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Shark Week (1988)

Shark Week

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43m

July 17th, 1988

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The Discovery Channel's Shark Week, first broadcast on July 17, 1987, is a weeklong series of feature television programs dedicated to sharks. Held annually, normally in July or August, Shark Week was originally developed to raise awareness and respect for sharks. It is the longest-running cable television programming event in history. Now broadcast in over 72 countries, Shark Week is promoted heavily via social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

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Cast

Andy Casagrande
Self
Chris Fallows
Self
Paul de Gelder
Self
Jason Hildebrandt
Narrator
Craig O'Connell
Self
J.V. Martin
Narrator
Greg Skomal
Self
Ralph Collier
Self
Jeff Kurr
Self
Joe Romeiro
Self - Shark Researcher
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Directors

Jeff Kurr
(27 episodes, 1998-2020)
Nick Stringer
(8 episodes, 2011-2019)
Tony Sacco
(5 episodes, 2010-2016)
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Producers

Jeff Kurr
producer / executive producer / executive producer (27 episodes, 2001-2020)
Paul Gasek
executive producer
Discovery Channel / supervising : Discovery Channel / / : discovery channel / network / producer: discovery channel (24 episodes, 2007-2019)
Paul Matusheski
executive producer / co-executive producer (22 episodes, 2009-2020)
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Writers

Jeff Kurr
creator
(1 episode, 2011)
Jeff Kurr
written by
(8 episodes, 1998-2014)
Jeff Kurr
(written, created and developed by) (1 episode, 2018)
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Taglines

Shark n’ awe!

Keywords

nature
two word title
underwater scene
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

January 1st, 1998 (Japan)
July 17th, 1988 (United States of America)

Alternative Titles

Shark Week (original title)
Semana do Tubarão (Brazil)
Седмицата на акулите (Bulgaria) (Bulgarian title)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

43 min

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Entertainment
Discovery Channel
Discovery

Distribution Companies

Discovery Channel (Worldwide)

Other Companies

FineTune Music (music supplier)
Ka'ua Foundation (underwater filming) / underwater filming

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