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The Best Episodes of Shark Season 1

Every episode of Shark Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Shark Season 1!

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A major wildlife series on the sharks of the world with over thirty species filmed, showing how they hunt, intricate social lives, courtship, growing up and the threats they face.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Shark Season 1 Episode 1 - Top Predator
    8.4/10(47 votes)

    #1 - Top Predator

    S1:E1

    The first programme shows how sharks are the ocean's great predators, living in every ocean and hunting in every way. Blacktip sharks hunt in huge packs and herd fish into baitballs, tasselled wobbegongs are ambush hunters, Greenland sharks live under the arctic ice, and whitetip reef sharks are the masters of hunting at night. The finale shows the great white in its hunt for fur seals off the coast of South Africa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Shark Season 1 Episode 2 - Social Life
    8.1/10(39 votes)

    #2 - Social Life

    S1:E2

    Sharks are more than just hunters. Only now are discoveries revealing a hidden side to their character. They have an intricate social life, complex courtship rituals, surprising ways of bringing up their young and extraordinary powers of navigation. They can forge relationships with the strangest of partners, even us! This is the secret life of the shark.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Shark Season 1 Episode 3 - Beneath the Surface/Facing Extinction
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #3 - Beneath the Surface/Facing Extinction

    S1:E3

    Sharks are among the most misunderstood predators on the planet, but an international team of scientists is trying to change that. Their research is revealing that sharks can be sociable and intelligent, and they could even help solve some of the toughest medical challenges of the 21st century. However, their breakthroughs come just as many sharks face extinction. Science may now be the only way to save them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Top Predator" is the best rated episode of "Shark" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 47 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/7/2015. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Social Life".