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The Best Episodes of Shark Week Season 31

Every episode of Shark Week Season 31 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Shark Week Season 31!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Shark Week Season 31 Episode 1 - Ridiculous Cakes: 30th Anniversary of Shark Week: Chomping At The Bit
    6.2/10(24 votes)

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    It's Shark Week's 30th anniversary celebrate with familiar faces like Craig Ferguson, Tracy Morgan, Andy Samberg and more as we count down the 50 GREATEST SHARK WEEK MOMENTS of all time!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 2 - Bear vs. Shark
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Bear Grylls has survived the most extreme environments, and now he's back for Shark Week 30th anniversary to test his wits and skills as he faces off with the ocean's apex predators -- sharks!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 3 - Shaq Does Shark Week
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Shaq accidentally signed himself up to be thrust into the teeth of Shark Week's 30th anniversary, but he doesn't do sharks. To overcome his fear, he trains with ex-Navy and Marine comedian Rob Riggle for the big plunge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 4 - Ronda Rousey Uncaged
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Olympian and UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey gets help from Paul De Gelder to train through three rounds of survival training against heavyweight opponents the Bull sharks, all building to a historic "Main Event"... swimming UNCAGED with Mako sharks!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 5 - Monster Tag
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    In this thrilling and urgent Shark Week special, Aaron Rogers, Lindsey Vonn, and Robert Gronkowski join forces with shark scientists to learn crucial information about shark populations and how to save our ocean's top predators.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 6 - Great White Abyss
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Dr. Mauricio Hoyos and shark experts Jimi Partington and Brandon McMillan embark on the first manned expedition to the darkest depths of the sea floor off Guadalupe Island, in search of the notorious 20-foot-long great white shark, Deep Blue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 7 - Cuba's Secret Shark Lair
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    In 1945, one of the largest sharks ever recorded was captured in Cuban waters, a great white named 'El Monstruo.' Two teams of researchers divide and conquer in search of Cuba's massive great hammerhead in 'The Queen' and 'El Monstruo'-sized great white.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 8 - Shark After Dark: Fintastic Beasts
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Director:Unknown
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  9. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 9 - Guy Fieri's Feeding Frenzy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S31:E9

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 10 - Laws of Jaws
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 11 - Air Jaws: The Hunted
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Director:Jeff Kurr
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 12 - Air Jaws: Back From the Dead
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S31:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 13 - Shark Tank Meets Shark Week
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S31:E13

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 14 - Sharkcam Stakeout
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 15 - Sharkcam Strikes Back
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 16 - Sharkwrecked
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 17 - Tiger Shark Invasion
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 18 - Cash Cab Shark Week Edition
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S31:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 19 - Megalodon: Fact Vs. Fiction
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S31:E19

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 20 - Bloodline: Spawn of Jaws
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S31:E20

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 21 - Great White Shark Babies
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 22 - Return of the Mega Shark
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S31:E22

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 23 - Great White Abyss: Sharkopedia Edition
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S31:E23

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 24 - Sharks Gone Wild
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S31:E24

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Shark Week Season 31 Episode 25 - Naked and Afraid of Sharks
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S31:E25

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    Director:Unknown
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Season 31 Ratings Summary

"Ridiculous Cakes: 30th Anniversary of Shark Week: Chomping At The Bit" is the best rated episode of "Shark Week" season 31. It scored 6.2/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/15/2018. This episode is rated 6.2 points higher than the second-best, "Bear vs. Shark".