Shark Week 2014

Former NRL star and fishing expert Andrew ‘ET’ Ettingshausen returns for his fifth year as host of Discovery’s Shark Week from December 1st.

This will be the 19th Shark Week for Discovery, subscription televisions longest running stunt. This year there is 11 hours of premiere content, with two of the programs filmed in New Zealand.

Premieres include:

Air Jaws: Fin of Fury:
Premieres Monday December 1 at 9.30pm (AEDT/NZDT)
(1 ep X 60 mins)
Filmed in South Africa
Air Jaws programming has pushed and expanded our understanding of great white sharks and has become one of the iconic SHARK WEEK programs. In Air Jaws: Fin of Fury, Natural History producer Jeff Kurr and his team return using incredible new cameras and high tech underwater gadgetry to track down the missing “mega-shark” named Colossus.

Lair of the Mega Shark
Premieres Monday December 1 at 8.30pm (AEDT/NZDT)
(1 ep X 60 mins)
Filmed in New Zealand
Lair of the Mega Shark follows famed shark experts Jeff Kerr and Andy Cassagrande head to New Zealand on a life-or-death mission to investigate the sightings of a 20 foot Great White that resembles the legend of a giant great white shark Maoris call the “lord of the sharks.” Jeff and Andy will risk everything to track down this Mega Shark believed to be lurking in the shadows of the New Zealand coast line.

Jaws Strikes Back
Premieres Wednesday December 3 at 8.30pm (AEDT/NZDT)
(1 ep X 60 mins)
Filmed at Guadalupe Island Mexico
In Jaws Strikes Back, marine biologist Greg Skomal and the sharkcam team travel to the remote Pacific island of Guadalupe, home to some of the largest great white sharks on earth, to film an epic clash of the titans. Their mission: to film Jaws hunt two-ton mega seals.

Monster Hammerhead
Premieres Thursday December 4 at 8.30pm (AEDT/NZDT)
(1 ep X 60 mins)
Filmed in Florida Keys
Monster Hammerhead explores a legendary hammerhead shark that has been patrolling Florida’s shores for the past 60 years. Now, a team of scientists and anglers look to explore the mystery and find out if the legend could be real.

Zombie Sharks
Premieres Tuesday December 2 at 9.30pm (AEDT/NZDT)
(1 ep X 60 mins)
Filmed in Baja, Bahamas and New Zealand
Zombie Sharks explores tonic immobility, a catatonic zombie-like state that can be achieved in sharks. This shark phenomenon has been studied by scientists for years, but a recent spike in orca whale attacks on great white sharks suggests that orcas have now learned how to immobilize and prey on great whites. Professional diver Eli Martinez looks to prove this theory by being the first person to induce underwater tonic immobility in a massive great white shark.

Spawn of Jaws: The Birth
Premieres Friday December 5 at 9.30pm (AEDT/NZDT)
(1 ep X 60 mins)
Filmed at Guadalupe Island Mexico and Malibu
Dr. Michael Domeier has spent years scouring the Pacific Ocean hoping to solve one of the greatest mysteries of shark science: the location of great white pupping grounds. In 2013, he set the process in motion by successfully tagging a pregnant female shark that he called Gil Rakers. Now he’s returning to the sea in Spawn of Jaws 2: The Birth to follow her journey and be the first to capture the birth of a baby great white shark.

I Escaped Jaws 2
Premieres Tuesday December 2 at 8.30pm (AEDT/NZDT)
(1 ep X 60 mins)
Filmed in various locations including Australia
I Escaped Jaws 2 is a shark special featuring attack stories told from the perspective of the survivor. Using first person interviews and actual footage of the attacks, we take a look at why the attacks occurred and how the victims narrowly escaped with their lives. Includes interview with Abalone Wars’ Greg Pickering.

Sharkageddon
Premieres Wednesday December 3 at 9.30pm (AEDT/NZDT)
(1 ep X 60 mins)
Filmed in Hawaii
Hawaii is thought of as an idyllic vacation destination, but recent spikes in shark attacks are turning these shores into a shark hot spot. Hawaiian native and surf legend Kala Alexander knows these waters better than anyone, and he hopes to uncover the reason behind this sudden shark invasion in Sharkageddon.

Spawn of Jaws
Premieres Friday December 5 at 8.30pm (AEDT/NZDT)
(1 ep X 60 mins)
Filmed in various locations
Labeled White Death and feared as a cold-blooded, mindless killer the Great White shark spawned the legend of Jaws. But the Ocean’s fiercest predator is also one of the most mysterious of all sharks – no one knows where they give birth. Maverick Scientist, Dr. Michael Domeier is on a mission to unravel this mystery using a revolutionary method of tracking. He assembles a crack team – including actor Paul Walker – and tries a radical, new approach. This way of tagging is safer for the sharks, but far more dangerous for the team who have to battle massive animals that are heavier than their boat.

Alien Sharks: Return to the Abyss
Premieres Thursday December 4 at 9.30pm (AEDT/NZDT)
(1 ep X 60 mins)
Filmed in Indian Ocean, Florida and California
In Alien Sharks: Return to the Abyss, shark researcher Paul Clerkin heads to the Indian Ocean to investigate the ocean’s darkest depths in search of shark species that scientists never even knew existed and get a glimpse of the last known group of bioluminescent sharks in the world.

Sharksanity (clip show)
Premieres Saturday December 6 at 8.30pm (AEDT/NZDT)
(1 ep X 60 mins)
Filmed in various locations
A look at the most insane bites, strikes and close calls from Shark Week 2014. Plus, your picks for the 5 craziest Shark Week moments ever.