Nat Geo Wild’s Sharkfest returns to try to take a bite out of Shark Week

Last year, Nat Geo Wild must have looked at Discovery’s Shark Week ratings and decided to join the feeding frenzy among viewers to watch all things “shark,” as the network debuted the similarly themed Sharkfest. In 2014, Sharkfest is back for its second installment on Nat Geo Wild, beginning Aug. 10 (same day as Shark Week).

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One promising element of Sharkfest versus Shark Week is that, per Nat Geo Wild’s press release, they promise no mockumentaries: “… scare tactics and mockumentaries are best left to others,” the release states (a nice shot at Discovery, which received some flak last year from viewers disappointed that they aired a supposed documentary about Megalodon still being alive that was more Syfy movie than natural history special). Nat Geo Wild says Sharkfest “discovers the real, up close and personal story of sharks and their incredible place in our ecosystem.”

Regardless of what may be a friendly rivalry between networks, in the end, viewers can only be the winners with more sharks on TV!

Sharkfest premieres in 2014 include:

Shark Kill Zone — Aug. 10 at 8pm ET/PT. A look at how sharks developed their unique and cunning hunting techniques, featuring 10 shark species.

Monster Fish: River Jaws(pictured) — Aug. 11 at 9pm ET/PT. Fish biologist Dr. Zeb Hogan tracks down the most elusive and dangerous river sharks Down Under.

Nat Geo Wild’s Sharkfest 2014 Schedule (All Times ET/PT)

SUNDAY, AUG. 10
7 PM ET/PT — Red Sea Jaws
8 PM ET/PT — Shark Kill Zone — PREMIERE
9 PM ET/PT — Shocking Sharks
10 PM ET/PT — The Whale That Ate Jaws: Bite Sized

MONDAY, AUG. 11
7 PM ET/PT — Shark Battleground: The Red Triangle
8 PM ET/PT — Monster Fish: River Shark
9 PM ET/PT — Monster Fish: River Jaws — PREMIERE AND SEASON FINALE
10 PM ET/PT — World’s Deadliest Sharks

TUESDAY, AUG. 12
7 PM ET/PT — Australia’s Deadliest Shark Attacks
8 PM ET/PT — When Sharks Attack: Panic in Paradise
9 PM ET/PT — When Sharks Attack: Florida Frenzy
10 PM ET/PT — When Sharks Attack: California Killer

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13
7 PM ET/PT — When Sharks Attack: Florida Frenzy
8 PM ET/PT — Red Sea Jaws
9 PM ET/PT — Shark Attack Experiment
10 PM ET/PT — Shocking Sharks

THURSDAY, AUG. 14
7 PM ET/PT — When Sharks Attack: Panic in Paradise
8 PM ET/PT — Ragged Tooth Sharks
9 PM ET/PT — Great White Sharks: Built for the Kill
10 PM ET/PT — Sharks: Planet Carnivore

FRIDAY, AUG. 15
7 PM ET/PT — When Sharks Attack: California Killer
8 PM ET/PT — Australia’s Deadliest Shark Attacks
9 PM ET/PT — Shark Battleground: The Red Triangle
10 PM ET/PT — Shark Kill Zone

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NGT / Robbie Bridgman