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Subject: "Shark Week" on Discovery Channel Next Month

Author:
Jim Morris

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Date Posted: 932747137PDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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SHARK WEEK RETURNS AUGUST 8-15,
FEATURING > 5 PREMIERES AND THE
FIRST-EVER *LIVE* "SHARK WEEK"
BROADCAST

-- Two-hour "Live From a Shark Cage" to be
broadcast Aug. 8 live from Bikini Atoll, post-World
War II U.S. nuclear testing site --
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It's not summer without SHARK WEEK, and this year the
Discovery Channel is offering viewers the ultimate SHARK
WEEK experience -- a two-hour, live broadcast. The
program, "Live From a Shark Cage," kicks off SHARK
WEEK from Sun., August 8 to Sun., August 15 (see
schedule for exact times).

Last year, more than 25 million people tuned in to
SHARK WEEK, Discovery's most popular
programming event. This year's event features seven
shark programs -- five premieres -- that present the
latest scientific information about shark behavior, and
provide a well-rounded view of the diverse species
of sharks.

Hosted by correspondent Forrest Sawyer, the kickoff
program, "Live From a Shark Cage," will take viewers
into the warm, blue Pacific waters of Bikini Atoll, the
site of devastating nuclear testing in the 1940s and 50s.
There, pioneering film producer, director and underwater
cinematographer Al Giddings (Titanic, The Abyss) will utilize
the latest filming and diving technologies to provide a
remarkable you-are-there viewpoint as he dives real-time
with tiger sharks, oceanic white-tips and the territorial
grey reef shark. Additional experts will be on hand to
explain the sharks' behavior and biology, and historical
background about Bikini.

"Live From a Shark Cage" will broadcast Sunday, August 8,
from 9-11 PM (ET) and 11 PM - 1 AM (ET). It will air live in
Pacific Time from 6-8 PM and 8-10 PM.

Additionally, Discovery Channel Online (www.discovery.com)
will feature daily dispatches from the dive, beginning July 31.

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"SHARK WEEK" PROGRAM SCHEDULE
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Sun., August 8, 9-10PM (ET) & 6-8PM (PT)
"LIVE FROM A SHARK CAGE" (world premiere)

Mon., August 9, 9-10PM (ET/PT)
"SECRET LIFE OF SHARKS" (premiere)
[A BBC/Discovery co-production. Provides an overview
of shark biology, utilizing footage of shark behavior
from around the world to reveal details about the
lives of many of the 350+ species of shark. Narrated
by David Attenborough]

Tues., August 10, 9-10PM
"BIG TOOTH: DEAD OR ALIVE" (N. American premiere)
[A BBC/Discovery co-production. A one-hour profile
of the prehistoric megalodon]

Wed., August 11, 9-10PM
"SHARKS OF THE DEEP BLUE" (world premiere)
[Profiles the sharks that patrol deep offshore waters,
including the oceanic white-tip and bull shark.
Narrated by Malcolm McDowell.]

Thurs., August 12, 9-10PM
"PREHISTORIC SHARKS"
[An encore of last year's popular look at the prehistoric
sharks of the ancient seas]

Fri., August 13, 9-10PM
"SHARKS IN A DESERT SEA" (world premiere)
[Follows U.S. biologist Dr. Rocky Strong and naturalist
Rocio Lozario, as they search for modern proof of a
great white shark in the seas of the most remote islands
off the Baja Mexico coast, including the Isla De
Revillagigedo islands]

Sat., August 14, 9-10PM
"HAMMERHEADS"
[An encore of last year's episode on hammerheads]

Sun., August 15, 1-2PM (ET/PT), "HAMMERHEADS"
2-3PM, "SHARKS IN A DESERT SEA"
3-4PM, "PREHISTORIC SHARKS"
4-5PM, "SHARKS OF THE DEEP BLUE"
5-6PM, "BIG TOOTH: DEAD OR ALIVE"
6-7PM, "SECRET LIFE OF SHARKS"
7-9PM, "LIVE FROM A SHARK CAGE"

Discovery Channel is one of the U.S.'s three largest
cable television networks, serving 76.4 million
households across the nation.

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