intimate relationship, a massive collection, and a body covered in sharks.

  19. E19 Great White Highway

    42 min

    After Canada's first great white attack, sightings spike across the coast and experts race to get answers before another incident rocks the country.

  20. E20 Thresher Shark: Stun to Kill

    42 min

    Dr. Craig O'Connell and Aliah Banchik deploy state-of-the-art tech as they try to capture the thresher's deadly tail whip on film in the Philippines.

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