The Discovery Channel's Shark Week, first aired in summer 1987, is a week-long series of feature television programs dedicated to sharks. Shark Week is held annually, normally running in July and/or August.
In 2000, six million 3D Pulfrich glasses were distributed to viewers in the United States and Canada for an episode featuring an extinct giant shark which had 3D segments.
In 2005, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from the Discovery Channel seri...
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The Discovery Channel's Shark Week, first aired in summer 1987, is a week-long series of feature television programs dedicated to sharks. Shark Week is held annually, normally running in July and/or August.
In 2000, six million 3D Pulfrich glasses were distributed to viewers in the United States and Canada for an episode featuring an extinct giant shark which had 3D segments.
In 2005, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from the Discovery Channel series MythBusters hosted Shark Week, and a two-hour MythBusters "Jaws Special" was premiered for the event.
In 2006, Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs hosted, and two Dirty Jobs episodes were featured, titled "Jobs that Bite" and "Jobs that Bite…Harder". Also during the week, the Silver Spring, Maryland, headquarters of the Discovery Channel was outfitted to resemble a giant shark.
In 2007 Discovery Channel celebrated Shark Week's 20th Anniversary hosted by Les Stroud, host of Survivorman. The 20th anniversary included the launch of Sharkrunners, a video...
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