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Shark Week(TV show/series, 1988-)

FSK: 12+ years
| 42min per episode | Genre: Documentary

Scripted Reality in 36 seasons with 398 episodes

Shark WeekRating: 3.8/5 (with 7 votes)
Shark Week is an annual, week long TV programming block at the Discovery Channel, which features shark-based programming. Shark Week originally premiered on July 17, 1988. Featured annually, in July or early August, it was originally devoted to conservation efforts and correcting misconceptions about sharks. Over time, it grew in popularity and became a hit on the Discovery Channel. Since 2010, it has been the longest-running cable television programming event in history. Broadcast in over 72 countries, Shark Week is promoted heavily via social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Episodes are also available for purchase on services like Google Play Movies & TV/YouTube, Amazon Video , and iTunes. Some episodes are free on subscription-based Hulu and Discovery+. ()
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About Shark Week

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.

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Shark Week is BACK with Host Jason Momoa | Shark Week 2023(Trailer, 0:31)

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Shark Week Seasons and Episodes

07/23/20232023 - 21 episodes
2023 Season of Shark Week
#1 | 07/23/2023Belly of the Beast: Feeding Frenzy
In a Shark Week first, researchers with cameras brave a great white shark feeding frenzy from inside a life-size whale decoy. Their findings could be the key to finding the biggest great white shark in South African history.
#2 | 07/23/2023Jaws vs The Meg
The MEG, a massive shark measuring 50 feet and weighing 60 tons, was once feared as the most fearsome predator. It could devour a killer whale effortlessly, but new evidence suggests that its cousin, the great white shark, may have caused its extinction.
#3 | 07/23/2023Serial Killer: Red Sea Attacks
Shark attack investigator Brandon McMillan and cinematographer Fo Zayed travel to solve the mystery of what’s behind three recent deadly shark attacks off of the posh beaches of Egypt’s Red Sea.
#4 | 07/23/2023Shark Week: Off the Hook
Dive into the biggest thrills and most terrifying moments from 35 years of Shark Week, celebrating behind the scenes of iconic moments and revealing never-before-seen footage of the fearless adventurers who get up close with the world’s scariest creatures.
#5 | 07/24/2023Great White Fight Club
A team of experts venture into the treacherous waters of New Zealand to provide groundbreaking evidence that female white sharks unequivocally dominate the ocean, reigning as the ultimate controllers of its fierce battlegrounds.
#6 | 07/24/2023Monsters of Bermuda Triangle
A healthy, 10-foot pregnant Porbeagle shark vanishes in the Bermuda Triangle. The evidence suggests an unknown, monstrous predator could be to blame. Dr. James Sulikowski and a team of scientists dive into the most mysterious part of the ocean to uncover the truth behind the attack.
#7 | 07/24/2023Alien Sharks: Strange New Worlds
The tip of South Africa is a hotspot for unusual sharks that exhibit bizarre behaviors and unusual, otherworldly appearances. Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante explores stunning kelp forests and ocean depths never-before-seen by humans to study these extraordinary creatures.
#8 | 07/25/2023Mako Mania: Battle for California
Off the coast of Los Angeles, a new population of super makos challenge great whites for their hunting territories. Dr. Craig O’Connell, Fo Zayed, and Kendyl Berna deploy state-of-the-art technology to reveal their dominance and unveil the mysteries that have transformed these makos into some of the fiercest predators in the oceans.
#9 | 07/25/2023Raiders of the Lost Shark
Shark expert Matt Dicken and Shark Week legend Dickie Chivell embark on a relentless quest to locate an elusive and colossal shark named Dutchess, who mysteriously vanished from Gansbaai, South Africa years ago.
#10 | 07/25/2023Monster Hammerheads: Killer Instinct
Dr. Tristan Guttridge believes Hammerhead sharks can reach monster sizes by hunting other species of sharks. The only way to prove his theory is to obtain tissue samples from some of the largest sharks on the planet.
#11 | 07/26/2023Air Jaws: Final Frontier
Shark filmmakers hunt for “Air Jaws” in New Zealand’s hidden launch pad. Andy Casagrande and Jeff Kurr seek the second-ever breaching great white in these waters to uncover history-making secrets.
#12 | 07/26/2023Florida Shark: Blood in the Water
Paul de Gelder dives into the Shark Attack Capital of the World to conduct experiments that will confirm what makes up these dangerous waters and determine methods to mitigate the risk.
#13 | 07/26/2023Cocaine Sharks
For decades, rumors of cocaine-fueled sharks have spread throughout the fishing community. Shark expert Tom Hird travels to the Florida Keys to investigate what happens when the sharks come in contact with the most notorious drug on the planet.
#14 | 07/27/2023Jaws in the Shallows
Shark Week veteran Dr. Riley Elliott has traveled all over to study great whites, which are now terrorizing the beaches of New Zealand. He sets out alongside his wife Amber Jones to find answers to protect his loved ones from the apex predators before it’s too late.
#15 | 07/27/2023Monster Mako: Fresh Blood
Twelve-foot-long monster mako sharks compete head-to-head with great whites for prey off the coast of California. Using a custom clear, acrylic diving bell, Dr. Austin Gallagher and legendary free diver Andre Musgrove get up close with both predators and track makos breaching eight feet out of the ocean.
#16 | 07/27/2023Shark vs Snake: Battle of the Bites
Tiger sharks are washing up dead on the beaches of Western Australia with no sign of attack. Forrest Galante has a theory that deadly sea snakes are turning these apex predators to prey. In the battle of shark against snake, are snakes winning?
#17 | 07/28/2023Tropic Jaws
When a 16-foot great white invades Indonesia’s warm coast of Bali, it sparks fears that they are adapting to hunt the tropical beaches where millions of people swim every day. Dr. Craig O’Connell and Madison Stewart are on a mission to find Tropic Jaws and discover why they left the cold water environment that they have called home for thousands of years.
#18 | 07/28/2023Deadly Sharks of Paradise
Scientists in South America are studying the shark species thought to be responsible for a spike in deadly attacks since 1990. Marine biologist Danni Washington and shark conservationist Paul de Gelder join a team tracking tiger sharks off a pristine tropical archipelago in Brazil.
#19 | 07/29/2023Mega Sharks of Dangerous Reef
The remote islands off the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia are believed to harbor some of the biggest white sharks on the planet. While local fishing reports suggest these giant sharks are still around, they are rarely seen.
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#21Episode 21
07/24/20222022 - 24 episodes
07/11/20212021 - 44 episodes
08/09/20202020 - 29 episodes
?2019 - 24 episodes
07/15/20182018 - 26 episodes
07/23/20172017 - 19 episodes
06/26/20162016 - 17 episodes
07/05/20152015 - 16 episodes
08/10/20142014 - 14 episodes
08/04/20132013 - 11 episodes
08/12/20122012 - 10 episodes
07/31/20112011 - 8 episodes
08/01/20102010 - 7 episodes
08/02/20092009 - 14 episodes
07/27/20082008 - 6 episodes
07/29/20072007 - 8 episodes
07/30/20062006 - 7 episodes
06/08/20052005 - 4 episodes
12/12/20042004 - 8 episodes
07/13/20032003 - 7 episodes
06/17/20022002 - 4 episodes
08/27/20012001 - 5 episodes
02/16/20002000 - 6 episodes
?1999 - 5 episodes
07/31/19981998 - 6 episodes
08/10/19971997 - 7 episodes
08/11/19961996 - 5 episodes
?1995 - 4 episodes
07/31/19941994 - 9 episodes
?1993 - 5 episodes
07/12/19921992 - 6 episodes
?1991 - 3 episodes
?1990 - 2 episodes
?1989 - 3 episodes
07/17/19881988 - 4 episodes
?Specials - 30 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Portuguese (PT)
Translated into 9 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Indonesian (ID), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Returning series
First episode released on: 07/17/1988
Latest episode released on: 07/29/2023

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