Shark Week
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Shark Week

“Shark n’ awe!”

★ 7.6/10 TMDB Premiered 1988-07-17 39 seasons 459 eps

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.

Last Episode Aired 2026-08-01
S39E20 — Thresher Shark: Stun to Kill

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.

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