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.
Air date: 2026-07-26
Overview: 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!
Air date: 2026-07-26
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Reports of flying great whites off the California coast sparks an investigation to document the new phenomena.
Air date: 2026-07-26
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2026-07-27
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder and predator specialist Rosie Moore uncover what's fueling a surge in bull shark aggression in Jupiter, Florida.
Air date: 2026-07-27
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: In New Zealand's waters, great white "houses" battle for dominance. Experts risk it all to reveal the bloodlines that determine their allegiances.
Air date: 2026-07-27
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2026-07-28
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Prehistoric sharks rise from the dead as marine biologists investigate the superpredators that once ruled the seas.
Air date: 2026-07-28
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Experts provoke orcas to strike, risking it all to reveal how killer whales hunt and take down great whites.
Air date: 2026-07-28
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2026-07-29
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: The team investigates disturbing reports of aggressive mutant sharks in the Marshall Islands, exploring whether the region's atomic past is to blame.
Air date: 2026-07-29
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Josh Gates explores Scotland's Stronsay Beast, the earliest known shark attack and how the USS Indianapolis led to history's deadliest attack.
Air date: 2026-07-29
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Forrest Galante explores America's strangest alien sharks in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary.
Air date: 2026-07-30
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Experts analyze shark encounters caught on camera, using forensics to review bite marks and behavior patterns as they wonder: What shark attacked?
Air date: 2026-07-30
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Experts attempt to train great whites using cues and challenges to test learning, memory, and decision-making in the wild.
Air date: 2026-07-30
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2026-07-31
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Dr Riley Elliott and Kori Burkhardt are push every boundary to record never-before-seen predations by great white sharks.
Air date: 2026-07-31
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2026-07-31
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Four shark fanatics reveal their obsessions, including an intimate relationship, a massive collection, and a body covered in sharks.
Air date: 2026-08-01
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: After Canada's first great white attack, sightings spike across the coast and experts race to get answers before another incident rocks the country.
Air date: 2026-08-01
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
