| Shark | |
|---|---|
| Format | Legal drama |
| Created by | Ian Biederman |
| Starring | James Woods Danielle Panabaker Sophina Brown Sarah Carter Kevin Alejandro Henry Simmons Jeri Ryan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 38 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 mins |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | September 21, 2006 – May 20, 2008 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods.
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The show revolves around Sebastian Stark (Woods), a notorious Los Angeles defense attorney who becomes disillusioned with his career, and becomes a public prosecutor. Stark's relationship with the Los Angeles District Attorney's office, his staff, and his daughter, forms the central plot for the series.
| 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, Assistant DA | Main cast |
| Sarah Carter | Madeleine Poe, Assistant DA | Main cast |
| Henry Simmons | Isaac Wright, DA Investigator | Main cast (Season 1, Episode 8 – Season 2 Guest (Season 1, Episode 2) |
| Kevin Alejandro | Danny Reyes, Assistant DA | Main cast (Season 2) [1] |
| Samuel Page | Casey Woodland, Assistant DA | Main cast (Season 1) |
| Alexis Cruz | Martin Allende, Assistant DA | Main cast (Season 1, Episodes 1–11) He died in episode The Wrath of Khan |
| Carlos Gómez | Manuel Delgado, Mayor | Recurring (Season 1 – Season 2) |
| Michael Cotter | Lewis Slocombe | Recurring (Season 1 – Season 2) |
| Kevin Pollak | Leo Cutler, DA | Recurring (Season 2) [1] |
| Shaun Sipos | Trevor Boyd | Recurring (Season 2) |
| Ivar Brogger | Kenneth Woodruff, Judge | Recurring (Season 1 – Season 2) |
| Billy Campbell | Wayne Robert Callison | Guest star (Season 1, Episodes 12 & 22; Season 2, Episode 16) |
The show first aired in the 10:00 p.m., Eastern Thursday night slot. On October 20, 2006, it was announced that CBS had picked up the show for a full 22-episode season.[2] CBS announced on May 16, 2007 that Shark would return for a second season.[3]
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, three 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 9:00pm to air the four remaining post-strike episodes.[4] CBS officially cancelled the series on May 13, 2008.[5]
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 | #28 | 13.5[6] |
| 2 | Sunday 10:00 P.M. Tuesday 9:00 P.M. |
September 23, 2007 | May 20, 2008 | 2007–2008 | #43 | 10.4[7] |
| DVD name | Release date | Ep # | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | October 2, 2007 | 22 | 2 Commentary Tracks, "Creating Shark" Featurette, Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel. |
Shark began airing on Ion in early 2010 late Sundays (10 p.m.-Midnight in a two episode block) but was later canceled except for marathons held holiday weekends.
In Australia Shark started airing season 2 at 10pm on Thursdays from November 12, 2009 on Seven's new digital channel 7TWO. Season 2 and the series overall completed its first run airing on W on Friday December 18.