And so a few years later

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By Great Whites. Clearly the aim of these programs goes beyond celebrating sharks and educating the public about them. In 2013 Discovery Channel even aired an alleged documentary Megalodon The Monster Shark Lives. The so-called documentary was quickly debunked as it became clear it was entirely staged and based on manufactured evidence. After a bit of public outrage the network included disclaimers letting folks know the whole thing was fictional.However Megalodon The Monster Shark Lives got really good ratings. Of course it did.




And so a few years later the network made a new special — Megalodon Belize WhatsApp Number Fact vs. Fiction — in which it went back over the details of the original faux-documentary. Continuing to capitalize on the success of the whole Megalodon concept probably makes good business sense but it’s also not really great for the conservation efforts that Shark Week was originally meant to support. Is Shark Week Still Popular?The Shark Week Blimp in July of 2022. Photo Courtesy AaronPBauer-GriffinGC Images via Getty ImagesThe truth is whether it’s ultimately good or bad Shark.





Week’s popularity is still going strong after 34 years. It’s also a big boost for the Discovery Channel’s audience in general. Last year a study found that 37% of the people who watched Shark Week hadn’t watched the network at all in the previous month. And a third of those people stuck around over the following month to watch more. Obviously the network isn’t going to stop producing Shark Week any time soon.The fact that they’re bringing in Dwayne Johnson to be the host this year — he’s arguably the most famous host they’ve ever had — seems like a pretty