Shark n’ awe!
July 17, 1988
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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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30 episodes
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1988
4 episodes
July 17, 1988
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1989
3 episodes
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1990
2 episodes
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1991
3 episodes
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1992
6 episodes
July 12, 1992
1993
5 episodes
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1994
9 episodes
July 31, 1994
1995
4 episodes
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1996
5 episodes
August 11, 1996
1997
7 episodes
August 10, 1997
1998
6 episodes
July 31, 1998
1999
5 episodes
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2000
6 episodes
February 16, 2000
2001
5 episodes
August 27, 2001
2002
4 episodes
June 17, 2002
2003
7 episodes
July 13, 2003
2004
8 episodes
December 12, 2004
2005
4 episodes
June 8, 2005
2006
7 episodes
July 30, 2006
2007
8 episodes
July 29, 2007
2008
6 episodes
July 27, 2008
2009
14 episodes
August 2, 2009
2010
7 episodes
August 1, 2010
2011
8 episodes
July 31, 2011
2012
10 episodes
August 12, 2012
2013
11 episodes
August 4, 2013
2014
14 episodes
August 10, 2014
2015
16 episodes
July 5, 2015
2016
17 episodes
June 26, 2016
2017
19 episodes
July 23, 2017
2018
26 episodes
July 15, 2018
2019
24 episodes
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2020
29 episodes
August 9, 2020
2021
44 episodes
July 11, 2021
2022
24 episodes
July 24, 2022
2023
21 episodes
July 23, 2023
2024
21 episodes
July 7, 2024
2025
20 episodes
July 20, 2025
Discovery
US
