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The Best Episodes of Shark Week Season 38

Every episode of Shark Week Season 38 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Shark Week Season 38!

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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 38 Episode 5 - Jaws vs Mega Croc
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    S38:E5

    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 -- the great white shark and Nile crocodile.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 16 - Great White Reign of Terror
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    S38:E16

    After nine great white attacks off South Africa's "wild coast" leaves locals reeling, scientists Ryan Johnson, Gibbs Kuguru and Andy Casagrande race to uncover the cause before there's another fatality.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 6 - In the Eye of the Storm: Shark Storm
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    S38:E6

    In the summer of 2024, dozens of cameras captured a rare outbreak of shark attacks along America's Gulf Coast. Told exclusively through first-hand accounts of victims and eyewitnesses, nobody has seen all these perspectives unfold in real time until now.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 17 - Florida's Death Beach
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    S38:E17

    Welcome to New Smyrna Beach -- Florida's spring break hotspot and the Shark Attack Capital of the World. Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante investigates to figure out why this party spot has become so deadly before more blood ends up in the water.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 10 - Expedition Files: Shark Files
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    S38:E10

    There's blood in the water as Josh Gates investigates the strangest shark mysteries ever told -- from the real-life inspiration for Jaws to the shocking case of a tiger shark in captivity that vomited a human arm and helped police solve a gruesome murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 3 - Great White Assassins
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    S38:E3

    Alison Towner and Dickie Chivell investigate how killer whales hunt great whites, with Dickie diving disguised as an orca in New Zealand.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 14 - Caught! Sharks Strike Back
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    S38:E14

    People have captured a record number of shark encounters on camera, from a hilarious moment when a shark slaps a fisherman in the face to an intense 10 minutes when a great white stalks a kayaker ... these are the craziest moments when sharks strike back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 8 - How To Survive A Shark Attack
    6.4/10(13 votes)

    S38:E8

    Shark attack survivor Paul De Gelder attempts the unthinkable -- provoking sharks to attack him and rip off his limbs so that he can reveal what it takes to survive an attack.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 9 - Black Mako of the Abyss
    6.4/10(6 votes)

    S38:E9

    A mysterious and aggressive shark emerges from the deep off California's coast, sparking a race to catch it and reveal whether it's an enormous mako, a mutant or a great white-mako hybrid.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 19 - Attack of the Devil Shark
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    S38:E19

    A rogue tiger shark kills two people in the Caribbean, sparking fear that it's the legendary Devil Shark. A team tracks the shark behind the attacks and uncovers a seismic force driving sharks to aggression in these waters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 18 - Bull Shark Showdown
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    S38:E18

    American bull sharks throw down with Ozzie bulls in a wild competition to determine which one is superior. Paul De Gelder provokes his Australia bulls to perform against Craig O'Connell and Florida's fiercest bull sharks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 1 - Dancing With Sharks
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S38:E1

    Hosted by Tom Bergeron, "Dancing with Sharks" features five divers partnered with sharks -- including hammerheads and tigers! Each routine is unique, with signature underwater moves; a winner will be crowned, but can all the competitors make it that far?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 2 - Air Jaws: The Hunt for Colossus
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S38:E2

    A 20-foot great white breaches in New Zealand, launching a hunt for Colossus—the legendary high-flying shark that may lead to a hidden colony of great whites.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 4 - Great White Sex Battle
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S38:E4

    Great white male and female sharks battle each other in a series of contests to prove which is the superior sex.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 7 - Great White North Invasion
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S38:E7

    Great whites flood the quiet shores of Nova Scotia, threatening locals and igniting a mission to track the biggest sharks to identify the most dangerous areas before a deadly encounter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 11 - Expedition X: Malpelo Monster Shark
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S38:E11

    Josh Gates sends Phil and Heather on their riskiest mission yet -- tracking a legendary 20-foot shark lurking in the eerie waters off Colombia's Malpelo Island. After seeing chilling footage, Josh tasks his team with uncovering the predator's identity.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 12 - Alien Sharks: Death Down Under
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S38:E12

    Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante goes rogue in Australia. Diving into the land's dangerous waters, he searches for two venomous alien sharks and cuts through years of red tape to test their venom's toxic, and possibly deadly, potency -- on himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 13 - Surviving Jaws
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S38:E13

    Fifty years after Jaws terrified beachgoers, marine biologist Tom "Blowfish" Hurd and ecologist Michelle Jewell dive with great whites to separate fact from fiction -- like whether skinny dipping is risky or if a shark could really chew through a boat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 15 - Frankenshark
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S38:E15

    Shark expert Tristan Guttridge and his mad scientist team use CGI to build the ultimate "Frankenshark." Pulling from a variety of shark species, they build the deadliest, weirdest shark on the planet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Shark Week Season 38 Episode 20 - Battle for Shark Mountain
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S38:E20

    Off Mozambique's coast, sharks swarm 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's wildest showdowns.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 38 Ratings Summary

"Jaws vs Mega Croc" is the best rated episode of "Shark Week" season 38. It scored 8/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/21/2025. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Great White Reign of Terror".