7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Shark Week (1988)
Shark Week (1988)
Overview
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 raise awareness and respect for sharks. It is the longest-running cable television programming event in history. Now broadcast in over 72 countries, Shark Week is promoted heavily via social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
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 raise awareness and respect for sharks. It is the longest-running cable television programming event in history. Now broadcast in over 72 countries, Shark Week is promoted heavily via social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
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Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Shark Week primarily focuses on educating and entertaining audiences about sharks and marine life, balancing themes of conservation and scientific discovery with sensationalism, thus avoiding a dominant political stance.
The series features visible diversity among its experts and hosts, reflecting a contemporary approach to representation in factual programming. Its narrative, however, remains focused on marine science and adventure, without engaging in social commentary or critical portrayals of traditional identities.
Secondary
Shark Week is a long-running nature documentary series dedicated to sharks and marine biology. Its content is exclusively focused on scientific exploration and wildlife, and as such, it does not feature any human characters or storylines that would involve LGBTQ+ themes or portrayals.
No information regarding the presence of transsexual characters or themes in 'Shark Week (show, 1988)' was provided for evaluation. Consequently, a specific portrayal could not be assessed, resulting in an N/A rating.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Shark Week is a documentary series focusing on real sharks and the scientists who study them. It does not feature fictional characters or adaptations of source material that would allow for a gender swap.
Shark Week is a documentary series featuring real scientists, researchers, and hosts, not fictional characters or historical figures adapted from source material. Therefore, the concept of a 'race swap' does not apply.
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