

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.

Specials
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

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