| Shark Week | |
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 Promotional pedicab in Midtown Manhattan. |
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| Genre | Annual Week-long Event |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 22 |
| No. of episodes | 154 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Discovery Channel |
| Original run | Summer 1987 – present |
The Discovery Channel's Shark Week, first aired in summer 1987, is a week-long series of feature television programs dedicated to sharks. Shark Week is held annually, normally running in July and/or August.
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Broadcasting
In 2000, six million 3D Pulfrich glasses were distributed to viewers in the United States and Canada for an episode featuring an extinct giant shark which had 3D segments. [1]
In 2005, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from the Discovery Channel series MythBusters hosted Shark Week, and a two-hour MythBusters "Jaws Special" was premiered for the event.
In 2006, Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs hosted, and two Dirty Jobs episodes were featured, titled "Jobs that Bite" and "Jobs that Bite…Harder". Also during the week, the Silver Spring, Maryland, headquarters of the Discovery Channel was outfitted to resemble a giant shark.
In 2007 Discovery Channel celebrated Shark Week's 20th Anniversary hosted by Les Stroud, host of Survivorman. The 20th anniversary included the launch of Sharkrunners, a video game that uses GPS data from tagged sharks in the Pacific Ocean.
Shark Week 2008 ran from July 27 to August 2 and was hosted by both the MythBusters and Mike Rowe.[1][2] Both a new MythBusters shark special and a shark-themed episode of Dirty Jobs premiered for the event.
2009's Shark Week began the evening of August 2; the 2 word title phrase trended on Twitter the following morning, reaching as high as 2nd.
2010's Shark Week is in production for next summer.
Hosts
The following are all of the hosts for 'Shark Week:
- 1987-2003: No Hosts.
- American Chopper Guys: 2004
- Mythbusters: 2005, 2008
- Mike Rowe: 2006, 2008
- Les Stroud: 2007, 2009
DVD releases
Shark Week on DVD
| DVD Name | Release Date | Ep # | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy of a Shark Bite | 2004 | 1 | Bonus shark week episode. |
| The Shark Week 20th Anniversary Collection | 2007 | 20 | Various shark week episodes. |
| Ocean of Fear | 2008 | 6 | The complete 2007 season, the 20th season. |
| Shark Week: The Greatest Bites Collection | 2009 | 10 | Various episodes from past Shark Weeks. |
| Blood in the Water? | 2010? | 7? | Though shark week dvd's have come out every year after 2007 it's likely that the 2009 season, the 22nd season, will come to DVD sometime next summer, but is still unconfirmed. |
References
- ^ Shark Week 2008: Discovery Channel : Shark Behavior and Conservation
- ^ Les Stroud’s Blog ~ Survivorman » Les Stroud hosts “Surviving Sharks” for Shark Week 2008
External links
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