Shark Week(1988)
Shark n’ awe!
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.
- First aired:
- 1988-07-17
- Country:
- US
- Network:
- Discovery
Episodes
1. K-Pop Shark Heroes
2026-07-26
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. Air Jaws: Red, White and Breach
2026-07-26 · 42m
Reports of flying great whites off the California coast sparks an investigation to document the new phenomena.
3. Invasion of the Mega Sharks
2026-07-26 · 42m
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. Bull Shark Dinner Bell
2026-07-27 · 42m
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. House of Sharks
2026-07-27 · 42m
In New Zealand's waters, great white "houses" battle for dominance. Experts risk it all to reveal the bloodlines that determine their allegiances.
6. Biggest Mako on Earth
2026-07-27 · 42m
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. Jurassic Shark
2026-07-28 · 42m
Prehistoric sharks rise from the dead as marine biologists investigate the superpredators that once ruled the seas.
8. Jaws vs Orca
2026-07-28 · 42m
Experts provoke orcas to strike, risking it all to reveal how killer whales hunt and take down great whites.
9. Chum Island: Catching a Killer
2026-07-28 · 42m
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. Expedition X: Atomic Sharks
2026-07-29 · 42m
The team investigates disturbing reports of aggressive mutant sharks in the Marshall Islands, exploring whether the region's atomic past is to blame.
11. Expedition Unknown: Shark Secrets
2026-07-29 · 42m
Josh Gates explores Scotland's Stronsay Beast, the earliest known shark attack and how the USS Indianapolis led to history's deadliest attack.
12. Alien Sharks: Untamed America
2026-07-29 · 42m
Forrest Galante explores America's strangest alien sharks in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary.
13. What Shark Attacked?
2026-07-30 · 42m
Experts analyze shark encounters caught on camera, using forensics to review bite marks and behavior patterns as they wonder: What shark attacked?
14. How to Train a Great White
2026-07-30 · 42m
Experts attempt to train great whites using cues and challenges to test learning, memory, and decision-making in the wild.
15. Ultimate Shark Dive
2026-07-30 · 42m
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. Secrets of the Great White Kill
2026-07-31 · 42m
Dr Riley Elliott and Kori Burkhardt are push every boundary to record never-before-seen predations by great white sharks.
17. Sharkzilla Takes New York
2026-07-31 · 42m
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. My Strange Shark Addiction
2026-07-31 · 42m
Four shark fanatics reveal their obsessions, including an intimate relationship, a massive collection, and a body covered in sharks.
19. Great White Highway
2026-08-01 · 42m
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. Thresher Shark: Stun to Kill
2026-08-01 · 42m
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.
Where to watch
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