It is everyone’s favorite time of year! Shark Week is finally here and Discovery has put together a spectacular line-up on shark-fueled specials that we can’t wait to sink our teeth into this summer!
We had the amazing opportunity to catch up with Marine Biologist Tom “Blowfish” Hird to discuss his two Discovery Shark Week specials, “Cocaine Sharks” and “Great White Fight Club”! It was a fascinating chat with Hird, as we dive into some of the story behind “Cocaine Sharks” where Hird and his team study shark behavior patterns in the Florida Keys. It is an area where researchers believe that the ocean may become contaminated with cocaine due to increased drug smuggling in the region. First, we have “Cocaine Bear” and now “Cocaine Sharks”….uh, oh! It is definitely a fascinating topic to discuss.
Hird, also speaks about “Great White Fight Club” where, “A team of...
We had the amazing opportunity to catch up with Marine Biologist Tom “Blowfish” Hird to discuss his two Discovery Shark Week specials, “Cocaine Sharks” and “Great White Fight Club”! It was a fascinating chat with Hird, as we dive into some of the story behind “Cocaine Sharks” where Hird and his team study shark behavior patterns in the Florida Keys. It is an area where researchers believe that the ocean may become contaminated with cocaine due to increased drug smuggling in the region. First, we have “Cocaine Bear” and now “Cocaine Sharks”….uh, oh! It is definitely a fascinating topic to discuss.
Hird, also speaks about “Great White Fight Club” where, “A team of...
- 7/26/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Television’s most shark-tastic week is almost here. Discovery Channel’s Shark Week 2023 kicks off on Sunday, July 23 and runs through Saturday, July 29. Aquaman star Jason Momoa hosts the 35th annual event, which features nearly 20 hours of new programming about the ocean’s most fearsome predators. Highlights include Cocaine Sharks, which reveals what might happen to sharks that feed on drugs dumped in the water off the coast of Florida, and Monsters of Bermuda Triangle, which looks at the mysterious disappearance of a pregnant Porbeagle shark. Keep reading for the full Shark Week 2023 schedule.
Shark Week 2023 schedule ‘Belly of the Beast: Feeding Frenzy’ | Discovery
Sunday, July 23:
Belly of the Beast: Feeding Frenzy at 8 p.m.: In a Shark Week first, this special follows researchers with cameras as they brave a great white shark feeding frenzy from inside a life-size whale decoy. Jaws vs. The Meg at 9 p.m.
Shark Week 2023 schedule ‘Belly of the Beast: Feeding Frenzy’ | Discovery
Sunday, July 23:
Belly of the Beast: Feeding Frenzy at 8 p.m.: In a Shark Week first, this special follows researchers with cameras as they brave a great white shark feeding frenzy from inside a life-size whale decoy. Jaws vs. The Meg at 9 p.m.
- 7/22/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Actor and conservationist Jason Momoa will host Discovery Channel’s 35th year of Shark Week, a celebration and investigation of shark habits and behaviors.
Beginning Sunday, July 23 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Discovery, Momoa will guide fans through nearly 20 new hours of television featuring the apex predators. The programming, which attracted over 28 million viewers last year, will also spotlight innovative technology used to track and study unique shark species and their enemies.
Additionally, Shark Week will delve into sharks’ mating and migration patterns, showing rare footage as researchers follow them to remote locations in South Africa and New Zealand.
In addition to airing on Discovery, Shark Week will be available to stream on Max. Check out the full slate of programming below.
Sunday, July 23
“Belly of the Beast: Feeding Frenzy,” which premieres at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Discovery, will see researchers with cameras brave a great white shark...
Beginning Sunday, July 23 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Discovery, Momoa will guide fans through nearly 20 new hours of television featuring the apex predators. The programming, which attracted over 28 million viewers last year, will also spotlight innovative technology used to track and study unique shark species and their enemies.
Additionally, Shark Week will delve into sharks’ mating and migration patterns, showing rare footage as researchers follow them to remote locations in South Africa and New Zealand.
In addition to airing on Discovery, Shark Week will be available to stream on Max. Check out the full slate of programming below.
Sunday, July 23
“Belly of the Beast: Feeding Frenzy,” which premieres at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Discovery, will see researchers with cameras brave a great white shark...
- 7/21/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Deals On Eric Bana-narrated ‘Envoy: Shark Cull’
UK sales outfit Film Seekers has closed a series of deals on its feature documentary Envoy: Shark Cull. Pic is a conservation doc focusing on controversial shark control programs operated in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Directed by Andre Borell and produced by Reese Lowe for Hype Project Productions, and narrated by Eric Bana, the movie shot in 4K in multiple locations including Australia, Hawai’i, Fiji, Bahamas, South Africa and features renowned ocean and shark conservationists such as Ocean Ramsay, Madison Stewart, Paul De Gelder and Juan Oliphant. Heritage Films has taken rights for Australia and New Zealand and will release theatrically on July 21. Sparky Pictures will release in the UK and Ireland, with France acquired by Factoris Films. Discovery+ has secured U.S. and U.K. rights for its service to premiere during Shark Week. The deal was negotiated...
UK sales outfit Film Seekers has closed a series of deals on its feature documentary Envoy: Shark Cull. Pic is a conservation doc focusing on controversial shark control programs operated in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Directed by Andre Borell and produced by Reese Lowe for Hype Project Productions, and narrated by Eric Bana, the movie shot in 4K in multiple locations including Australia, Hawai’i, Fiji, Bahamas, South Africa and features renowned ocean and shark conservationists such as Ocean Ramsay, Madison Stewart, Paul De Gelder and Juan Oliphant. Heritage Films has taken rights for Australia and New Zealand and will release theatrically on July 21. Sparky Pictures will release in the UK and Ireland, with France acquired by Factoris Films. Discovery+ has secured U.S. and U.K. rights for its service to premiere during Shark Week. The deal was negotiated...
- 6/28/2021
- by Tom Grater and Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Tiffany Haddish, Brad Paisley, and William Shatner are some of the stars appearing during Shark Week, television’s longest-running summer event.
The Discovery Channel and discovery+ showcase returns for its 33rd year starting Sunday, July 11 and continuing through Sunday, July 18. This year has the most hours of programming in Shark Week history at 45 hours, taking viewers to new locations to study and record new shark behaviors that have never been seen on camera.
Leading up to Shark Week, Discovery and discovery+ will celebrate sharks all month long with a shark movie festival across both platforms, including the Sharknado series, Mega Shark vs. Octopus, Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark, 2-Head Shark Attack, and 3-Headed Shark Attack, all available starting July 1 on discovery+.
The classic Jaws will air July 10 at 8Pm Et/Pt on Discovery. In addition, pre-premieres of Shark Week shows Return to Headstone Hell, Mega Predators of Oz, and Return...
The Discovery Channel and discovery+ showcase returns for its 33rd year starting Sunday, July 11 and continuing through Sunday, July 18. This year has the most hours of programming in Shark Week history at 45 hours, taking viewers to new locations to study and record new shark behaviors that have never been seen on camera.
Leading up to Shark Week, Discovery and discovery+ will celebrate sharks all month long with a shark movie festival across both platforms, including the Sharknado series, Mega Shark vs. Octopus, Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark, 2-Head Shark Attack, and 3-Headed Shark Attack, all available starting July 1 on discovery+.
The classic Jaws will air July 10 at 8Pm Et/Pt on Discovery. In addition, pre-premieres of Shark Week shows Return to Headstone Hell, Mega Predators of Oz, and Return...
- 6/26/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
As Paul de Gelder puts it, once you’ve survived a shark attack, there’s really nothing left to be afraid of. That experience turned out to be incredibly freeing for the Australian ex-clearance diver, whose life of adventure appeared to be over when he was ambushed by a bull shark while on a dive in 2009. He lost his…...
- 8/9/2020
- by Katie Rife on TV Club, shared by Katie Rife to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
This summer’s TV forecast is Sharknado-free — but there’s still plenty of shark-themed programming to sink your teeth into, thanks to Discovery Channel’s Shark Week.
Beginning this Sunday and continuing through Saturday, Aug. 3, Shark Week is an annual, Jaws-dropping spectacle featuring more than 20 hours of original programming about one of nature’s most feared predators. In addition to myriad documentaries, 2019’s line-up includes Shark Trip: Eat. Pray. Chum., a comedy special starring Rob Riggle (Holey Moley), Anthony Anderson (black-ish), Joel McHale (Community), Adam Devine (The Righteous Gemstones) and Damon Wayans Jr. (Happy Endings); and Capsized: Blood in the Water,...
Beginning this Sunday and continuing through Saturday, Aug. 3, Shark Week is an annual, Jaws-dropping spectacle featuring more than 20 hours of original programming about one of nature’s most feared predators. In addition to myriad documentaries, 2019’s line-up includes Shark Trip: Eat. Pray. Chum., a comedy special starring Rob Riggle (Holey Moley), Anthony Anderson (black-ish), Joel McHale (Community), Adam Devine (The Righteous Gemstones) and Damon Wayans Jr. (Happy Endings); and Capsized: Blood in the Water,...
- 7/27/2019
- TVLine.com
It’s that time of the summer again — “Shark Week” is about to rear its toothy head. Discovery Channel released the official schedule for 20 hours of shark-tastic programming from July 28 to Aug. 4.
For the first time ever, Discovery Channel is rolling out a scripted, feature-length film just for “Shark Week” — starring Josh Duhamel, “Capsized: Blood In The Water” tells the true story about an October 1982 shark encounter.
After each day’s specials, Rob Riggle will host “Shark After Dark,” the week’s nightly talk show. Riggle will also star in “Shark Trip: Eat. Pray. Chum” alongside his friends Adam DeVine (“Pitch Perfect”), Anthony Anderson (“black-ish”), Joel McHale (“Community”) and Damon Wayans Jr. (“New Girl”). Original programming wraps up Aug. 3, with reruns of the week’s best content featured on Aug. 4.
Also Read: Discovery's New 'Undercover Billionaire' Has 90 Days to Start a Million-Dollar Company From Scratch
Below, find Discovery’s full descriptions for all 18 programs,...
For the first time ever, Discovery Channel is rolling out a scripted, feature-length film just for “Shark Week” — starring Josh Duhamel, “Capsized: Blood In The Water” tells the true story about an October 1982 shark encounter.
After each day’s specials, Rob Riggle will host “Shark After Dark,” the week’s nightly talk show. Riggle will also star in “Shark Trip: Eat. Pray. Chum” alongside his friends Adam DeVine (“Pitch Perfect”), Anthony Anderson (“black-ish”), Joel McHale (“Community”) and Damon Wayans Jr. (“New Girl”). Original programming wraps up Aug. 3, with reruns of the week’s best content featured on Aug. 4.
Also Read: Discovery's New 'Undercover Billionaire' Has 90 Days to Start a Million-Dollar Company From Scratch
Below, find Discovery’s full descriptions for all 18 programs,...
- 7/10/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Stephen Curry, Jacqueline McKenzie and Steve Toussaint in ‘Pine Gap.’
October looms as a blue-ribbon month for Australian high-end drama with the premieres of Pine Gap and Fighting Season.
Screentime’s 6-part thriller set at the Us/Australian defence base in the Northern Territory will debut with a double episode on the ABC at 8.30 pm on Sunday October 14, with all episodes available to binge immediately after on ABC iview.
Goalpost Pictures’ 6-part drama about Australian soldiers returning from Afghanistan will launch on Foxtel’s showcase and on Foxtel Now at 8.30 pm on Sunday October 28.
Created and written by Greg Haddrick and Felicity Packard and directed by Mat King, Pine Gap examines the often turbulent relationships between the Australian and Us intelligence analysts working at the base.
With China encroaching, placing decades of stability under threat, the issues of trust, betrayal, love and loyalty all come into question. A shocking secret...
October looms as a blue-ribbon month for Australian high-end drama with the premieres of Pine Gap and Fighting Season.
Screentime’s 6-part thriller set at the Us/Australian defence base in the Northern Territory will debut with a double episode on the ABC at 8.30 pm on Sunday October 14, with all episodes available to binge immediately after on ABC iview.
Goalpost Pictures’ 6-part drama about Australian soldiers returning from Afghanistan will launch on Foxtel’s showcase and on Foxtel Now at 8.30 pm on Sunday October 28.
Created and written by Greg Haddrick and Felicity Packard and directed by Mat King, Pine Gap examines the often turbulent relationships between the Australian and Us intelligence analysts working at the base.
With China encroaching, placing decades of stability under threat, the issues of trust, betrayal, love and loyalty all come into question. A shocking secret...
- 9/11/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
(l-r): Jay Ryan, Ewen Leslie (seated), George Pullar, Paul De Gelder, Marco Alosio and Julian Maroun (seated). (Photo: Mark Rogers).
Shooting begins this week in Sydney on Fighting Season, a new Foxtel drama that follows Australian soldiers returning from Afghanistan..
The six-part series looks at a possible cover-up where the "lines between killer and family man, between hero and victim, between truth and imagination, are constantly shifting."
Producer Kylie du Fresne said the series is based on extensive research and interviews with former soldiers about their time in Afghanistan and the realities of coming home and reintegrating into society..
A Goalpost Pictures production, the show will be helmed by director Kate Woods (Looking for Alibrandi), who returns to Australia after a decade working in the Us on programs like Law and Order Svu and Suits. Wasted on the Young.s Ben Lucas will also direct..
The cast is led...
Shooting begins this week in Sydney on Fighting Season, a new Foxtel drama that follows Australian soldiers returning from Afghanistan..
The six-part series looks at a possible cover-up where the "lines between killer and family man, between hero and victim, between truth and imagination, are constantly shifting."
Producer Kylie du Fresne said the series is based on extensive research and interviews with former soldiers about their time in Afghanistan and the realities of coming home and reintegrating into society..
A Goalpost Pictures production, the show will be helmed by director Kate Woods (Looking for Alibrandi), who returns to Australia after a decade working in the Us on programs like Law and Order Svu and Suits. Wasted on the Young.s Ben Lucas will also direct..
The cast is led...
- 5/8/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Bindi Irwin has dedicated her life to honoring her late father’s legacy — and now the conservationist is remembering her dad Steve with a Hollywood gala benefiting her family’s conservation organization Wildlife Warriors Worldwide.
“The Steve Irwin Gala Dinner is dad’s event and I am so incredibly proud to continue his mission to have a real and powerful impact on our planet,” Bindi tells People of the event.
The gala will take place at the Sls Beverley Hills on May 13 with guests including some of Bindi’s Dancing with the Stars castmates, Luke Hemsworth and Modern Family’s...
“The Steve Irwin Gala Dinner is dad’s event and I am so incredibly proud to continue his mission to have a real and powerful impact on our planet,” Bindi tells People of the event.
The gala will take place at the Sls Beverley Hills on May 13 with guests including some of Bindi’s Dancing with the Stars castmates, Luke Hemsworth and Modern Family’s...
- 5/3/2017
- by Patrick Gomez
- PEOPLE.com
Eli Roth might be best known as the man behind the Hostel horror franchise, but the director has a romance in mind for his next project, and the stars are ... sharks?
Roth's love for the kings of the ocean shines through in an exclusive new trailer he created to accompany his upcoming gig hosting Discovery's late-night talk show Shark After Dark, which airs during the network's annual Shark Week TV event.
"I've always been a huge fan of Shark Week," Roth, 43, tells People. "When I was in New York City after college, there was a phone booth with the most...
Roth's love for the kings of the ocean shines through in an exclusive new trailer he created to accompany his upcoming gig hosting Discovery's late-night talk show Shark After Dark, which airs during the network's annual Shark Week TV event.
"I've always been a huge fan of Shark Week," Roth, 43, tells People. "When I was in New York City after college, there was a phone booth with the most...
- 7/2/2015
- by Emily Strohm, @emablonde
- People.com - TV Watch
You knew it was only a matter of time. After Netflix scored with original programming like "Orange Is the New Black" and "Arrested Development," Amazon quickly jumped into the game -- and now Xbox is, too. Pretty soon, look forward to new shows from your microwave and blender. Xbox will launch Xbox: Originals this June with 12 projects. They will be available on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and other Microsoft devices, and, of course, the shows will offer "interactive capabilities." To prove they're not kidding around, Xbox Entertainment Studios has attracted names like Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott, who are attached to two separate scripted projects based on the “Halo” franchise. Because hey, you can never get enough "Halo." Other shows in production include an unscripted series about international street soccer, an original drama about robotic servants in a dystopian world, and a documentary about the search for discarded Atari games in...
- 4/28/2014
- by Liane Bonin Starr
- Hitfix
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