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TORONTO (June 2, 2016) – A cultural phenomenon and summer obsession, the biggest feeding frenzy of the year is fin-ally here and making waves! The greatest anticipated summer television event, SHARK WEEK, begins Sunday, June 26 at 8 p.m. ET and continues through Sunday, July 3 with a toothy primetime schedule that complements a broad range of original shark-focused Canadian programming.

This year, SHARK WEEK celebrates its 21^st anniversary in Canada and promises to keep viewers afloat with all-new jaw-dropping and gripping shark stories. Working with nearly two dozen of the most respected marine biologists and science institutions, SHARK WEEK highlights some of the most recent breakthroughs and developments to reveal remarkable new insights into these magnificent creatures.

SHARK WEEK introduces its first-ever immersive virtual reality experience to fans! Plunging into the deep blue alongside sharks with Discovery VR, Discovery’s dedicated VR experience, is available on Android, iOS, DiscoveryVR.com, and Discovery’s Facebook and YouTube channels. The offering includes an augmented reality experience where fans can swim with (and learn about) sharks and unlock geo-based experiences and games.

Take the plunge into the program descriptions for SHARK WEEK 2016! (Check local listings to confirm broadcast times). Note: all programming subject to change; some scheduling yet to be announced):

DAILY PLANET

Monday, June 27 to Friday, July 1 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT

Co-hosts Ziya Tong and Dr. Dan Riskin return for the third year in a row to anchor Canada’s SHARK WEEK on DAILY PLANET. Featuring dozens of original shark science stories and content from the planet’s vast oceans, each daily episode spotlights the world’s biggest, strangest, and most mysterious species of sharks – the basking shark, cookie cutter shark, thresher shark, Greenland shark, sand tiger shark, and many more.

AIR JAWS: NIGHT STALKER

Famed shark photographer Chris Fallows embarks on his eighth AIR JAWS adventure. Joined by shark expert Jeff Kurr and shark biologist Neil Hammerschlag, the trio discover how great white sharks hunt in total darkness. Narrated by Lena Headey (GAME OF THRONES), the special explores how great whites can hunt effectively with or without any sun or moonlight.

DEADLIEST SHARK

Using cutting-edge research and thrilling historical evidence, Dr. Michael Domeier and Dr. Barry Bruce search for rare oceanic white tip sharks to uncover whether the species deserves the reputation of “world’s deadliest shark.” History says they are – and when the scientists dive in the Bahamas and off the Hawaiian Islands, they’re spooked by this very dangerous species.

ISLE OF JAWS

Within this program, the virtual reality experience ISLE OF JAWS offers an immersive underwater world experience via the Discovery VR app. Fans can investigate the disappearance of great white sharks from the Neptune Islands off of South Australia. In 2016, award-winning shark cinematographer Andy Casagrande discovered that great white sharks had strangely and completely disappeared (from the from the area). Searching west along the known great white migration route, he stumbles upon an all-male concentration of great whites off an uncharted island.

JAWS OF THE DEEP

Marine biologist Greg Skomal and the REMUS SharkCam team return to Guadalupe to find the world’s largest great white shark, Deep Blue. This time they deploy two robot subs: one that dives to 300 feet, and another that goes to 2,000 feet. Together they build a profile of how the great white uses the entire water column. The team uncovers hunting techniques and strategies great whites use to ambush their prey.

JUNGLE SHARK

Marine biologist Dr. Craig O’Connell and Andy Casagrande travel up the Serena River in the rainforests of Costa Rica to understand why young bull sharks swim up river, and how they avoid the American crocodiles living there. O’Connell thinks the sharks can smell the crocs and creates a first-of-its-kind croc scent-based bull shark repellant – revealing an important discovery that could save human lives!

NUCLEAR SHARKS

Grandson to legendary underwater explorer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau, Philippe Cousteau and his wife Ashlan travel with marine biologist Luke Tipple to Bikini Atoll to explore a marine environment once destroyed during the Cold War by nuclear testing. Today, nature has proven resilient, restoring the marine ecosystem and repopulating the atoll with reef sharks. But since reef sharks are considered non-migratory, where did they come from?

SHALLOW WATER INVASION

Using a self-propelled shark cage called "The Explorer", marine biologists Mauricio Hoyos and Grant Johnson investigate a recent discovery at Guadalupe Island – great whites moving into shallow waters at night. This movement demonstrates that sharks entering shallow water are exhibiting normal behaviour – which would account for some of the shark encounters happening with greater frequency toward shore along coastlines.

SHARK BAIT

There’s been a war going on between seal and great whites for millions of years. Now there's a new battleground on the map: Cape Cod. Dr. Greg Skomal and his team question how the sharks ended up there and how an increasing number of them are exploiting Cape Cod’s bounty of seals. More importantly: what is the impact if the populations of these two species continue to multiply at the current rate?

SHARKS AMONG US

Shark encounters are increasing around the globe. The solutions to deal with the public’s growing anxiety range from culling to using nets and drumlins – all of which kill sharks. Dr. Craig O’Connell believes he has developed a system that will prove once and for all that sharks and people can peacefully coexist.

SHARKS VS. DOLPHINS: FACE OFF

Sharks and dolphins have shared the oceans for ages, but only recently have scientists begun to understand the true nature of the relationship between these two masters of the sea. This coexistence is hostile and dangerous – particularly for dolphins. Dr. Mike Heithaus and his team introduce new research that may solve why sharks attack dolphins with shocking frequency..

SHARKSANITY

Only the closest calls, biggest bites, and greatest gadgets made the cut to bring viewers the greatest moments from SHARK WEEK 2016! Then, viewers’ top picks for the best of SHARK WEEK history are revealed.

SHARKTACULAR

Eli Roth returns as host of a new hour-long special. Roth introduces viewers to the greatest sharks in SHARK WEEK history, fan-submitted viral videos, and exclusive sneak peeks of the most riveting moments featured during this year’s SHARK WEEK extravaganza.

SHARKTOPIA

Famed marine biologist and shark expert Barbara Block has been studying white sharks off the coast of California for more than 27 years. Now, with breakthrough camera and tracking technologies, she’s giving scientists and viewers a portrait of a formerly unseen domain. She calls it the Blue Serengeti – a vast, rich, and hidden world now more visible thanks to new camera tags deployed on both predator and prey.

THE KILLING GAMES

Dr. Jonathan Werry and Andy Casagrande travel to a special location in South Australia to research a new great white hunting strategy, where the sharks no longer wait for seals to enter the ocean – they come out of the water and snatch them from shore! Not unique to Australia, this behaviour suggests sharks are much more intelligent than previously thought and can learn new techniques…particularly when there’s food involved.

THE RETURN OF MONSTER MAKO

Professional shark tagger Keith Poe, along with marine biologists Greg Stunz, Matt Ajemian, and their team use state-of-the-art technology to document a live-predation of a 1,000-pound mako shark -- what fishermen call a "grander". Granders are enormous makos that transform when they reach 10 feet in length or 1,000 pounds – they become more secretive and begin to hunt bigger prey like seals. And they’ve been hard to find on the east coast – until Joe Romeiro and team jump in the water after dark and come face to face with these carnivores of the deep.

TIGER BEACH

Dr. Neil Hammerschlag is one of the world's leading tiger shark expert. Now, he’s on a quest to answer what he calls the trifecta of tiger shark science questions: where do these giant sharks mate? Where do the pregnant females gestate? And where do they give birth? He hopes to find answers by tagging and tracking 40 individual sharks across a shallow area off the Bahamas called Tiger Beach. Second only to great whites, the tiger shark's killing power and voracious appetite is the stuff of legend.

WRATH OF A GREAT WHITE SERIAL KILLER

A newcomer has taken up residence in the waters of the Pacific Northwest – the great white shark. Shark expert Ralph Collier and Emmy^® award-winning host Brandon McMillan seek answers to why great whites travel so far north to congregate in this one particular place?

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