Three best friends parasailing on a Florida vacation are the stars of Thursday night's Discovery Channel Shark Week episode. They were about 300 feet in the air when they saw a shark in the water. They saw more while getting reeled in.

Crowson, who was VP, Development at Warner Bros. Discovery, where she worked largely on the Discovery Channel, has joined Great Pacific Media, the company behind the long-running unscripted series Highway Thru Hell and History’s Deadman’s Curse.

Now a bonanza of viewership, the 37-year-old event that launched as a meager presentation of 10 basic programs and has also courted detractors over the years.

Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” kicks off with a unique twist this year: “Dancing with Sharks.” Hosted by former “Dancing With the Stars” host Tom Bergeron, the show features scuba-diving shark handlers performing underwater dances with hammerhead sharks.

After nearly 15 years co-hosting ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” veteran TV personality Tom Bergeron felt like he was done working on a weekly series. However, he didn’t want to “disappear into the hinterlands,

Shark Week 2025 is lurking in July ready to jump on your television. Here's what to know about this year's event.

Discovery Channel’s popular show “Expedition Unknown” was on site to document the discovery of 12 human skeletons and artifacts dating back at least 2,000 years, which had all been long hidden beneath the famed Khazneh (or “Treasury”) in Petra. The colossal find was accomplished by a team lead by archaeologist Pearce Paul Creasman.

Discovery Channel is revving up to unleash a high-octane occupation-reality series to its robust lineup with Truck Dynasty, TV Insider can exclusively reveal first details behind the new project from executive producers Property Brothers’ Drew and Jonathan Scott.