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.
MythBusters: Jaws Special (Episode 1)
Air date: 2005-06-08
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: The MythBusters put the greatest shark movie of all time to the test. Do sharks lose interest in attacking if punched on the nose or jabbed in the eyes and gills? Adam and Jamie put it to the test. Jamie goes overboard to tussle with some fearsome fish. And a scuba tank experiment so dangerous, the FBI is brought in.
Sharkbite! Surviving Great Whites (Episode 2)
Air date: 2005-06-08
Runtime: 42 min
American Shark (Episode 3)
Air date: 2005-10-18
Runtime: 42 min
Shark Hunter - Chasing the Great White (Episode 4)
