Shark Week 2025: How to watch 'Expedition Unknown: Shark Files' and more of the annual summer series
Have you noticed the sharks are late this year? Shark Week 2025 finally splashed onto our screens this past Sunday, just in time for the hottest days of the year — the perfect time to sit inside with the AC blasting while you watch hours of new shark content every night, or go take a dip in the water yourself (if you're brave enough).
This year's week of shark-centric content, courtesy of the Discovery Channel, includes Dancing with Sharks, an "unprecedented" underwater dance competition between divers and their toothy dance partners. Dancing with the Stars alum Tom Bergeron hosts the Shark Week special. Tonight you can catch fin-tastic programs, including Expedition Unknown: Shark Files, Expedition X: Malpelo Monster Shark and Alien Sharks: Death Down Under.
Are you ready to dive into Shark Week? Here's everything you need to know, including where to stream Shark Week, the full Shark Week TV schedule and more.
How to watch Shark Week 2025:
Dates: July 20-26
Time: 8 p.m. nightly
TV channel: Discovery
Streaming: HBO Max, Discovery+
When is Shark Week 2025?
This year's Shark Week falls a little later than usual, kicking off this Sunday, July 20, and running through Saturday, July 26.
Shark Week channel:
Shark Week content airs on the Discovery Channel and will be available to stream on Discovery+ and HBO Max.
Where to stream Shark Week:
Shark Week 2025 host:
There's been no announcement of a Shark Week host or "master of ceremonies," a concept that was introduced in 2022. Past celebrity hosts of Shark Week include Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jason Momoa and, most recently, John Cena.
Shark Week 2025 schedule:
All times Eastern
Sunday, July 20:
8 p.m.: Dancing With Sharks
9 p.m.: Air Jaws: The Hunt for Colossus
10 p.m.: Great White Assassins
Monday, July 21:
8 p.m.: Great White Sex Battle
9 p.m.: Jaws vs Mega Croc
10 p.m.: In the Eye of the Storm: Shark Storm
Tuesday, July 22:
8 p.m.: Great White North Invasion
9 p.m.: How to Survive a Shark Attack
10 p.m.: Black Mako of the Abyss
Wednesday, July 23:
8 p.m.: Expedition Unknown: Shark Files
9 p.m.: Expedition X: Malpelo Monster Shark
10 p.m.: Alien Sharks: Death Down Under
Thursday, July 24:
8 p.m.: Surviving Jaws
9 p.m.: Caught! Sharks Strike Back
10 p.m.: Frankenshark
Friday, July 25:
8 p.m.: Great White Reign of Terror
9 p.m.: Florida's Death Beach
10 p.m.: Bull Shark Showdown
Saturday, July 26:
8 p.m.: Attack Of The Devil Shark
9 p.m.: Battle for Shark Mountain
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