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The Best Seasons of Shark Week

Every season of Shark Week ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Shark Week!

Top season
Season 14
8.2avg
Best episode
S14E1 Air Jaws: Sharks of South Africa
8.279 votes
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#1

Season 14

5 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2001

8.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Air Jaws: Sharks of South Africa 8.2
#2

Season 15

4 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2002

8.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Great White Attack: A True Story 8.1
#3

Season 19

7 Episodes

First Aired: May 2006

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Perfect Shark 7.8

Other Seasons

#4

Season 17

8 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2004

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Bull Shark: World's Deadliest Shark 8.3
#5

Season 20

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2007

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · Perfect Predators 7.6
#6

Season 23

7 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2010

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Shark Attack Survival Guide 7.8
#7

Season 11

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 1998

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Sharks of the Deep Blue Sea 7.1
#8

Season 37

21 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2024

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE13 · Alien Sharks: Ghosts of Japan 7.1
#9

Season 38

20 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2025

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · Jaws vs Mega Croc 8.0
#10

Season 16

7 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2003

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE7 · Shark Roulette 7.1
#11

Season 8

4 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1995

6.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Sharks of the Red Triangle 6.9
#12

Season 25

10 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2012

6.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Adrift: 47 Days With Sharks 7.6
#13

Season 24

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2011

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Jaws Comes Home 7.5
#14

Season 33

29 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2020

6.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Jaws Awakens 6.1
#15

Season 12

5 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1999

6.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · Sharks in a Desert Sea 6.8
#16

Season 36

21 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2023

6.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Monsters of Bermuda Triangle 6.9
#17

Season 35

24 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2022

6.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE10 · Island of the Walking Sharks 7.4
#18

Season 26

11 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2013

6.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE10 · Alien Sharks of the Deep 6.7
#19

Season 27

14 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2014

6.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · Monster Hammerhead 7.3
#20

Season 34

44 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2021

6.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE28 · Episode 28 6.6
#21

Season 31

26 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2018

6.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Ridiculous Cakes: 30th Anniversary of Shark Week: Chomping At The Bit 6.2
#22

Season 28

16 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2015

6.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Monster Mako 6.6
#23

Season 29

16 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 2016

6.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE15 · Sharksanity 3 6.3
#24

Season 30

18 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2017

5.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE9 · Sharks and the City: NYC 6.7
#25

Season 18

4 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 2005

5.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · Shark Hunter - Chasing the Great White 5.1
#26

Season 13

6 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2000

5.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Great White Down Under 4.2
#27

Season 1

4 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 1988

N/A/ 10
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#28

Season 2

3 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1989

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#29

Season 3

2 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1990

N/A/ 10
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#30

Season 4

3 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1991

N/A/ 10
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#31

Season 5

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 1992

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#32

Season 6

5 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1993

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#33

Season 7

9 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 1994

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#34

Season 9

5 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1996

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#35

Season 10

7 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 1997

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#36

Season 21

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2008

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#37

Season 22

14 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2009

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#38

Season 32

24 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2019

N/A/ 10
Average Rating
#39

Season 39

20 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2026

N/A/ 10
Average Rating

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Top-rated Shark Week episodes

  1. #1Air Jaws: Sharks of South Africa S14E18.2
  2. #2Great White Attack: A True Story S15E18.1
  3. #3Adrift: 47 Days With Sharks S25E67.6
  4. #4Bull Shark: World's Deadliest Shark S17E68.3
  5. #5Ultimate Air Jaws S23E17.7

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