For those who are feeling a little cabin fever due to “Stay-at-Home” orders and social distancing due to COVID-19, Discovery Channel is offering a s special weekend of shark-themed programming to dive into.
Discovery will air an encore presentation of some of its best Shark Week programming starting Saturday, April 4 at 6:00 a.m. and running until 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 5.
Saturday’s prime time programming will feature:
Expedition Unknown: Megalodon
Five times bigger than a T. Rex, with jaws capable of crushing a tank, the Megalodon was the ultimate apex predator. This 60-ton mega-shark ruled the world’s oceans for nearly 20 million years. Then, suddenly, it vanished. So how did the king of the deep lose his throne? Paleontologists are using fossilized teeth – the only surviving evidence of the Megalodon – to take a bite out of the mystery of its disappearance. These prehistoric dental records may hold the key to when this monster shark went extinct and why. Meanwhile, marine biologists are studying the Megalodon’s modern shark descendants to understand what caused its demise. What they’ve uncovered is a deep sea “Game of Thrones” that pitted one species against another in a battle for dominance. Josh is diving into shark-infested waters to unravel one of the oceans greatest mysteries – what happened to the mighty Meg?
Capsized: Blood in the Water
Based on the harrowing true story of an October 1982 shark encounter. After a yacht bound for Florida capsizes during an unexpected storm, its crew is left to drift for days in the chilling waters of the Atlantic where they become prey to a group of tiger sharks. With the hope of rescue dwindling, the crew must do everything in their power to survive as the sharks continue to hunt them. Starring Josh Duhamel, Tyler Blackburn, Beau Garrett, Rebekah Graf, and Josh Close.
The Sharks of Headstone Hell
In the middle of the South Pacific lies a tiny speck of land called Norfolk Island. At the end of the 18th century, it was the site of one of the harshest penal colonies on Earth. But today, it is the gathering spot of some of the largest tiger sharks on earth… and an extraordinary event – full size animal carcasses tossed into the sea by the present-day islanders. Has this practice completely altered the behavior of these massive sharks and made shark attacks on humans more likely when this beef buffet is outlawed? Shark scientist Riley Elliott is on a quest to find out.
FULL SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 4
9am EST: Shark Vortex
10am EST: Great Hammerhead Invasion
11am EST: Sharks of the Badlands
12pm EST: Alien Sharks: Stranger Fins
1pm EST: Air Jaws Strikes Back
2pm EST: Laws of Jaws: Dangerous Water
3pm EST: Ronda Rousey Uncaged
4pm EST: Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White
5pm EST: Shaq Does Shark Week
6pm EST: Guy Fieri’s Feeding Frenzy
7pm EST: Bear vs. Shark
8pm EST: Expedition Unknown: Megalodon
9pm EST: Capsized: Blood in the Water
11pm EST: The Sharks of Headstone Hell
12am EST: Air Jaws: The Hunted
1am EST: Shark Week’s Isle of Jaws
3am EST: Sharkwrecked: Crash Landing
Sunday, April 5
9am EST: Monster Hammerhead
10am EST: Shark-croc Showdown
11am EST: Monster Mako: Perfect Predator
12pm EST: Shark Cam Stakeout
1pm EST: Tiger Shark Invasion
2pm EST: Cuba’s Secret Shark Lair
3pm EST: Air Jaws: Fin of Fury
4pm EST: Extinct or Alive: The Lost Shark
5pm EST: Legend of Deep Blue
6pm EST: Naked and Afraid of Sharks