

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.

1988
4 episodes · 1988-07-17

1989
3 episodes

1990
2 episodes

1991
3 episodes

1992
6 episodes · 1992-07-12

1993
5 episodes

1994
9 episodes · 1994-07-31
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1995
4 episodes

1996
5 episodes · 1996-08-11

1997
7 episodes · 1997-08-10

1998
6 episodes · 1998-07-31

1999
5 episodes

2000
6 episodes · 2000-02-16

2001
5 episodes · 2001-08-27

2002
4 episodes · 2002-06-17

2003
7 episodes · 2003-07-13

2004
8 episodes · 2004-12-12

2005
4 episodes · 2005-06-08

2006
7 episodes · 2006-07-30

2007
8 episodes · 2007-07-29

2008
6 episodes · 2008-07-27

2009
14 episodes · 2009-08-02

2010
7 episodes · 2010-08-01

2011
8 episodes · 2011-07-31

2012
10 episodes · 2012-08-12

2013
11 episodes · 2013-08-04

2014
14 episodes · 2014-08-10

2015
16 episodes · 2015-07-05

2016
17 episodes · 2016-06-26

2017
19 episodes · 2017-07-23

2018
26 episodes · 2018-07-15

2019
24 episodes

2020
29 episodes · 2020-08-09

2021
44 episodes · 2021-07-11

2022
24 episodes · 2022-07-24

2023
21 episodes · 2023-07-23

2024
21 episodes · 2024-07-07

2025
20 episodes · 2025-07-20
2020 · ★ 8.1
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