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Shark Week
Discovery Documentary
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Shark Week is an annual, week-long TV programming block created by Tom Golden at the Discovery Channel, which features shark-based programming. Shark Week originally premiered on July 17, 1988.
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22 this season · 355 totals2021e01 Crikey! It's Shark Week 2021-07-12 00:00
Crikey! It's Shark Week
Robert Irwin comes face to face with a great white shark for the first time ever. Following his father's footsteps, he will get as close as possible to these incredible creatures to determine which apex predator reigns supreme – crocs or great whites?
s2021e03 Jackass Shark Week 2021-07-12 00:02
Jackass Shark Week
Johnny Knoxville sends Steve-O, Chris Pontius and new Jackass cast members on a Shark Week mission for the ages. They'll dial up a series of shark stunts that test their bravery and threshold of pain as they put common shark myths to the test.
s2021e02 Tiffany Haddish Does Shark Week 2021-07-12 01:01
Tiffany Haddish Does Shark Week
Tiffany Haddish hosts Shark Week! While her fantasy was to uncover the secrets of shark sex sailing on the fanciest yachts, surrounded by friendly sea creatures and pampered by a handsome merman, she's in for the sharkiest of wake-up calls.
s2021e04 Air Jaws: Going for Gold 2021-07-13 00:00
Air Jaws: Going for Gold
The Air Jaws team returns to Seal Rock to capture the highest breach ever recorded. Rocket Shark holds the record at a 15-feet. Will he return to jump even higher, or will a new shark take the World's Highest Flying Great White Shark title?
s2021e05 Jaws Awakens: Phred vs. Slash 2021-07-13 01:01
Jaws Awakens: Phred vs. Slash
Rumor has it that two of the largest sharks in existence have been recently roaming New Zealand waters, but nobody knows which one is the largest. Brandon McMillan and Dickie Chivell are heading out to see which one takes the cake -- Phred or Slash?
s2021e06 Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek 2021-07-13 02:02
Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek
Josh Gates links up with his childhood hero, William Shatner, to boldly go where Shark Week has never gone before. The mission: enter shark-infested waters to understand the nature of fear and come face to face with an apex predator. This is Shark Trek.
s2021e07 Mothersharker 2021-07-14 00:00
Mothersharker
It's a great mystery where tiger sharks give birth. One team of scientists deploys an arsenal of new technology to find out, but they need to meet some of Bahamas' biggest tiger shark mothers face-to-face for it to work.
s2021e08 Brad Paisley's Shark Country 2021-07-14 01:01
Brad Paisley's Shark Country
Country star Brad Paisley and comedian JB Smoove meet in the Bahamas to attract new fans, Sharks! With Dr. Austin Gallagher's help, they put Brad's musical talents to the test in shark-infested waters to see how sound can attract or repel sharks.
s2021e09 The Spawn of El Diablo 2021-07-14 02:02
The Spawn of El Diablo
In 2012, Michelle Jewell documented one of the largest great white mating scars ever recorded. Recently similar marks have appeared, leading her to believe this is a possible mating ground and that mega-shark El Diablo has returned to South Africa.
s2021e10 Mechashark 2021-07-15 00:00
Mechashark
To track down New Zealand's monster great whites, researchers build a submersible designed to look like a shark and pilot it deep into what they believe could be a mating ground - the Holy Grail of shark science.
s2021e11 The Real Sharknado 2021-07-15 01:01
The Real Sharknado
We have all seen the movies, sharks jumping into boats, circling in tornados, and risking their lives to attack humans. Could these shark feasts happen? Ian Ziering and Tara Reid pick up their chainsaws once again to see if a Real Sharknado could happen.
s2021e12 Return to Lair of the Great White 2021-07-15 02:02
Return to Lair of the Great White
Dr. Craig O'Connell and Marc Payne return to where they unexpectedly filmed a juvenile great white during a past mission. Believing there's a nursery nearby, they follow the trail to a discovery that could change everything we know about great whites.
s2021e13 Dr. Pimple Popper Pops Shark Week 2021-07-16 00:00
Dr. Pimple Popper Pops Shark Week
Dr. Pimple Popper has entertained millions with her extreme pimple popping videos. Now she heads to Turks and Caicos with Dr. Austin Gallagher to explore the world of shark skin and how she can apply the science they gather to help human skin issues.
s2021e14 Sharkadelic Summer 2 2021-07-16 01:01
Sharkadelic Summer 2
Sharkadelic is back to find out if this summer will be the sharkiest on record. Snoop Dogg breaks down the craziest encounters, the wildest and most unpredictable reactions to discover if America is once again ground zero for the shark superstorm.
s2021e15 Mega Jaws of Bird Island 2021-07-16 02:02
Mega Jaws of Bird Island
South African great whites are on the brink of extinction, but experts believe there is at least one breeder shark left in the water surrounding Bird Island. A team will search and tag the last female great white mature enough to carry on the species.
s2021e16 Ninja Sharks: Mutants Rising 2021-07-17 00:00
Ninja Sharks: Mutants Rising
In the icy waters of Alaska, off populated beaches of New York and lurking in ghostly shipwrecks off the coast of North Carolina, scientists have discovered three sharks that have developed unique and deadly ninja skills.
s2021e17 Monster Sharks of Andros Island 2021-07-17 01:00
Monster Sharks of Andros Island
Shark researchers travel to Andros Island in The Bahamas to determine if it's a new great hammerhead hotspot, and they're using reports of a half-octopus, half-shark creature known as the Lusca to help them locate massive sharks for their study.
s2021e18 Mystery of the Black Demon Shark 2021-07-17 02:00
Mystery of the Black Demon Shark
In Mexico, legends swirl around El Demonio Negro, a 50-foot shark that has terrorized fishermen and tourists alike for generations. Is this an undiscovered predator? Forrest Galante hunts for answers in the most rugged and remote parts of the Baja Peninsula.
s2021e19 I Was Prey: Terrors of the Deep 2 2021-07-17 03:00
I Was Prey: Terrors of the Deep 2
Two adventure seekers recount their horrifying shark attack experiences.
s2021e20 Return to Shark Vortex 2021-07-18 00:00
Return to Shark Vortex
As the Shark Vortex retreats in the fall, sharks battle it out for dominance in New England's icy waters. Experts brave rough oceans and fierce predators to capture new footage and insight of the phantom shark and reveal which shark reigns supreme.
s2021e21 Shark Week Best in Show 2021-07-18 01:00
Shark Week Best in Show
Discover everything that has happened in the world of sharks this year, including unbelievable viral videos, big news stories and the latest in cutting-edge shark science.
s2021e22 I Was Prey: Shark Week 2021 2021-07-18 02:00
I Was Prey: Shark Week 2021
I Was Prey Shark Week recounts two horrific shark attacks told solely by the survivors who overcame life and death circumstances to tell their stories.