Reality bites as ‘Shark Week’ returns for its 34th year

It’s that point once more.

“Shark Week” returns to Discovery Channel on Sunday with a full slate of particular programming that includes scientists, explorers and celebrities — together with Tracy Morgan and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who’s the week’s first-ever Grasp of Ceremonies.

It’s the thirty fourth yr for the trailblazing franchise that’s educated, knowledgeable and, at occasions, scared the bejesus out of viewers fascinated with these cold-blooded predators of the deep.

With out additional ado, right here’s a have a look at the “Shark Week” specials airing on Discovery Channel (and streaming on discovery+) via Saturday, July 30.

Sunday:
“Return to Gravestone Hell” (7 p.m. on Discovery) Dr. Riley Elliott returns to Norfolk Island with underwater cinematographer Kina Scollay to see what occurs when tiger sharks go head-to-head with migrating whites.

“Nice White Battleground” (8 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Michelle Jewell heads to South Africa to observe nice white sharks carry out their signature aerial assaults — and decipher their secret language.

“Jackass Shark Week 2.0” (9 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Johnny Knoxville joins his “Jackass” crew at they attempt to get their good friend Poopies over his concern of sharks.

“Nice White Open Ocean” (10:30 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Shark diving knowledgeable Jimi Partington, who practically died within the jaws of a terrific white in 2020, tries to beat his PTSD and get again within the water with the ocean’s largest mega-sharks.

The crew from "Jackass." They're on a boatg in the water and smiling for the camera.
The crew from “Jackass” tries to assist their pal Poopies conquer his concern of sharks.
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Monday:

“Stranger Sharks” (7 p.m. on Discovery). Mark Rober and “Stranger Issues” star Noah Schnapp group as much as discover deserted undersea ruins and man-made synthetic reefs looking for unusual sharks.

“Air Jaws: Prime Weapons” (8 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Dickie Chivell and Andy Casagrande use high-tech cameras hoping to catch the biggest breaching of nice whites sharks ever seen.

“Nice White Serial Kill: Deadly Christmas” (9 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Shark assault investigators Ralph Collier and Brandon McMillan use forensic proof and eyewitness accounts to piece collectively the dying of a surfer off Morro Bay, Calif. — and the suspected killer, an 18-foot nice white.

“Rise of the Monster Hammerheads” (10 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Dr. Tristan Guttridge and Andy Casagrande examine studies of hammerheads Large Moe within the Florida Keys and Sunken within the Bahamas.

“Mega Predators of Oz” (11 p.m. on Discovery). Monitoring how a terrific white may have been answerable for a half-eaten mako present in South Australia.

Tuesday:

“Extinct or Alive Jaws of Alaska” (7 p.m. on Discovery). Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante travels the world searching for uncommon and elusive wildlife, together with these misplaced to science and mysterious cold-water sharks.

“Impractical Jokers Shark Week Spectacular” (8 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). The celebrities of TBS’ “Impractical Jokers” attempt to dispel the parable that sharks are man-eating beasts — with mortifying challenges and dares.

Photo of three of the "Impractical Jokers" sitting on the steps of a beach house. They're all wearing shorts and smiling.
The celebrities of TBS’ “Impractical Jokers” are featured in a “Shark Week Spectacular.”
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“Jaws vs. Kraken” (9 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Dr. Tristan Guttridge travels to Guadalupe Island to attempt to glimpse a battle between big squids and nice whites.

“Pig vs. Shark” (10 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). The well-known swimming pigs of the Bahamas could be endangered by the native tiger shark inhabitants — who've acquired a style for pork.

“Raging Bulls” (11 p.m. on Discovery). A have a look at the aggressive Bull sharks of Australia with Paul De Gelder and Johan Gustafson.

Wednesday:

“Island of the Strolling Sharks” (8 p.m on Discovery/discovery+). Forrest Galante travels to the island of Papua New Guinea to show that sharks are evolving to stroll on land.

“Mechashark Love Down Below” (9 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Shark knowledgeable Kina Scollay and his group return with a one-man-submersible “Mechashark” to a secret location off New Zealand to find a Nice White mating floor.

“Mission Shark Dome” (10 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Shark consultants re-imagine historical diving bell know-how to create a analysis platform they name “Shark Dome” in an effort to get nearer to nice whites than ever earlier than.

Photo of the "Mechashark."
The “Mechashark” at work.
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Thursday:

“Tracy Morgan Presents: Sharks! with Tracy Morgan” (8 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). The comic groups up with shark consultants all through the nation to determine the craziest and most ferocious sharks within the ocean.

“Shark Home” (9 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Dickie Chivell builds an underwater habitat known as “Shark Home” to stay for seven days and search for the final remaining nice whites in South African waters.

“Monster Mako Below the Rig” (10 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). A group of researchers uncover a mysterious group of mako sharks off the Gulf of Mexico who migrate round Florida and as much as Rhode Island.

“Tiger Queen” (11 p.m. on Discovery). The sizable inhabitants of feminine tiger sharks of Turks and Caicos ponders the query: the place are all of the male sharks hiding?

Photo of Tracy Morgan. He's smiling and looking at the camera and is wearing an orange shirt with white stripes. He's got his arms folded on his chest.
Tracy Morgan talks all-things sharks with a group of consultants.
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Friday:

“Jaws vs. The Blob” (8 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). A brand new ocean phenomenon referred to as “The Blob” sends juvenile nice whites straight right into a feeding frenzy for 20-foot grownup sharks off the coast of Guadalupe Island. Do they survive … or grow to be a wholesome snack?

“Conflict of the Killers: Nice White vs. Mako” (9 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Scientist Dr. Riley Elliott tracks nice whites and makos as they head on a collision course throughout their yearly migration off the coast of New Zealand.

“Shark Girls: Ghosted by Nice Whites” (10 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Alison Towner and her all-female crew monitor her lacking (and tagged) nice whites in South Africa.

“The Nice Hammerhead Stakeout” (11 p.m. on Discovery). Dr. Tristan Guttridge and James Glancy journey to Andros Island to research studies of an unique inhabitants of big hammerheads.

Saturday:

“Monsters of the Cape” (8 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Dr. Craig O’Connell and Mark Rackley dive into the shark-infested waters off of Cape Cod to check deterrents to assist preserve the waters secure for beachgoers … and sharks.

“Sharks in Paradise” (9 p.m. on Discovery/discovery+). Shark conservationist Kinga Phillips and Tristan Guttridge journey to Tahiti to research native legends and mysteries about large sharks.

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