Dive in to Shark Week 2025 on Sunday, July 20 at 8 PM ET/PT with Discovery (also streaming on HBO Max)! This year marks the 37th installment of Discovery’s beloved summer tradition, and the lineup promises to blend excitement with education, featuring new specials and classic content. With an expanded schedule of premieres airing nightly through July 26, this event continues to earn its reputation as the quintessential must-watch for wildlife enthusiasts and thrill-seekers alike. To prepare for this year’s festivities, check out all the 2025 details.
Shark Week 2025’s Splashy Premiere
The week launches with a dazzling premiere: Dancing With Sharks, hosted by Emmy Award-winner Tom Bergeron. In this jaw-dropping special, expert divers partner up with species like tiger sharks and hammerheads to execute choreographed underwater performances. Watch as judges score each display while divers take on synchronized maneuvers alongside the ocean’s most exhilarating dancers.
Shark Week Science and Adventure
Following the premier, viewers can expect an electrifying mix of adventure and scientific inquiry. Specials like Air Jaws: The Hunt for Colossus continue the quest for the legendary great white that vanished over a decade ago, while Great White Assassins investigates the phenomenon of orcas preying on sharks off the South African coast. In the Eye of the Storm: Shark Storm presents a documentary-style narrative on the recent uptick in shark encounters along the Gulf Coast, featuring firsthand accounts and expert insights. Several episodes will also focus on real-life survival and practical science. In How to Survive a Shark Attack, survivor and Navy veteran Paul de Gelder reenacts gripping incidents to provide potentially life-saving advice. Other entries strike a harmonious balance between entertainment and exploration, such as Jaws vs. Mega Croc, which uses CGI to imagine showdowns between prehistoric predators, alongside new findings on great white mating behavior and migration patterns.
Shark Week 2025 Goes Global
Shark Week isn’t just a regional event; it extends its reach worldwide. From the increasingly shark-populated waters of Nova Scotia featured in Great White Northern Invasion to rare species encounters in Alien Sharks: Death Down Under, the series sheds light on sharks’ evolving habitats and behaviors around the globe. The grand finale, Battle for Shark Mountain, airs on Saturday, July 26, and promises to capture an epic feeding frenzy off the coast of Mozambique during a seasonal migration, a sight no ocean lover will want to miss.
Schedule and Highlights
Check out some of the anticipated highlights, and view the full schedule below:
- Sunday, July 20, 8PM ET/PT – Dancing With Sharks: Divers perform choreographed routines with sharks, hosted by Emmy winner Tom Bergeron
- Sunday, July 20, 9PM ET/PT – Air Jaws: The Hunt for Colossus: Aerial footage and expert tracking in search of the legendary great white
- Sunday, July 20, 10PM ET/PT – Great White Assassins: orcas that hunt great white sharks
- Monday, July 21, 10PM ET/PT – In the Eye of the Storm: Shark Storm: Examining a spike in shark encounters along the Gulf Coast in 2024
- Monday, July 21, 9PM ET/PT – How to Survive a Shark Attack: Survivor Paul de Gelder reenacts shark-attack scenarios to share safety tips
- Monday, July 21, 9PM ET/PT – Jaws vs Mega Croc: A dramatic, CGI-enhanced predator face-off
- Saturday, July 26, 9PM ET/PT – Battle for Shark Mountain (2‑hour finale): Captures massive feeding frenzies off Mozambique during seasonal migrations
Get Discovery with DIRECTV Today
With 20 hours of original programming, this year aims to build on the 2024 Shark Week success, which attracted over 25 million viewers. Tune into Discovery with DIRECTV starting July 20 to make sure you don’t miss any of the action! Whether you’re looking for heart-pounding breaches, rare shark footage or practical insights into ocean conservation, you’ll be swimming in reasons to watch.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is Shark Week 2025?
Shark Week 2025 will air Sunday, July 20 through Saturday, July 26.
What is Shark Week?
Shark Week is an annual week-long television event on the Discovery Channel dedicated to shark-themed programming.
Where to watch Shark Week?
Tune into Discovery or stream on HBO Max.
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