Shark Week (1988)
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.
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Episode 1 - Ocean of Fear: The Worst Shark Attack Ever
Release Date: 2007-07-29This two-hour special kicks off SHARK WEEK's 20th Anniversary and is narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, who memorably played Matt Hooper in Jaws. The special tells the gripping story of the crew of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, sunk by two torpedoes in the Philippine Sea on the night of July 30, 1945. Eight hundred sailors, many maimed and burned, were plunged into the water … and floated helplessly for four days, having to deal with hunger, driven mad by thirst, and menaced by hundreds of sharks.
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Episode 2 - Deadly Stripes: Tiger Sharks
Release Date: 2007-07-30 -
Episode 3 - Top 5 Eaten Alive
Release Date: 2007-07-30 -
Episode 4 - Shark Feeding Frenzy
Release Date: 2007-07-31 -
Episode 5 - Perfect Predators
Release Date: 2007-08-01 -
Episode 6 - Shark Tribe
Release Date: 2007-08-02 -
Episode 7 - Sharks: A Family Affair
Release Date: 2007-08-03 -
Episode 8 - Sharkman
Release Date: 2007-08-04