Shark Week Schedule 2023

This is the moment you've been waiting all year for...SHARK WEEK starts Sunday, July 23 at 8PM ET/PT on Discovery. SHARK WEEK will also be available to stream on Max.

Jason Momoa, the fan-favorite actor, superhero, and conservationist who is dedicated to protecting and preserving the world’s oceans, will host the 35th Shark Week.

Momoa will guide fans through nearly 20 new hours of television featuring the apex predators, including “Belly of the Beast: Feeding Frenzy” that will provide a first time, close-up look at a great white shark feast -- captured by researchers with cameras inside a whale carcass decoy -- or “Cocaine Sharks” that reveals what happens to sharks that possibly feed on cocaine and other illegal drugs dumped in South Florida waters.

Here is your SHARK WEEK guide to everything you need to know: what to watch, where, and when.

July 12, 2023

By: Discovery

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Belly of the Beast: Feeding Frenzy

In a Shark Week first, researchers brave a great white shark-feeding frenzy inside a life-size whale decoy – which could be the key to finding the biggest Great White Sharks in South African history.

Watch Sunday, July 23 at 8p ET on Discovery

Jaws vs the Meg

The MEG, a massive shark measuring 50 feet and weighing 60 tons, was once feared as the most fearsome predator. It could devour a killer whale effortlessly, but new evidence suggests that its cousin, the Great White Shark, may have caused its extinction.

Watch Sunday, July 23 at 9p ET on Discovery

Serial Killer: Red Sea Attacks

Shark attack investigator Brandon McMillan and cinematographer Fo Zayed travel to Egypt, hoping to figure out what’s behind three recent deadly shark attacks off some of the Red Sea’s most posh resorts.

Watch Sunday, July 23 at 10p ET on Discovery

Shark Week: Off the Hook

Dive into the biggest thrills and most terrifying moments of 35 years of Shark Week as we go behind the scenes of iconic moments and reveal never-before-seen footage of the fearless adventurers who get up close with the world’s scariest creatures!

Watch Sunday, July 23 at 11p ET on Discovery

Great White Fight Club

A team of experts venture into the treacherous waters of New Zealand to provide groundbreaking evidence that female white sharks unequivocally dominate the ocean, reigning as the ultimate controllers of its fierce battlegrounds.

Watch Monday, July 24 at 8p ET on Discovery

Monsters of the Bermuda Triangle

A Porbeagle tagged off New England vanishes in the Bermuda Triangle. Evidence suggests it could be a monstrous predator. Dr. James Sulikowski and a team of scientists dive into treacherous depths to uncover the truth behind an apex predator.

Watch Monday, July 24 at 9p ET on Discovery

Alien Sharks: Strange New Worlds

The tip of South Africa is a hotspot of unusual sharks that exhibit bizarre behaviors and alien appearances. Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante explores stunning kelp forests and ocean depths never seen by humans to study these extraordinary creatures.

Watch Monday, July 24 at 10p ET on Discovery

Mako Mania: Battle for California

Off the coast of Los Angeles, a new population of super makos is challenging Great Whites for hunting territories. Dr. Craig O'Connell, Fo Zayed, and Kendyl Bernet deploy state-of-the-art technology to reveal their dominance.

Watch Tuesday, July 25 at 8p ET on Discovery

Raiders of the Lost Shark

Shark expert Matt Dicken and Shark Week legend Dickie Chivell embark on a relentless quest to locate the elusive and colossal shark named Dutchess, who mysteriously vanished from Gansbaai, South Africa, years ago.

Watch Tuesday, July 25 at 9p ET on Discovery

Monster Hammerheads: Killer Instinct

Dr. Tristan Guttridge believes Hammerhead sharks can reach monster sizes by hunting other sharks – but the only way to prove it is to get tissue samples from some of the largest sharks on the planet.

Watch Tuesday, July 25 at 10p ET on Discovery

Air Jaws: Final Frontier

Shark filmmakers hunt for "Air Jaws" in New Zealand's hidden "launch pad." Andy Casagrande and Jeff Kurr seek the 2nd breaching great white to uncover secrets that make history in these waters.

Watch Wednesday, July 26 at 8p ET on Discovery

Florida Shark: Blood in the Water

Paul de Gelder is diving into the Shark Attack Capital of the World to conduct experiments that will confirm what makes these Dangerous Waters and determine methods to mitigate the risk.

Watch Wednesday, July 26 at 9p ET on Discovery

Cocaine Sharks

For decades rumors of cocaine-fueled sharks have been whispered throughout the fishing community. Shark expert Tom Hird travels to the Florida Keys to investigate what happens with the sharks coming in contact with the most notorious drug on the planet.

Watch Wednesday, July 26 at 10p ET on Discovery

Jaws in the Shallows

Shark Week veteran, Dr. Riley Elliott, has traveled all over to study Great Whites, but now they're terrorizing the beaches of New Zealand. Riley and his wife, Amber Jones, set out to find answers to keep their loved ones safe before it's too late.

Watch Thursday, July 27 at 8p ET on Discovery

Monster Mako: Fresh Blood

Off California’s coast, twelve-foot-long monster mako sharks compete head-to-head with great whites for prey. Dr. Austin Gallagher and his team get up close with both predators in the shark dome and also track makos breaching eight feet out of the ocean.

Watch Thursday, July 27 at 9p ET on Discovery

Shark vs Snake: Battle of the Bites

Tiger sharks are washing up dead on the beaches of Western Australia with no sign of attack. Forrest Galante has a theory that deadly sea snakes are turning these apex predators into prey! In the battle of shark against snake, are snakes winning?

Watch Thursday, July 27 at 10p ET on Discovery

Tropic Jaws

When a 16-foot great white invades Bali, Indonesia's warm coast, it sparks fears they could adapt to hunting the tropical beaches. Dr. Craig O'Connell and Madison Stewart are on a mission to find Tropic Jaws and discover why they are here.

Watch Friday, July 28 at 8p ET on Discovery

Deadly Sharks of Paradise

Scientists in South America are studying a shark species thought to be responsible for a spike in attacks since 1990. Marine biologist Danni Washington and shark conservationist Paul de Gelder join a team tracking tiger sharks off a pristine tropical archipelago in Brazil.

Watch Friday, July 28 at 9p ET on Discovery

The Haunting of Shark Tower

News of a harrowing shark encounter at North Carolina's Frying Pan Tower has underwater cinematographer Andy Casagrande and shark expert Kori Burkhardt on a dangerous quest to discover whether great white sharks are moving into the state's waters.

Watch Friday, July 28 at 10p ET on Discovery

Dawn of the Monster Mako

A 14-foot giant mako shark is spotted in the waters of Portugal's Azores region. Underwater cinematographer Joe Romeiro and his wife, marine biologist Lauren Romeiro, search the teeming depths around the ancient islands to capture the beast on film.

Watch Saturday, July 29 at 8p ET on Discovery

Megasharks of Dangerous Reef

The remote islands off the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia are believed to harbor some of the biggest white sharks on the planet. While local fishing reports suggest these giant sharks are still around, they’re rarely seen.

Watch Saturday, July 29 at 9p ET on Discovery