It’s Shark Week! The hugely popular Discovery Channel show is sinking its teeth into its 34th season. It kicked off last night, and promises a week filled with thrills, chills, tragedies and near misses. The tv series will also spotlight Cape Cod.

Those of us who visit Cape Cod pretty much live it every summer, and this summer has been one for the record books. Just this past weekend, there were 22 shark sightings in 2 days off the coast of the Cape, a majority of them Great White Sharks. There was even a baby great white spotted in Provincetown waters, off Race Point Beach.

This year, Shark Week will spotlight a 2018 Cape Cod tragedy, when a Revere surfer was killed in Wellfleet. The show will also shadow scientists who are searching for ways to prevent shark attacks like the one on Cape Cod. Over the years, shark sightings on the Cape have become almost as frequent as the summer traffic jams, and dollar oyster nights.

Shark Week has quite a line-up for fans of the Discovery/Discovery Plus show, and will culminate with the episode focused on Cape Cod, called Monsters of the Cape. 

• Your Shark Week Guide

  Take a look at the jaw- dropping jam-packed week ahead, with this handy guide.

  ⚠️ This year’s stacked #SharkWeek lineup is just a few days away! ⚠️
  
  Shark Week starts this Sunday on @Discovery and streaming on @discoveryplus. See more at https://t.co/f9TAFDmjTP
  
  Which show are you claiming as your favorite?! 🦈 pic.twitter.com/6frZIqREnk

  — Shark Week (@SharkWeek) July 20, 2022

• Monsters of the Cape

  The final day of Shark Week will focus on the 2018 Welfleet tragedy, when surfer Arthur Medici’s life was taken by a Great White. This episode will take place on Saturday July 30.

  After the tragic fatal shark attack of Arthur Medici in 2018, Great White Intersection looks at the resurgence of great whites off Cape Cod as the local community struggles to come to terms with a new reality.
  
  Streaming now on @discoveryplus #SharkWeek https://t.co/wSyaAy4cPz pic.twitter.com/SYpBdF5W2p

  — Shark Week (@SharkWeek) July 23, 2022

• Are Sharks Serial Killers? Find Out Tonight

  Shark Week experts will point out the similarities between human serial killers and sharks. Did you know that both return to the same location to find their victims? See the episode tonight on Discovery.

  Experts studying great white sharks have found surprising similarities to human serial killers...
  
  Of course, the big difference is that sharks kill to eat.#SharkWeek continues with Great White Serial Killer: Fatal Christmas tonight at 9p on @Discovery and @discoveryplus. pic.twitter.com/gANL2JXACd

  — Shark Week (@SharkWeek) July 25, 2022

• Comic Relief With A Side of Sharks

  Before things get too serious, Discovery’s Shark Week got you jacked up with the Jackass crew, which aired last night.

  TONIGHT: JACKASS SHARK WEEK WITH @JasperDolphin pic.twitter.com/QLgznQs5mJ

  — T (@tylerthecreator) July 24, 2022

• Jokers and Jaws

  Tuesday night there’s more comic relief with the Impractical Jokers episode.

  Look at this happy dude! Why is he happy? Because we have a SHARK WEEK special airing this Tuesday on @discovery and @discoveryplus.
  
  I dive 60 feet down without a cage!#sharkweek #impracticaljokers pic.twitter.com/UrfM2Pt1tz

  — Brian Quinn (@BQQuinn) July 25, 2022

• ICYMI: Last Night's 'Great White Open' Was Chilling.

  Opening night episodes included the film, Great White Open Ocean which follows the story of shark diver, Jimi Partington and his journey to get back in the water after a harrowing encounter with jaws of death.

  “This was Jimi’s defining moment” 📖
  
  After surviving a stroke and battling PTSD from his near-death shark encounter in 2020, Jimi has taken every opportunity to get back into the water - including a life-changing submarine dive. #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/nmqYqS6vKG

  — Shark Week (@SharkWeek) July 25, 2022

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