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Phelps Vs. Shark: The Battle for Ocean Supremacy starts Sunday, July 23 at 8p on Discovery.WWW

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Is Michael Phelps Faster Than A Shark?

Sink your teeth into these ground-breaking, ocean-breaching Shark Week Firsts! [presented by Joe's Crab Shack]WWW

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Shark Week Firsts

A filmsy cage is sometimes no match for bone-crushing shark jaws! Download the DiscoveryGo app to see more.WWW

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Sharks may not often breach, but when they do – it's worthy of a mirror-ball trophy! Download the DiscoveryGo app to see more.WWW

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Dancing with Sharks

Watch some of the closest calls between man and shark in Shark Week history. Download the DiscoveryGo app to see more.WWW

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Almost Deadliest Catch

Take a deep dive into the weird and violent world of shark reproduction.WWW

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5 Things You Never Wondered About Shark Sex

White sharks are the undisputed champions of the ocean with their unique styles of attack.WWW

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How The Great White Hunted

From cancer research to weather watching, sharks have helped humans engineer a better life.WWW

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5 Ways Sharks Have Made Your Life Better

Was Megalodon real? Does it still exist today? We're laying all of the rumors to rest.WWW

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Megalodon: Fact and Fiction

Meet the gentle filter-feeders of the deep.WWW

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Toothless! 3 Sharks Who Don’t Bite

Shark numbers are on the rise, but they're still climbing from a deep decline.WWW

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6 SHARKS THAT NEED YOUR HELP

The Great White Shark meets the Greatest of All Time. Who will win the battle for ocean supremacy? Phelps V. Shark starts Sunday, July 23 at 8p.WWW

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Phelps Vs. Shark: The Battle for Ocean Supremacy

Every year the world’s largest great white sharks mysteriously disappear. Finding out where they go may change the future of this species.WWW

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African Shark Safari

Dumping in oceans has become an underwater epidemic. Everything from license plates to a full suit of armor has been found in the belly of a shark.WWW

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9 Bizarre Things Sharks Have Mistaken For Dinner

Sometimes sharks get a little too curious. Know how to protect yourself with these tips.WWW

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How to Survive a Shark Attack

The great hammerhead is an excellent hunter thanks to its unique cephalofoil.WWW

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Decoding The Hammerhead Shark

TV Schedule

PHELPS VS. SHARK: GREAT GOLD VS. GREAT WHITEWW

Watch Sunday, July 23 at 8PM ET/PT

PHELPS VS. SHARK: GREAT GOLD VS. GREAT WHITEWW

Watch Sunday, July 23 at 8PM ET/PT

An event so monumental no one has ever attempted it before. The world’s most decorated athlete takes on the ocean’s most efficient predator: Phelps V Shark – the race is on!WWW

GREAT WHITE SHARK SERIAL KILLER LIVESWW

Watch Sunday, July 23 at 7PM ET/PT

GREAT WHITE SHARK SERIAL KILLER LIVESWW

Watch Sunday, July 23 at 7PM ET/PT

Every two years in October - in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014 - a secluded beach on the central California coast has been the scene of great white shark attacks. Is it the same shark returning again and again?WWW

SHARK-CROC SHOWDOWNWW

Watch Sunday, July 23 at 9PM ET/PT

SHARK-CROC SHOWDOWNWW

Watch Sunday, July 23 at 9PM ET/PT

Dr. Meekan and conservationist Paul de Gelder go on an expedition to one the sharkiest places in the world—the Cobourg Peninsula. Meekan is there to count sharks and species—de Gelder’s going because he heard that sharks and crocs fight out there.WWW

GREAT HAMMERHEAD INVASIONWW

Watch Sunday, July 23 at 10PM ET/PT

GREAT HAMMERHEAD INVASIONWW

Watch Sunday, July 23 at 10PM ET/PT

Early November, giant hammerheads arrive off Bimini, in the Bahamas. But why? Leading shark scientist Tristan Guttridge tags and follows these normally solitary sharks to find out.WWW

SHARK VORTEXWW

Watch Monday, July 24 at 8PM ET/PT

SHARK VORTEXWW

Watch Monday, July 24 at 8PM ET/PT

Each summer the Gulf Stream pushes north into the waters of southern New England, bringing with it 30 species of shark.WWW

RETURN TO THE ISLE OF JAWSWW

Watch Monday, July 24 at 9PM ET/PT

RETURN TO THE ISLE OF JAWSWW

Watch Monday, July 24 at 9PM ET/PT

Divers and scientists RETURN TO THE ISLE OF JAWS to unlock the mysteries of this new great white hot spot, just south of Western Australia.WWW

ALIEN SHARKS: STRANGER FINSWW

Watch Monday, July 24 at 10PM ET/PT

ALIEN SHARKS: STRANGER FINSWW

Watch Monday, July 24 at 10PM ET/PT

Dr. Craig O'Connell goes to the Bass Strait for sawsharks, while Victoria Elena Vasquez and Dr. David Ebert go into deep water in Tokyo Bay to find the star of the show, the goblin shark.WWW

SHARKS AND THE CITY: LAWW

Watch Tuesday, July 25 at 9PM ET/PT

SHARKS AND THE CITY: LAWW

Watch Tuesday, July 25 at 9PM ET/PT

Along the coastline of LA, great white sharks are increasing and they seem to be hunting out of season. Dr. Chris Lowe, Director of the CSULB Shark Lab, wants to know why. His investigation takes him to Guadalupe Island, where he finds the answer.WWW

SHARKS AND THE CITY: NEW YORKWW

Watch Tuesday, July 25 at 10PM ET/PT

SHARKS AND THE CITY: NEW YORKWW

Watch Tuesday, July 25 at 10PM ET/PT

For decades, great white shark numbers were in decline in the waters around New York. But now, seals are back in New York Harbor – can the great whites be far behind?WWW

THE LOST CAGEWW

WatchWednesday, July 26 at 9PM ET/PT

THE LOST CAGEWW

WatchWednesday, July 26 at 9PM ET/PT

A team of explorers float in a one-of-a-kind shark cage, 500 miles into the Gulf of Mexico. Acting as human lures in the open ocean will they encounter its deadliest shark?WWW

DEVIL SHARKSWW

WatchWednesday, July 26 at 10PM ET/PT

DEVIL SHARKSWW

WatchWednesday, July 26 at 10PM ET/PT

Across the world, sharks congregate and concentrate around volcanoes and volcanic islands. What is it about volcanoes that make them shark hotspots?WWW

SHARK EXILEWW

Watch Thursday, July 27 at 9PM ET/PT

SHARK EXILEWW

Watch Thursday, July 27 at 9PM ET/PT

n Brazil, Dr. Hazin has successfully reduced the number of shark encounters by simply catching and moving sharks out to the open sea. What’s his secret? And can this solution work in Australia, where encounters are a problem?WWW

SHARK STORMWW

Watch Thursday, July 27 at 10PM ET/PT

SHARK STORMWW

Watch Thursday, July 27 at 10PM ET/PT

At various times of the year and in locations around the world, sharks of many kinds gather, swarm and spiral. Dr. Tristan Guttridge and Ornella Weideli conduct a study of just what brings them together, and what’s going on in these shark societies.WWW

AFRICAN SHARK SAFARIWW

Watch Friday, July 28 at 9PM ET/PT

AFRICAN SHARK SAFARIWW

Watch Friday, July 28 at 9PM ET/PT

Madagascar is NOT known as a location for great white sharks. Both great whites and tigers are ‘extinct’ in Madagascan waters. So why has a great white shark, tagged in South Africa, travelled 1500 miles up the African coast to Madagascar?WWW

LAIR OF THE SAWFISHWW

Watch Friday, July 28 at 10PM ET/PT

LAIR OF THE SAWFISHWW

Watch Friday, July 28 at 10PM ET/PT

Experts unravel the mystery behind one of the sea’s strangest creatures, the sawfish, from its evolutionary links to sharks and rays, to its key role in the marine ecosystem. Their goal is to bring the sawfish back from the brink of extinction.WWW

SHARKMANIAWW

Watch Saturday, July 29 at 9PM ET/PT

SHARKMANIAWW

Watch Saturday, July 29 at 9PM ET/PT

A rundown of the greatest moments from SHARK WEEK 2017, featuring the closest calls, biggest bites, greatest gadgets, and viewers’ top picks for the best of SHARK WEEK history.WWW

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Shark Week 2017

The team returns to document an abundance of male sharks and figure out their strange behavior. Monday, July 24 9p.WWW

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Return to the Isle of Jaws

Sharks are returning to New York harbor after disappearing for decades. But why? Tuesday, July 25 10p.WWW

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Sharks in the City: New York

Every year the world’s largest great white sharks mysteriously disappear. Finding out where they go may change the future of this species.WWW

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African Shark Safari

Sharks may not often breach, but when they do – it's worthy of a mirror-ball trophy! Download the DiscoveryGo app to see more.WWW

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Dancing with Sharks

Take a deep dive into the weird and violent world of shark reproduction.WWW

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5 Things You Never Wondered About Shark Sex

Was Megalodon real? Does it still exist today? We're laying all of the rumors to rest.WWW

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Megalodon: Fact and Fiction

Sharks get aggressive when mating season arrives.WWW

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Meet the gentle filter-feeders of the deep.WWW

00:49

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Toothless! 3 Sharks Who Don’t Bite

The great hammerhead is an excellent hunter thanks to its unique cephalofoil.WWW

00:41

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Decoding The Hammerhead Shark

Sometimes sharks get a little too curious. Know how to protect yourself with these tips.WWW

00:55

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How to Survive a Shark Attack

Dumping in oceans has become an underwater epidemic. Everything from license plates to a full suit of armor has been found in the belly of a shark.WWW

00:52

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9 Bizarre Things Sharks Have Mistaken For Dinner

Shark numbers are on the rise, but they're still climbing from a deep decline.WWW

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6 SHARKS THAT NEED YOUR HELP

Sharkopedia

Megalodon: Prehistory's Worst NightmareWWWWW

Megalodon went extinct 2.6 million years ago, but our fascination with the largest shark that ever lived is timeless. Meet the largest predator in vertebrate history.

Ancient Creature Feasted On Prehistoric SharksWW

About 290 million years ago -- long before dinosaurs evolved -- lived a four-legged creature sporting a huge sail on its back, fangs, and the first serrated teeth on Earth. At 13 feet long, it became the first common large predator on land.WW

A Guide To Understanding Shark Body LanguageWW

Instead of engaging in potentially deadly combat, great white sharks have nonviolent ways of communicating, establishing dominance, and venting their frustration.WW

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