Shark Week

1987
4.5
2.21K reviews
TV-14
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2009 episodes (6)

1 Blood in the Water HD
8/2/09
The true story behind the bloody shark attacks of 1916 that inspired the movie "Jaws."
2 Day of the Shark 2
8/3/09
What puts a shark into attack mode at certain times of the day? This harrowing hour uncovers the science behind shark attacks. Each story shows us how to avoid the Day of the Shark.
3 Deadly Waters
8/3/09
SURVIVORMAN's Les Stroud is back for more shark action this time venturing to five of the most notorious shark-infested waters in the world to find out which is the most dangerous.
4 Sharkbite Summer HD
1/1/09
The bite-by-bite account of America's notorious "Summer of the Shark" in 2001. Were the Ocean's apex predators really taking back America's shores?
5 Great White Appetite
8/5/09
One of the most feared predators on earth, the great white shark seems to be the perfect hunter. But, there is still so little known about this creature. Former Marine Charles Ingram travels the globe, testing and learning the limits of these sharks.
6 Shark After Dark
8/6/09
A team of divers descends into the dangerous after-dark hunting ground of sharks.

About this show

Discovery Channel's Shark Week exposes you to the incredible truths about sharks as perfect predatory machines. Understand more about the world's deadliest marine hunters and why they've survived for millions of years. Shark Week tells you everything you want to know about sharks and their world.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
2.21K reviews
Terry Kennedy
June 29, 2016
After the last 2 years' mockumentaries on the megalodon where actors falsely portrayed scientists and biologists and lied their asses off and used false info and made up incidents and did it to gain greater ratings, I don't trust anything Discovery puts out anymore. Gang of liars. Discovery has lost a lot of respect and credibility and now they've come up with even more lies and rip offs to deceive their viewers. Nobody wants fairytales and crackpipe theories: WE WANT TRUTH AND GENUINE TRUE EVIDENCE,..
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A Google user
August 8, 2013
This is a fictional Jaws remake for the contemporary moment. Discovery uses its honed reality/documentary framing to stage a new version of Jaws with updated technology and science, without the political commentary of the original. It maintains a degree of scientific excitement of all Discovery Channel shows, but dramatizes the speed and funding (actually these are never addressed) to accomplish the goal. Too bad this wasn't advertised as such beforehand and that it flashes as being fiction only at the end, very very briefly. Knowing that, however, it was very entertaining and fun to watch. The only real complaint is that I think the actors playing scientists become hyperbolic about the "threat" of sharks and do not emphasize (like they should) sharks' lack of danger to humans. Then again, the hyperbolic-ness of the scientists provides the necessary audience affect to maintain interest and enjoy the show.
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David Illustrato
August 7, 2013
So disappointed with Discovery for this mockumentary. I watch Shark Week to learn about and see true stories about sharks, not watch made up drivel passed off as real to fool people. Its irresponsible of Discovery to pass this show off as fact, even with the pre-show "disclaimer" that most people missed. Ill watch Syfy to get my fake shark movies...keep Discovery for the real facts.
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