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.
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!
Reports of flying great whites off the California coast sparks an investigation to document the new phenomena.
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.
Shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder and predator specialist Rosie Moore uncover what's fueling a surge in bull shark aggression in Jupiter, Florida.
In New Zealand's waters, great white "houses" battle for dominance. Experts risk it all to reveal the bloodlines that determine their allegiances.
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.
Prehistoric sharks rise from the dead as marine biologists investigate the superpredators that once ruled the seas.
Experts provoke orcas to strike, risking it all to reveal how killer whales hunt and take down great whites.
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.
The team investigates disturbing reports of aggressive mutant sharks in the Marshall Islands, exploring whether the region's atomic past is to blame.
Josh Gates explores Scotland's Stronsay Beast, the earliest known shark attack and how the USS Indianapolis led to history's deadliest attack.
Forrest Galante explores America's strangest alien sharks in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary.
Experts analyze shark encounters caught on camera, using forensics to review bite marks and behavior patterns as they wonder: What shark attacked?
Experts attempt to train great whites using cues and challenges to test learning, memory, and decision-making in the wild.
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.
Dr Riley Elliott and Kori Burkhardt are push every boundary to record never-before-seen predations by great white sharks.
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.
Four shark fanatics reveal their obsessions, including an intimate relationship, a massive collection, and a body covered in sharks.
After Canada's first great white attack, sightings spike across the coast and experts race to get answers before another incident rocks the country.
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.
