{"id":65918,"date":"2025-07-19T16:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=65918"},"modified":"2025-07-19T16:02:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:02:34","slug":"sharkweek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/19\/sharkweek\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Kendyl Berna, Paul de Gelder and Kinga Philips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Interview!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-65924\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sharkbackground-1.png\" alt=\"Kendyl Berna, Paul De Gelder and Kinga Philips of &quot;Shark Week&quot; on Discovery\" width=\"367\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sharkbackground-1.png 514w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sharkbackground-1-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interviews with Kendyl Berna, Paul de Gelder and Kinga Philips of &#8220;Shark Week&#8221; on Discovery by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 7\/16\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t watch too many non-fiction shows, but I enjoy &#8220;Shark Week&#8221; every year.\u00a0 They do a good job of keeping a balance between entertainment and education.\u00a0 The programs this year are really fun. I interviewed some of the &#8220;Shark Week&#8221; stars about their programs. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Don&#8217;t miss &#8220;Shark Week&#8221; starting Sunday, 7\/20\/25.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul de Gelder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview with Paul ee Gelder of &quot;Shark Week&quot; on Discovery by Suzanne 7\/16\/25\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-v20bWy45mA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kendyl Berna<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview with Kendyl Berna of &quot;Shark Week&quot; on Discovery by Suzanne 7\/16\/25\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T2kaIwKxRnE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kinga Philips<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview with Kinga Philips of &quot;Shark Week&quot; on Discovery by Suzanne 7\/16\/25\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YiX8qGuPLbU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65923 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sharkweek.jpeg\" alt=\"&quot;Shark Week&quot; key art\" width=\"353\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sharkweek.jpeg 533w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sharkweek-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/>MORE INFO: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.discovery.com\/network\/shark\">Official Site<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/-8RuMz21Pf8?si=XoJN77nBFlW219c7\">Trailer<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-65926\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sharkweeklogo2.png\" alt=\"Discovery Shark Week logo\" width=\"242\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sharkweeklogo2.png 422w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sharkweeklogo2-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>DISCOVERY&#8217;S ANNUAL\u00a0<span class=\"il\">SHARK<\/span>\u00a0WEEK KICKS OFF\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>JULY 20, 2025 AT 8PM ET\/PT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">About\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Week 2025:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Summer\u2019s most-anticipated television programming event, Discovery Channel\u2019s \u201c<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Week,\u201d returns for its historic 37th year on Sunday, July 20 at 8PM ET\/PT. The network previously announced the upcoming\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Week special Dancing with\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Sharks<\/span> and today released the first official promo clip for the 2025 celebration.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Promo Clip 1\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ggid5n6ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001h0q2AQdMZKXHoAayfdm-6YvRPgyfMVYMICQMp86vTczkeGbbEMxzqvJxKHjxiXA-57fhJ2mq7F7VDba-yeffvDKH5spq_MiFhiRJ2GnFjs7K43kmdqWIpTGrywfLVrwt0VPK1SlaXt_Doz3SgXXVGnWxfKNbnV2Xi3XsvXJTxE3lloa9zAdGrg==&amp;c=WDhqVaIhaGYVPGT72ZP-IAgQK3-_fyC53VcLmFNPTcYuzqfN7TLZMA==&amp;ch=vl3ZlAExpu1oCTZwvH29v5Fv7xbnzlibN4jK9fcJAO-HaZc83Ddyrw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ggid5n6ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001h0q2AQdMZKXHoAayfdm-6YvRPgyfMVYMICQMp86vTczkeGbbEMxzqvJxKHjxiXA-57fhJ2mq7F7VDba-yeffvDKH5spq_MiFhiRJ2GnFjs7K43kmdqWIpTGrywfLVrwt0VPK1SlaXt_Doz3SgXXVGnWxfKNbnV2Xi3XsvXJTxE3lloa9zAdGrg%3D%3D%26c%3DWDhqVaIhaGYVPGT72ZP-IAgQK3-_fyC53VcLmFNPTcYuzqfN7TLZMA%3D%3D%26ch%3Dvl3ZlAExpu1oCTZwvH29v5Fv7xbnzlibN4jK9fcJAO-HaZc83Ddyrw%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1753039750968000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2B-X6QC9-pbeVGc9QmvX4V\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0 Promo Clip 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/ggid5n6ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001h0q2AQdMZKXHoAayfdm-6YvRPgyfMVYMICQMp86vTczkeGbbEMxzqi2ocUwXERWRpPr-9ibXyML_7uSuWdqQetBEK4BF_3dw4YcPjivFzpB50CNta_1zomDpXyLK1q6VzBUJh9psvvgKhKXiBpGJ86spfYYQWNDUV3X_nrvv2D6_EoSjkFdtNQ==&amp;c=WDhqVaIhaGYVPGT72ZP-IAgQK3-_fyC53VcLmFNPTcYuzqfN7TLZMA==&amp;ch=vl3ZlAExpu1oCTZwvH29v5Fv7xbnzlibN4jK9fcJAO-HaZc83Ddyrw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ggid5n6ab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001h0q2AQdMZKXHoAayfdm-6YvRPgyfMVYMICQMp86vTczkeGbbEMxzqi2ocUwXERWRpPr-9ibXyML_7uSuWdqQetBEK4BF_3dw4YcPjivFzpB50CNta_1zomDpXyLK1q6VzBUJh9psvvgKhKXiBpGJ86spfYYQWNDUV3X_nrvv2D6_EoSjkFdtNQ%3D%3D%26c%3DWDhqVaIhaGYVPGT72ZP-IAgQK3-_fyC53VcLmFNPTcYuzqfN7TLZMA%3D%3D%26ch%3Dvl3ZlAExpu1oCTZwvH29v5Fv7xbnzlibN4jK9fcJAO-HaZc83Ddyrw%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1753039750968000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0_tvxmWtIxpboSB-c5Qo3l\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>BIOS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65922 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bernabio.png\" alt=\"Kendyl Berna of &quot;Shark Week&quot; on Discovery\" width=\"324\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bernabio.png 547w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bernabio-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/>Kendyl Berna<\/strong>\u00a0studied Environmental Science with an emphasis in Ecology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. While in college, she took a semester off to work at Discovery Channel and realized that she loved the media side of environmental science and the outreach that it could have. From here, she began her career in documentary filmmaking, particularly specializing in nature, marine, adventure and wildlife and producing shows for networks such as Netflix, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, A&amp;E and others.<\/p>\n<p>While producing a marine-based show for Travel Channel in the British Virgin Islands she met Chris Juredin and his team at Commercial Dive Services. Two years and two Category-5 hurricanes later, they teamed up to create Beyond The Reef. Kendyl handles the creative side while Chris handles the logistics and engineering of actually building and sinking a ship.<\/p>\n<p>Kendyl&#8217;s Shark Week 2025 Show: \u201cBlack Mako of the Abyss\u201d premieres Tuesday, July 22nd at 10PM ET\/PT on Discovery\u00a0 When Shark Tagger Keith Poe saw the shark for the first time, he knew it was different. It was aggressive, 13-feet long and had very dark skin. Now, a group of experts lure the beast up from the abyss to determine if the creature is a mako, or mutant, or possibly, a mako and great white hybrid.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/1beyondthereef.com\/about-us\">More about Kendyl<\/a> Founder of Beyond The Reef<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-65921 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/degelderbio.png\" alt=\"Paul de Gelder of &quot;Shark Week&quot; on Discovery\" width=\"148\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/degelderbio.png 298w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/degelderbio-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/>Paul de Gelder<\/strong>, a former Australian Navy diver, is a shark conservation advocate and motivational speaker recognized for surviving a 2009 bull shark attack in Sydney Harbour, which led to the amputation of his right leg and part of his right arm. He educates the public about sharks and advocates for their conservation, primarily regarding overfishing and shark finning. Since 2013, de Gelder has frequently appeared in Discovery Channel&#8217;s &#8220;Shark Week&#8221; specials , engages in motivational speaking, and authored the book &#8220;Shark: Why We Need to Save the World&#8217;s Most Misunderstood Predator&#8221;.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pauldegelder.com\">More at https:\/\/www.pauldegelder.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kinga Philips<\/strong> In 2021 Kinga became the first female host in 33 years of her own show on <strong>Discovery\u2019s SHARK WEEK <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-65925 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/biophilips.png\" alt=\"Kinga Philips of &quot;Shark Week&quot; on Discovery Channel.\" width=\"172\" height=\"199\" \/><\/strong>with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cq2XnQjEn4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Tiger Queen<\/em><\/a>. Filmed in Turks and Caicos Kinga investigated a mysterious population of never before studied tiger sharks coming face to face with these magnificent apex predators. In 2022 Kinga created, hosted and executive produced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.com\/shows\/sharks-in-paradise\/episodes\/sharks-in-paradise\"><em>Sharks in Paradise<\/em><\/a>, one of Shark Week\u2019s first shows to ever be filmed in Tahiti. Both shows rated among Shark Weeks top shows. Kinga is currently in production on three upcoming 2025 Shark Week shows<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/05\/14\/tom-bergeron-dancing-with-sharks\/83623170007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In her free time, Kinga explores a singular fascination with the ocean, free diving (see below), scuba diving (she is advanced open water, nitrox and dry suit certified), surfing, spearfishing to harvest her own food, exotic travel and sharks (those are her two friends from Guadalupe Island,\u00a0MX swimming up top)&#8230;\u00a0followed just slightly by a love of solo adventure travel, charity work, exotic foods and action sports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kinga is a board member of the nonprofit environmental group, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sharkallies.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shark Allies<\/a>, dedicated to changing the image of sharks and conserving our oceans. Kinga is a regular advocate for sharks on platforms like <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/245299352\">NOW THIS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/joesills\/2020\/08\/12\/massive-fishing-fleets-endanger-world-class-galapagos-shark-diving-experiences\/#8ea9365b82b4\">Forbes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/beond.tv\/video\/travel\/kinga-philipps\/shark-conservation-chat-with-kinga-philipps\/\">BEOND TV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/131612593\">The Artie Lange Show<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehook.com\/article\/advice\/how-you-to-help-save-florida-sharks-fin-trade-bill\">Inside Hook<\/a> and more. She is also an ambassador for<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wavesforwater.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Waves for Water<\/a>, an org committed to providing clean water to those in need.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingaphilipps.com\">More at https:\/\/www.kingaphilipps.com<\/a><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Week 2025 Full Slate:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Sunday, July 20<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cDancing with\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Sharks<\/span>\u201d\u00a0premieres at 8PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Hosted by Emmy\u00ae Award-winning television personality Tom Bergeron,\u00a0Dancing with\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Sharks<\/span>\u00a0is a competition show unlike any other. For the first time ever, five divers compete to put together an amazing underwater routine with their toothy partners. From hammerheads to tigers and nurse\u00a0<span class=\"il\">sharks<\/span>, each\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0has its own signature dance moves.\u00a0 At the end of the show, a winner is crowned \u2013 if all the competitors make it that far.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cAir Jaws: The Hunt for Colossus\u201d\u00a0premieres at 9PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">A 20-foot great white breaches in New Zealand, sparking a hunt for Colossus \u2013 the legendary flying\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0who went missing 10 years ago from South Africa\u2019s waters. Could he still be alive and lead researchers to a secret colony of lost great whites?<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cGreat White Assassins\u201d\u00a0premieres at 10PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0expert Alison Towner teams up with\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Week legend Dickie Chivell to decode how killer whales take down great whites with ease. To get answers, the team travels to New Zealand and goes to the extreme, sending Dickie underwater posed as an orca to see how the great whites react.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Encores\u00a0run at 11PM ET\/PT on Discovery.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Monday, July 21<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cGreat White Sex Battle\u201d\u00a0premieres at 8PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">In a\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Week first, male and female great white\u00a0<span class=\"il\">sharks<\/span>\u00a0compete in a series of challenges to determine which sex is the superior predator in the waters off the coast of New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cJaws vs Mega Croc\u201d\u00a0premieres at 9PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Using data gathered in new experiments, Tristan Guttridge, Rosie Moore and Dr. Sora Kim construct a CGI fight to the death between two of the biggest and baddest apex predators in the water \u2013 the Great White\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0and Nile Crocodile.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cIn the Eye of the Storm:\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Storm\u201d\u00a0premieres at 10PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">In the summer of 2024, dozens of cameras capture a rare outbreak of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0attacks along America\u2019s gulf coast. Told exclusively through first-hand accounts of victims and eyewitnesses, nobody has seen all these perspectives unfold in real time until now.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Encores\u00a0run at 11PM ET\/PT on Discovery.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Tuesday, July 22<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cGreat White Northern Invasion\u201d\u00a0premieres at 8PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Great white\u00a0<span class=\"il\">sharks<\/span>\u00a0have found a new home off the shores of Nova Scotia, Canada. With the waters now frothing with great whites, interactions with humans are on the rise. A team of scientists tracks down and tags the biggest\u00a0<span class=\"il\">sharks<\/span>\u00a0to uncover the sharkiest locations before there\u2019s a fatal attack.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cHow to Survive a\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Attack\u201d premieres at 9PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0attack survivor Paul de Gelder attempts the unthinkable \u2013 getting attacked by a\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>, again. Under the supervision of experts, Paul provokes\u00a0<span class=\"il\">sharks<\/span>\u00a0to attack him in multiple scenarios, where they bite and tear off prosthetic limbs to teach life-saving tactics for surviving an encounter with nature\u2019s deadliest predators.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cBlack Mako of the Abyss\u201d\u00a0premieres at 10PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">When\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Tagger Keith Poe saw the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0for the first time, he knew it was different. It was aggressive, 13-feet long and had very dark skin. Now, a group of experts lure the beast up from the abyss to determine if the creature is a mako, or mutant, or possibly, a mako and great white hybrid.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Encores\u00a0run at 11PM ET\/PT on Discovery.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Wednesday, July 23<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cExpedition Unknown:\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Files\u201d\u00a0premieres at 8PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Global adventurer Josh Gates solves some of the strangest and most disturbing\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0mysteries of all-time, including the real-life bloody inspiration for the movie\u00a0Jaws\u00a0and the gruesome case of the Tiger\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0who vomited an arm while living in captivity and ultimately helped police solve a murder mystery.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cExpedition X: Malpelo Monster\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u201d\u00a0premieres at 9PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p>Josh Gates sends Phil Torres and Heather Amaro on their most perilous mission yet \u2013 tracking a legendary monster\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0that lurks in the eerie waters of Malpelo Island, 300 miles off Colombia\u2019s coast. After terrifying footage of this monster is brought to Josh, he sends his fearless team deep into the ocean to unmask the true identity of this 20-foot-long predator.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cAlien\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Sharks<\/span>: Death Down Under\u201d\u00a0premieres at 10PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante injects himself with\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0venom after diving down under into Australia\u2019s dangerous waters, home to some of the weirdest, alien-like and deadly\u00a0<span class=\"il\">sharks<\/span>.\u00a0 He hopes this risky and potentially lethal experiment will bypass years of red tape to finally discover the potency of the venomous Port Jackson\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0and Ghost\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Encores\u00a0run at 11PM ET\/PT on Discovery.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Thursday, July 24<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cSurviving Jaws\u201d\u00a0premieres at 8PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Fifty years ago,\u00a0Jaws\u00a0changed the beachgoing experience forever \u2013 striking fear into millions of Americans who vowed to never go in the water again. Now, marine biologist Tom \u201cBlowfish\u201d Hird and predator ecologist Michelle Jewell re-examine the movie and dive with Great Whites to separate fact from fiction, answering questions like: does skinny dipping really attract great white\u00a0<span class=\"il\">sharks<\/span>? Could a monster\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0chew through a boat\u2019s hull?<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cCaught!\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Sharks<\/span>\u00a0Strike Back\u201d\u00a0premieres at 9PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">This year has set a record for\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0encounters captured on camera, from a hilarious moment when a\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0slaps a fisherman in the face to the intense 10-minutes a great white stalked a kayaker\u2026 these are craziest moments of when\u00a0<span class=\"il\">sharks<\/span>\u00a0strike back.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cFrankenshark\u201d\u00a0premieres at 10PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0expert Tristan Guttridge and his team use CGI to create the ultimate apex predator. Pulling from a variety of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0species, they build the deadliest, weirdest\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0on the planet and put it to the test in a high-stakes showdown against a killer orca.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Encores\u00a0run at 11PM ET\/PT on Discovery.<\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Friday, July 25<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cGreat White Reign of Terror\u201d premieres at 8PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">In South Africa, two people are killed by great whites near the eastern cape, an area that hasn\u2019t seen an attack in decades. Scientists worry it could be the start of a series of attacks eerily similar to Black December in 1957, when six people lost their lives. Ryan Johnson, Gibbs Kuguru and Andy Casagrande head out to investigate the cause behind the spike in attacks before there\u2019s another fatality.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cFlorida&#8217;s Death Beach\u201d\u00a0premieres at 9PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The numbers are in, and once again, Florida \u2013 specifically New Smyrna Beach \u2013 has earned the title of &#8220;The\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Attack Capital of the World,&#8221; accounting for 30% of global\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0attacks. But why has the popular spring break, party beach become so deadly?\u00a0 Forrest Galante and his team investigate before even more blood ends up in the water.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cBull\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Showdown\u201d\u00a0premieres at 10PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The most vicious and insane populations of bull\u00a0<span class=\"il\">sharks<\/span>\u00a0from Australia and America faceoff in a no-holds-barred showdown beneath the water. Bull\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>-attack survivor Paul de Gelder contends that his Aussie\u00a0<span class=\"il\">sharks<\/span>\u00a0are the toughest, while American\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0biologist Dr. Craig O\u2019Connell attempts to find the meanest\u00a0<span class=\"il\">sharks<\/span>\u00a0Florida has to offer to take the crown.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Encores\u00a0run at 11PM ET\/PT on Discovery.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Saturday, July 26<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cAttack of the Devil\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u201d\u00a0premieres at 8PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">A rogue Tiger\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0attacks and kills a person in St. Martin. Weeks later, it strikes again. Locals fear it could be the work of the legendary Devil\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 a massive and ruthless tiger\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0who\u2019s haunted their shores for decades. When a team sets out to track down the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">shark<\/span>\u00a0responsible for the attacks, they uncover a seismic force that may be triggering aggression in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">sharks<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cBattle for\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Mountain\u201d\u00a0premieres at 9PM ET\/PT on Discovery<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Off Mozambique\u2019s coast,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">sharks<\/span>\u00a0swarm a hidden peak, hunting Giant Trevally in a once-a-year feeding frenzy. But when 5,000 Trevally fight back, the hunters become the hunted in one of the ocean\u2019s wildest showdowns.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Encores\u00a0run at 10PM ET\/PT on Discovery.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Dive into\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Week across Social:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Follow @sharkweek on Facebook, X, Instagram, and Threads and follow @Discovery on TikTok and YouTube to keep up with the latest. Be sure to use the hashtag #sharkweek to join the conversation. To learn more, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sharkweek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.sharkweek.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1753039750968000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1wYZIEC-1Ns9U7OAVVIy6h\">www.sharkweek.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">**<span class=\"il\">Shark<\/span>\u00a0Week 2025 starts Sunday July 20th on Discovery**<\/p>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/interviews\/\">Back to the Primetime Articles and Interviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Interview! &nbsp; &nbsp; Interviews with Kendyl Berna, Paul de Gelder and Kinga Philips of &#8220;Shark Week&#8221; on Discovery by Suzanne 7\/16\/25 I don&#8217;t watch too many non-fiction shows, but I enjoy &#8220;Shark Week&#8221; every year.\u00a0 They do a good job of keeping a balance between entertainment and education.\u00a0 The programs this year are really [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,7],"tags":[79,816,346,2360,2359,2358,1777],"class_list":["post-65918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","category-primetime","tag-article","tag-discovery","tag-interview","tag-kendyl-berna","tag-kinga-philips","tag-paul-de-gelder","tag-shark-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65918"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65928,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65918\/revisions\/65928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}