Shark Week opens with “Great White Sex Battle.” Watch three consecutive premieres starting at 8 p.m. ET on Discovery.

In its 37th year, Shark Week is the Discovery Channel's annual weeklong slate of shark-related programming. This year's event kicked off Sunday, July 20, with "Dancing With Sharks," an inter-species dance competition hosted by returning "Dancing With the Stars" frontman Tom Bergeron.

Land locked New Mexicans aren't immune to the charm of rows of teeth and prehistoric shivers. Shark Week 2025 kicked off July 20 with programming in the evening timeslots scheduled through July 25, with a truncated schedule on July 26.