This Summer Shark Week - 'El Clasico' for Discovery en Espanol - Returns With the Premiere of ... 'Blood In The Water'

This Summer Shark Week - 'El Clasico' for Discovery en Espanol - Returns With the Premiere of ... 'Blood In The Water'

- Catch all the Drama of the Story That Inspired 'Jaws' and that Still Haunts us when we put our Feet in the Water and Enter a Shark's World -

MIAMI, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- People have long been fascinated with the ocean's apex predator. But before 1916, average Americans knew very little about sharks. It was that year sharks made headlines as the New Jersey shore became a feeding ground, when five people were attacked in 12 days, triggering a nationwide panic. It was the first multiple shark attack in American history, and the reason we fear sharks to this day. "BLOOD IN THE WATER" is a gripping two-hour drama that brings to life the true story that inspired Jaws, and kicks off this year's, SHARK WEEK on Sunday, August 23, 2009, at 8PM ET/PT.

This two-hour special visibly captures the horrific scenes that played out and many of the misconceptions of the time. The locations, costumes and recreations are true to period and amazingly realistic, laying out in detail the incidents of a bloody summer that triggered a century of panic.

SHARK WEEK will also feature six additional eye opening premieres that will debunk many long held misconceptions and reveal surprising facts about one of the ocean's most misunderstood predators. Find out if sharks behave any differently during the day than at night; what makes certain areas of the world shark attack "hot spots"; and what still puzzles scientists about the most feared shark of them all -- the great white.

Here is a play by play of SHARK WEEK for 2009 - better known as "El Clasico" for Discovery en Espanol because of its large following and fan base.

BLOOD IN THE WATER - 8/23 at 08:00 PM ET/PT

This gripping drama brings to life the true story that inspired Jaws. In 1916, the New Jersey shore became a feeding ground as five people were attacked in 12 days, triggering a nationwide panic. It was the first multiple shark attack in American history, and the reason we fear sharks to this day.

SHARKBITE SUMMER- 8/23 at 10:00 PM ET/PT

This is the definitive account of America's 2001 "Summer of the Shark," when the ocean's apex predators attacked more than 50 swimmers off U.S. beaches. SHARKBITE SUMMER returns to the attack sites and -- using news footage, interviews with victims, witnesses, surgeons, family members and shark experts -- builds a clear picture of what happened that summer.

DEADLY WATERS - 8/24 at 8:00 PM ET / 09:00 PM PT

SURVIVORMAN's Les Stroud is back for more shark action -- this time venturing to five of the most notorious shark-infested waters in the world to find out which is the most dangerous. Les will initiate a series of immersive tests in these high-fatality "hot spots" to determine what makes these waters so deadly.

SHARK AFTER DARK - 8/25 at 8:00 PM ET / 09:00 PM PT

We know that sharks are active and can be quite aggressive during the day, but we know little about what they do at night. Now, armed with the latest in infrared heat-sensing cameras and night vision technology, a team of divers descends into the dark abyss on a mission to learn more about shark behavior after the sun goes down. GREAT WHITE APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - 8/26 at 8:00 PM ET / 09:00 PM PT

One of the most feared predators on earth, the great white shark patrols the shores of more than 50 percent of the world's inhabited coastlines. And yet, scientists still don't have accurate data on their population, mating practices, traveling patterns or even what drives their feeding behavior. Former Force Recon Marine Charles Ingram travels the globe with shark experts, seeking out answers to these and additional fascinating questions.

HOW NOT TO BECOME SHARK BAIT - 08/27 at 8:00 PM ET / 09:00 PM PT

Swimming with sharks is a notoriously dangerous activity. But just how likely are people to become shark bait? A team of amateur shark enthusiasts travel to the Bahamas and put some of the more common shark attraction myths to the test. The three novice divers: Jonathan Goodwin, Marty Jopson, and Yul Kwan test if time of day changes the likelihood of shark attack, if making noise and splashing attracts sharks, if bright colors attract sharks, and they craft a mock-up shark jaw for experiments on the beach.

DAY OF THE SHARK 2 - 08/28 at 08:00 PM E / 09:00 PM P

What puts a shark into attack mode? What rules should humans follow to avoid an attack? This harrowing hour uncovers the science behind those attacks. It's morning when a Great White shark smashes into a cage, trapping two filmmakers. At midday, a man watches as his young cousin is ripped off her surfboard and taken under water by a two-thousand pound shark. This hour special takes viewers into the brain of the shark: how they control the oceans and how a visitor in the shark's domain can avoid being in the cross hairs of the most feared predators in the sea.

For more information on Discovery en Espanol programming, interactive games and more, viewers may log onto www.discoveryenespanol.com.

About Discovery en Espanol

Discovery en Espanol is the Spanish-language voice of Discovery. It is the premiere network dedicated to offering the finest in quality programming in the areas of science and technology, world culture and history, nature and wildlife as well as real-life drama. The network creates an indelibly enriching experience by collecting the best of what Discovery's networks have to offer in combination with its own original Spanish-language content. Created by the world's most trusted media brand, Discovery en Espanol translates not just the words, but the feeling of Discovery, educating and engaging audiences nationwide with fascinating glimpses into the incredible world they inhabit. For more information, visit www.discoveryenespanol.com.

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