Returning Series
Shark Week
1988–TV-14Discovery
- Documentary
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.Read more
- Seasons
- 39
- Episodes
- 459
- Runtime
- 42m
Latest episode · aired
Thresher Shark: Stun to Kill
S39 · E20 · Aired Aug 1, 2026
Episode guide
Seasons
- 19884 episodes · 1988
- 19893 episodes · 1989
- 19902 episodes · 1990
- 19913 episodes · 1991
- 19926 episodes · 1992
- 19935 episodes · 1993
- 19949 episodes · 1994
- 19954 episodes · 1995
- 19965 episodes · 1996
- 19977 episodes · 1997
- 19986 episodes · 1998
- 19995 episodes · 1999
- 20006 episodes · 2000
- 20015 episodes · 2001
- 20024 episodes · 2002
- 20037 episodes · 2003
- 20048 episodes · 2004
- 20054 episodes · 2005
- 20067 episodes · 2006
- 20078 episodes · 2007
- 20086 episodes · 2008
- 200914 episodes · 2009
- 20107 episodes · 2010
- 20118 episodes · 2011
- 201210 episodes · 2012
- 201311 episodes · 2013
- 201414 episodes · 2014
- 201516 episodes · 2015
- 201617 episodes · 2016
- 201719 episodes · 2017
- 201826 episodes · 2018
- 201924 episodes · 2019
- 202029 episodes · 2020
- 202144 episodes · 2021
- 202224 episodes · 2022
- 202321 episodes · 2023
- 202421 episodes · 2024
- 202520 episodes · 2025
- 202620 episodes · 2026
- Specials30 episodes · 2015
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The fine print
Details
- Status
- Returning Series
- First aired
- Jul 17, 1988
- Networks
- Discovery
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Seasons
- 39
- Episodes
- 459