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Shark (TV series)
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- For other uses, see Shark (disambiguation).
| Shark | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Legal drama |
| Directed by | Spike Lee |
| 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 | 32 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 Minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | September 21, 2006 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Shark is a legal drama series starring James Woods as Sebastian Stark, a notorious Los Angeles defense attorney who becomes a prosecutor. It premiered on CBS in September 2006, in the 10 p.m. Eastern timezone Thursday night spot. The pilot was directed by Spike Lee.
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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.
Current Cast
The table below summarizes the main cast of Shark.
| Character | Actor/Actress |
|---|---|
| Deputy District Attorney Sebastian Stark | James Woods |
| District Attorney/Deputy District Attorney Jessica Devlin | Jeri Ryan |
| Julie Stark | Danielle Panabaker |
| Deputy District Attorney Raina Troy | Sophina Brown |
| Deputy District Attorney Madeline Poe | Sarah Carter |
| District Attorney Investigator Isaac Wright | Henry Simmons (Guest appearance episode 2, regular episode 8 – present) |
| Deputy District Attorney Danny Reyes | Kevin Alejandro (Season 2 – present) [3] |
Former Cast
The table below summarizes former cast members of Shark.
| Character | Actor/Actress |
|---|---|
| Deputy District Attorney Casey Woodland | Samuel Page (Season 1) |
| Deputy District Attorney Martin Allende | Alexis Cruz (Episodes 1–11) |
Recurring
The table below summarizes recurring characters of Shark.
| Character | Actor/Actress |
|---|---|
| District Attorney Leo Cutler | Kevin Pollak (Season 2 – present) [3] |
| Mayor Manuel Delgado | Carlos Gómez |
| Lewis Slocombe | Michael Cotter |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thursday 10:00 P.M. | September 21, 2006 | May 3, 2007 | 2006–2007 | #24 | 13.7[4] |
| 2 | Sunday 10:00 P.M. | September 23, 2007 | May, 2008 | 2007–2008 |
The first episode of Shark aired on August 6 on the Seven Network, up against new episodes of ER in the Monday 9.30pm timeslot. Shark only rated 813,000 mainland capital city viewers,[5] compared to ER's 910,000 viewers. The second episode dropped to 708,000 viewers.[6] It was then dropped from Channel Seven's schedule and replaced by City Homicide and Criminal Minds which have helped Seven regain ratings. Shark will return to Seven over the summer non-ratings period.
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.
- ^ CBS Gets Chummy With Full 'Shark' Season
- ^ CBS ANNOUNCES 2007-2008 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
- ^ 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.
- ^ SMH - Stay In Touch. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 14 August 2007.
- ^ SMH - Stay In Touch. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 14 August 2007.