Watch Series: Shark Week Released in (1988) - Season 26 produced by USA, The TV Series categorized in Documentary, and content rating TV-14 with duration 42 min broadcasted as these networks Discovery, Streamed at Putlocker & directed by Nick Stringer, Nigel Marven, Robert Nixon. The Discovery Channel's Shark Week, first broadcast on July 17, 1987, is a weeklong series of feature television programs dedicated to sharks. Held annually, normally in July or August, Shark Week was originally developed to raise awareness and respect for sharks. It is the longest-running cable television programming event in history. Now broadcast in over 72 countries, Shark Week is promoted heavily via social networks like Facebook and Twitter. - Season 26