Shark Week on Discovery, the channel’s annual ode to the apex predator, will air July 28 through August 4. Discovery Channel announced its plans for the 31st installment of its popular summer series in a promotional video it released on Friday.
This year’s slate of programming will be headlined by “Shark Trip: Eat. Prey. Chum.” hosted by comedian Rob Riggle. Riggle, who will also host Discovery’s “Shark After Dark,” will surprise his friends Anthony Anderson, Adam Devine, Joel McHale and Damon Wayans Jr. with the ultimate shark-themed adventure much as he did in last year’s top-rated show “Shaq Does Shark Week.”
“I’m a huge Shark Week fan and can’t wait to dive back into the water with the oceans most magnificent creatures. It’s going to be an epic ‘Shark Trip’ with some of my best buddies,” said Riggle.
Other Shark Week 2019 shows will include specials like “Mayne vs. Shark,” which will feature illusionist Andrew Mayne, “Sharks of the Badlands,” which will explore the sharks of New Zealand and “Tiger Shark Island,” which was filmed off the coast of Australia. This year’s slate of shark-centric documentaries will also include sequels to fan favorite episodes such as Great White Abyss II and Air Jaws’ Revenge.
Shark Week 2019 will feature over 20 hours of new shark-themed programming that will feature nearly two dozen of the world’s most respected marine biologists and science institutions performing innovative shark research technology while offering compelling insight on some of the most unique shark species in the world. This year’s ode to the ocean’s apex predator, now in its 31st season, “will take viewers to the depths of the ocean in search of Deep Blue, employ the first ‘drone-towed’ seal decoy, and test some of the most exciting, cutting-edge technology for shark detecting surveillance.”
Discover will also continue its tradition of delivering original content through its digital and social media platforms. Last year, Shark Week-related content reached 48 million users across Facebook and Instagram.
This year, Discovery will be supporting several ocean conservation organizations, including Oceana, to help protect sharks, which are threatened by a global shark fin trade that includes fins from as many as 73 million sharks each year. The fight against this brutal, wasteful practice is also supported by collaborations with major brands that raise money for Oceana’s campaigns and create content to educate fans about why healthy oceans need sharks.
Discovery will also be working with Ocean Conservancy again this year to help clean up beaches and inland waterways across the country to keep our waters clean for sharks and the other marine life that live in them. More than 8 million metric tons of plastic enter our ocean every year. Ocean Conservancy is working around the world to stop the flow of plastic into the ocean by 2030 and organizes the world’s largest volunteer effort on behalf of the ocean, the International Coastal Cleanup.
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