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Shark Week: Autotuned (Video)

Embarrassed that you don't have music for your Shark Week dance party tonight? Worry no more. John D. Boswell, aka melodysheep, who has remixed Mr. Rogers and other PBS icons, has turned his autotuning...

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Sorry, Shark Week: Logo Plans ‘Snark Week’ (Exclusive)

Logo TV is determined to be more biting than Shark Week: Just as Discovery airs its 27th annual celebration of teeth-gnashing fish, Logo will premiere its inaugural “Snark Week,” dedicated to the dark...

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Discovery Counts Down to Shark Week With ‘Gears, Fears and Rears’ Week...

Discovery Channel is giving everything it has in the week leading up to Shark Week. Appropriately dubbed “Gears, Fears and Rears Week,” the fun begins Sunday, Aug. 3 and continuing through Saturday,...

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‘Shark Week’ Start Hits 27-Year Ratings High

The start of Discovery’s”Shark Week” earned its best ratings in 27 years, thanks in part to big gains with women. Sunday’s start of the week earned a 2.27 rating in the key 25-54 demographic and 3.6...

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Top 10 Twitter TV Ratings: Teen Choice Awards Destroy ‘CMA Music Festival,’...

Surfboards over sharks, you guys: Sunday’s “Teen Choice 2014” topped this week’s Twitter TV Ratings, besting the “CMA Music Festival” and the opening to Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week.” For the teen...

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Shark Week Bites Off 42 Million Viewers, Highest Ratings Ever in Key Demos

Discovery’s “Shark Week” scored the best ratings in its proud 27-year history across several key demographics, the network announced. The week set records in viewers 25-54 and and women 25-54, as well...

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‘Naked and Afraid XL’ Leads Discovery Channel’s New Series Slate

Discovery Channel’s 2015-16 upfront slate is highlighted by the introduction of Elevation Weekend and super-sized new series “Naked and Afraid XL.” Other new shows include “Treasure Quest,” “Pacific...

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Hannibal Buress Shares His Low-Budget Shark Week Promo on ‘Conan’ (Video)

While appearing on “Conan” Wednesday night to promote his upcoming Comedy Central series “Why? With Hannibal Buress,” the comedian explained some of the show’s promotional strategy, which included a...

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Discovery’s Shark Week Sinks Teeth Into Best-Ever Ratings

Shark Week just bit off a hefty chunk of the Nielsen ratings sheets. The celebration of the deadly ocean predator scored among adults 25-54 and in total viewers, setting Discovery channel records in...

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Watch Adorable Seals Outrun Great White Shark on Discovery’s ‘Shweekend’...

Fans of Discovery’s “Shark Week”: cancel your weekend plans. Discovery’s first-ever “Shweekend” kicks off Saturday at 9 p.m., when the “Mythbusters” guys take on the movie “Jaws” for a second time. An...

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Craig Ferguson Dives Into ‘Shark Week’

CBS "Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson is taking on the Discovery Channel’s annual "Shark Week" marathon in August. He revealed the plan on his show Monday night. Ferguson is a big fan of "Shark...

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Discovery’s ‘Shark Week’ Sets Ratings Record

"Shark Week" — Discovery Channel's 23rd annual underwater predator marathon — got its best ratings ever this year. This year's version, which aired from Aug. 1-7, was watched by 30.8 million people....

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Andy Samberg Adds Chief Shark (Not Snark) Officer to His Resumé

“Saturday Night Live” funnyman Andy Samberg is about to have a shark encounter — and not with the land shark of yore that used to wreak terror on his show. Also read: "Craig Ferguson Dives Into Shark...

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‘Shark Week’ Begins its Annual Reign of Terror on July 31

The 24-year-old annual celebration of oceanic predators known as Shark Week will kick off on Sunday, July 31 at 9 p.m., Discovery Channel announced on Tuesday. This year's Shark Week — which will be...

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Shark Week 25th Anniversary Extravaganza Plans Revealed

Amazingly, it's been nearly 25 years since Shark Week first sank its teeth into the public's imagination, and Discovery Channel plans to duly commemorate the occasion this summer with a packed schedule...

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Shark Week: Half of 2017 Event’s Programming Is Already Locked Up, Rich Ross...

Rich Ross doesn’t waste time: the Discovery Group President has already got half his programming locked up for next year’s Shark Week, he told TheWrap. In addition to having entered production on 50...

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10 Best and Worst Shark Week Specials, From ‘Air Jaws’ to ‘Megalodon’ (Videos)

When Discovery Channel started Shark Week back in 1988, it was designed to take the shark craze started 13 years prior by “Jaws” and use it to dispel movie myths and encourage people to understand...

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Shark Week: 9 Memorable Movie & TV Predators, From ‘Jaws’ to ‘Sharknado’...

Shark Week just bit off a hefty chunk of the Nielsen ratings sheets. The celebration of the deadly ocean predator scored among adults 25-54 and in total viewers, setting Discovery channel records in...

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Discovery Tracks Down Big Profit in Q2

Early Tuesday, Discovery reported revenue of $1.71 billion and earnings of 71 cents a share, beating expectations once again and finding a financial trajectory that’s eluded other cable networks. That...

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Watch Seal Get Swallowed Whole by Giant Shark (Video)

Sharks don’t usually eat humans, but they do like a tasty seal every now and then, which poses the question: would they eat Seal the singer-songwriter? According to Discovery’s new Shark Week promo,...

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