First Aired: July 17th, 1988
Status: Continuing
Genre: Documentary
Network: Discovery
Summary: 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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Season 2021
Episode 1: Crikey! It's Shark Week
Air Date: July 11st, 2021
Summary: 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?
Episode 2: Tiffany Haddish Does Shark Week
Air Date: July 11st, 2021
Summary: 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.
Episode 3: Jackass Shark Week
Air Date: July 11st, 2021
Summary: 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.
Episode 6: Air Jaws: Going for Gold
Air Date: July 12nd, 2021
Summary: 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?
Episode 7: Jaws Awakens: Phred vs. Slash
Air Date: July 12nd, 2021
Summary: 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?
Episode 8: Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek
Air Date: July 12nd, 2021
Summary: 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.
Episode 11: Brad Paisley's Shark Country
Air Date: July 13rd, 2021
Summary: 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.
Episode 12: The Spawn of El Diablo
Air Date: July 13rd, 2021
Summary: 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.
Episode 16: The Real Sharknado
Air Date: July 14th, 2021
Summary: 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.
Episode 17: Return to Lair of the Great White
Air Date: July 14th, 2021
Summary: 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.
Episode 19: Dr. Pimple Popper Pops Shark Week
Air Date: July 15th, 2021
Summary: 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.
Episode 20: Sharkadelic Summer 2
Air Date: July 15th, 2021
Summary: 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.
Episode 21: Mega Jaws of Bird Island
Air Date: July 15th, 2021
Summary: 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.
Episode 24: Monster Sharks of Andros Island
Air Date: July 16th, 2021
Summary: 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.
Episode 25: Mystery of the Black Demon Shark
Air Date: July 16th, 2021
Summary: 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.
Episode 28: Return to Shark Vortex
Air Date: July 17th, 2021
Summary: 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.
Episode 32: Shark Academy - Trial by Shark
Air Date: July 18th, 2021
Summary: Shark expert and scientist, Dr. Riley Elliott is ready to give someone a leap ahead in the competitive world of shark research. During an intense six-week crash course on sharks, eight rookies will be put to the test for a coveted spot on Riley’s team.
Episode 34: Mega Predators of Oz
Air Date: July 2nd, 2021
Summary: In Australia, sharks have recently been recorded with unusual prey-including other sharks. In order to figure out what has caused this shift in diet, Dr. Charlie Huvaneers and team head to shark infested waters to find out what's in the stomach of a great white - and why.
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