Discovery’s Shark Week: Eli Roth, Billy Idol, and More; See the Full Schedule!
Discovery’s annual “Shark Week” is kicking off on Sunday, July 5th, and along with the usual “Sharksanity,” this year brings us Eli Roth hosting “Shark After Dark,” a theme song by Billy Idol (see a behind-the-scenes video below), and live shark cams to turn your computer screen into a truly killer aquarium.
People scored an exclusive promo video for Roth’s new gig as a late-night talk show host, which begins Monday, July 6th, at 11pm. He told them: “I’ve always been a huge fan of ‘Shark Week.'” When I was in New York City after college, there was a phone booth with the most incredible poster of a Great White from ‘Shark Week.’ I stole it and hung it my apartment because it was the coolest poster I had ever seen.”
He mentioned how the timing couldn’t be better: “Coincidentally, I’m working on a giant dinosaur shark movie called Meg that I’m going to be shooting for Warner Bros. for summer 2017. I thought, ‘What are the chances that I’m about to start prepping a massive shark movie, and I get to meet all the top experts in the world?’ It’s perfect.”
Here’s the full “Shark Week” schedule. You’ll find Billy’s video at the end. For more info visit Discovery.com.
Sunday, July 5
Shark Trek — 8 p.m. ET — Researchers study Great White sharks off the Florida coast.
Island of the Mega Shark — 9 p.m. ET — Scientists try to photograph the biggest Great White sharks in Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
Monster Mako — 10 p.m. ET — Scientists try to clock the top speed of Mako sharks, known as the fastest sharks in the ocean.
Monday, July 6
Return of the Great White Serial Killer — 9 p.m. ET — Focuses on frequent shark attacks in Surf Beach, California.
Alien Sharks: Close Encounters — 10 p.m. ET — The search for alien sharks that glow in the dark.
Shark After Dark — 11 p.m. ET
Tuesday, July 7
Bride of Jaws — 9 p.m. ET — Features “Joan of Shark,” an 18-foot-long Great White that weighs over 3,000 pounds.
Tiburones: Sharks of Cuba — 10 p.m. ET —Shark researchers head to Cuba to prove some of the world’s largest Great White sharks existed in Cuba.
Shark After Dark — 11 p.m. ET
Wednesday, July 8
Super Predator — 9 p.m. ET — Filmmaker Dave Riggs searches for a 9-foot Great White off the coast of Australia.
Ninja Sharks — 10 p.m. ET — Focuses on six sharks that are described as the “most lethal hunters in the sea.”
Shark After Dark — 11 p.m. ET
Thursday, July 9
Shark Planet — 9 p.m. ET — Researchers travel the globe to get up close and personal with a variety of sharks.
Shark After Dark — 11 p.m. ET
Friday, July 10
Sharks of the Shadowland — 9 p.m. ET — Are Sevengill sharks targeting government divers off the coast of New Zealand? An attack survivor and a researcher try to learn more.
Shark Clans —10 p.m. ET — TBA
Shark After Dark — 11 p.m. ET
Saturday, July 11
Sharksanity 2 — 9 p.m. ET — Highlights from Shark Week 2015
Sunday, July 12
Shark Island — 8 p.m. ET — Scientists try to learn more about the frequent shark attacks in Reunion Island located in the Indian Ocean.
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