Shark Week 2023: How to watch Discovery’s annual programming block? Host, episode schedule and more details

The popular annual programming block Shark Week has gained in popularity over the years since first premiering in July 1988. The highly anticipated shark-centric show is back with its 2023 edition and here’s what you need to know about this year’s programming including release date, streaming details, host, full schedule and more details.

When does Shark Week 2023 premiere and where to watch it?

Sugar Week 2023 premieres on 23 July 2023 on Discovery. The highly anticipated week-long television programming block will air episodes on the channel and will be available to stream on HBO Max. This year, the event will feature “for the first time, a close-up look at a great white shark feast captured by researchers with cameras inside a whale carcass,” as well as an overview of what happens to sharks that eat cocaine and drugs released into the ocean.

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Who will host Shark Week 2023?

Jason Momoa will host the 2023 edition of Shark Week and lead his 35th year as master of ceremonies. The Aquaman star said, “As the host of Shark Week, I’m extremely excited to take you on this journey. This project means more to me than just a week of talking about sharks. It’s an opportunity for me to learn and share my connection with these amazing creatures.”

shark week 2023 schedule

23 July 2023

• Belly of the Beast: Feeding Frenzy (8 PM ET)
• Jaws vs. The Mag (9 p.m. ET)
• Serial Killer: Red Sea Feeding Frenzy (10 p.m. ET)
• Shark Week: Off the Hook (11 PM ET)

24 July 2023

• Great White Fight Club (8 p.m. ET)
• Monsters of the Bermuda Triangle (9 p.m. ET)
• Alien Shark: Strange New World (10 p.m. ET)

25 July 2023

• MakoMania: Battle for California (8 p.m. ET)
• Raiders of the Lost Shark (9 p.m. ET)
• Monster Hammerheads: Killer Instinct (10 p.m. ET)

26 July 2023

• Air Jaws: Final Frontier (8 p.m. ET)
• Florida Sharks: Blood in the Water (9 PM ET)
• Cocaine Shark (10 p.m. ET)

27 July 2023

• Jaws in the Shallows (8 p.m. ET)
• Monster Mako: Fresh Blood (9 p.m. ET)
• Shark vs. Snake: Battle of the Bite (10 p.m. ET)

28 July 2023

• Tropic Jaws (8 p.m. ET)
• Deadly Sharks in Paradise (9 p.m. ET)
• Haunting at the Shark Tower (10 p.m. ET)

29 July 2023

• Dawn of the Monster Mako (8 PM ET)
• Mega Sharks of the Deadly Reef (9 p.m. ET)

Shark Week has been the longest-running cable television programming event in history since 2010. It premieres annually in July–August and was started with the aim of spreading information about shark conservation and dispelling misconceptions about the creatures. Josh Gates was the host for the 2020 and 2021 editions and Dwayne Johnson took over for 2022.

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