Shark (TV series)
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| Shark | |
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| Genre | Legal drama |
| Created by | Ian Biederman |
| Starring | James Woods Danielle Panabaker Sophina Brown Sarah Carter Kevin Alejandro with Henry Simmons and Jeri Ryan |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 38 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 Minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | September 21, 2006 – May 20, 2008 |
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| TV.com summary | |
Shark is an American legal drama, which ran on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods as Sebastian Stark, a notorious Los Angeles defense attorney who becomes a prosecutor. The show first aired in the 10:00 p.m., Eastern Thursday night slot and the pilot was directed by Spike Lee.
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[edit] History
On October 20, 2006, it was announced that CBS had picked up the show for a full 22-episode season.[1] CBS announced on May 16, 2007 that Shark would return for a second season.[2]
In Shark's second season, it moved to Sunday night at 10:00 p.m., switching timeslots with Without a Trace and thereby competing against another highly-rated series, ABC's Brothers & Sisters. In Canada, Global had also picked up Brothers & Sisters, so they decided to keep Shark on Thursday 10 p.m. timeslot, 3 days ahead of the CBS broadcast (except for the Season 2 premiere), and Brothers & Sisters for their Sunday night 10 p.m. timeslot.
The show returned Tuesday April 29, 2008 in a new timeslot at 9:00 to air the four remaining post-strike episodes.[3] CBS officially cancelled the series on May 13, 2008.[4]
The show airs in Ireland on RTÉ One on Saturday nights. Season one has already aired and the channel broke for a hiatus due to the writers strike on 3 May 2008, after airing the season 2 episode, "Partners In Crime". Repeats of the show air on Channel 6 on Sunday nights.
Five aired the first season of Shark in the UK on Thursday nights along with House, the channel premiered Season Two on April 18.
Shark will not be returning for a third season according to CBS new 2008-09 United States network television schedule.
[edit] Cast members
| Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| James Woods | Sebastian Stark, Deputy DA | Main cast |
| Jeri Ryan | Jessica Devlin, District Attorney (DA) | Main cast |
| Danielle Panabaker | Julie Stark | Main cast |
| Sophina Brown | Raina Troy, Deputy DA | Main cast |
| Sarah Carter | Madeleine Poe, Deputy DA | Main cast |
| Henry Simmons | Isaac Wright, DA Investigator | Main cast (Season 1, Ep. 8 – present; and Guest in the pilot) |
| Kevin Alejandro | Danny Reyes, Deputy DA | Main cast (Season 2 – present) [5] |
| Samuel Page | Casey Woodland, Deputy DA | Main cast (Season 1) |
| Alexis Cruz | Martin Allende, Deputy DA | Main cast (Season 1, Episodes 1–11) |
| Carlos Gómez | Manuel Delgado, Mayor | Recurring (Season 1 – present) |
| Michael Cotter | Lewis Slocombe | Recurring (Season 1 – present) |
| Orla Brady | Claire Stark | Recurring (Season 1 – present) |
| Ivar Brogger | Kenneth Woodruff, Judge | Recurring (Season 1 – present) |
| Kevin Pollak | Leo Cutler, DA | Recurring (Season 2 – present) [5] |
| Shaun Sipos | Trevor Boyd | Recurring (Season 2 – present) |
| Željko Ivanek | Elliott Dasher | Guest star (Season 1, Episodes 2 & 6) |
| Illeana Douglas | Gloria Dent | Guest star (Season 1, Episodes 9 & 15) |
| George Wyner | Morton, Judge / Warrant Judge | Guest star (Season 1, Episodes 12 & 18) |
| Billy Campbell | Wayne Robert Callison | Guest star (Season 1, Episodes 12 & 22; Season 2, Episode 16) |
| Natasha Henstridge | Nicolette Ross | Guest star (Season 1, Episode 20) |
| Arnold Vosloo | Andre Zitofsky | Guest star (Season 2, Episode 1) |
| Holly Valance | Christina Shaw | Guest star (Season 2, Episode 10) |
| Carlo Rota | Anton Robitaille | Guest star (Season 2, Episode 12) |
| Paula Marshall | Jordan Westlake | Guest star (Season 2, Episodes 13–15) |
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Ratings
[edit] USA TV Ratings
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Shark on CBS:
| Season | Timeslot (EDT) | Season Premiere | Season Finale | TV Season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
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| 1 | Thursday 10:00 P.M. | September 21, 2006 | May 3, 2007 | 2006–2007 | #24 | 13.7[6] |
| 2 | Sunday 10:00 P.M. Tuesday 9:00 P.M. |
September 23, 2007 | May 20, 2008 | 2007–2008 | #43 | 10.38 |
[edit] Visual in-references
In episode four, during an exterior shot of a hotel right before a scene where Casey and Raina question a bartender, a bus with an ad for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip passes in front of the camera. CBS had previously lost a bidding war to NBC for the rights to Studio 60 in October 2005.
[edit] DVD Release
| DVD name | Release date | Ep # | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | October 2, 2007 | 22 | 2 Commentary Tracks, "Creating Shark" Featurette, Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel. |
[edit] References
- ^ CBS Gets Chummy With Full 'Shark' Season
- ^ CBS ANNOUNCES 2007-2008 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
- ^ CBS PROGRAM ADVISORY -- "SHARK" MOVES TO TUESDAYS AT 9:00 PM FOR THREE BROADCASTS. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ IT'S OFFICIAL: CBS RENEWS CHRISTINE, UNIT, AND HIMYM. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie. "Pollak signs on to swim with "Shark"", The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-07-09. Retrieved on 2007-07-09.
- ^ "Hollywood Reporter: 2006-07 primetime wrap", May 25, 2007.
