Discovery频道的《Shark Week》即将于本周日启动，推出20个新的一小时节目，为期七晚至8月1日[1]。K-pop歌手Rei Ami和喜剧演员Ken Jeong将联合主持开幕秀《K-Pop Shark Heroes》[1]。
Rei Ami在节目中体验了与鲨鱼的亲密接触，包括进行了两次笼式潜水和两次自由潜水[1]。节目还邀请了高空跳水运动员Molly Carlson从直升机跳下50英尺，着陆于亚克力笼中[1]。
本季《Shark Week》将展现各类与鲨鱼相关的冒险和科学探索[1]。节目计划寻找加州南部海岸传闻中的一条15英尺长的姥鲨[1]。海洋生物学家Kendyl Berna在节目中表示，"鲨鱼是海洋的蟑螂，因为它们已经存在了4.5亿年。它们比恐龙更古老，比树更古老"[1]。
Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" launches this Sunday with 20 new one-hour programs spanning seven nights through August 1st [1]. The opening episode, titled "K-Pop Shark Heroes," features K-pop artist Rei Ami and comedian Ken Jeong [1]. Rei Ami participated in cage diving and freediving encounters with sharks during the production [1].
The week's lineup includes various shark-focused adventures and scientific expeditions. Among the highlights, cliff diver Molly Carlson performs a 50-foot jump from a helicopter into an acrylic cage [1]. The programs also document efforts to locate a rumored 15-foot-long basking shark off the Southern California coast [1].
Marine biologist Kendyl Berna provides context on these creatures, stating: "Sharks are the cockroaches of the ocean because they have existed for 450 million years. They are older than dinosaurs, older than trees" [1].