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|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] || || [[CBS|CBS Television]] || [[September 21]] [[2006]] || Thursdays 10:00pm [[North American Eastern Time Zone|ET]]
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|{{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]] || || [[Global Television Network]] ||[[October 26]][[2006]] || Thursdays 10:00pm [[North American Eastern Time Zone|ET]]
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|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia]] || || [[Channel Seven]] || 2007 ||
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia]] || || [[Channel Seven]] || 2007 ||
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|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]] || || [[FOX Network]] || [[February 1]], [[2007]] || Thursdays 10:00 pm
|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]] || || [[FOX Network]] || [[February 1]], [[2007]] || Thursdays 10:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]] || || [[Global Television Network]] ||[[October 26]][[2006]] || Thursdays 10:00pm [[North American Eastern Time Zone|ET]]
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|{{Flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong]] || || [[TVB Pearl]] || [[March 5]], [[2007]] || Mondays 10:35pm
|{{Flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong]] || || [[TVB Pearl]] || [[March 5]], [[2007]] || Mondays 10:35pm
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|[[Latin America]] || || [[Fox Broadcasting Company]] || [[February 5]], [[2007]] || Mondays 10:00pm
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|{{Flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]] || || [[TV3 (Norway)|TV3]] || [[January 4]], [[2007]] || Thursdays 9:30pm [[Central European Time|CET]]
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|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]] || || [[RTL 4]] || [[October 30]], [[2006]] || Mondays 9:30pm [[Central European Time|CET]]
|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]] || || [[RTL 4]] || [[October 30]], [[2006]] || Mondays 9:30pm [[Central European Time|CET]]
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|{{Flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand]] || || [[TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3]] || [[February 2]], [[2007]] || Friday 8.30pm
|{{Flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand]] || || [[TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3]] || [[February 2]], [[2007]] || Friday 8.30pm
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|{{Flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]] || || [[TV3 (Norway)|TV3]] || [[January 4]], [[2007]] || Thursdays 9:30pm [[Central European Time|CET]]
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|{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]] || A Lei do Mais Forte (The Law of the Strongest)|| [[SIC Televisao|SIC]] and [[FOX]]|| [[March 29]], [[2007]]|| Thursdays 10:15pm [[GMT]]
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]] || A Lei do Mais Forte (The Law of the Strongest)|| [[SIC Televisao|SIC]] and [[FOX]]|| [[March 29]], [[2007]]|| Thursdays 10:15pm [[GMT]]
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|{{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]] || || [[MTV|Channel-1 MTV]] || [[January 18]] [[2007]] || Thursdays 9:30pm
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|{{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]] || || [[M-Net]] || [[February 1]], [[2007]] || Thursdays 8:00pm
|{{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]] || || [[M-Net]] || [[February 1]], [[2007]] || Thursdays 8:00pm
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|{{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]] || || [[MTV|Channel-1 MTV]] || [[January 18]] [[2007]] || Thursdays 9:30pm
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|{{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]] || || [[TV3 (Sweden)|TV3]] || [[January 16]], [[2007]] || Tuesdays 8:00pm [[Central European Time|CET]]
|{{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]] || || [[TV3 (Sweden)|TV3]] || [[January 16]], [[2007]] || Tuesdays 8:00pm [[Central European Time|CET]]
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|{{Flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom]] || || [[Five (channel)|Five]] ''(first run)'', <br/>[[Five US]] ''(repeats)'' and <br/>[[UKTV Gold]] ''(syndication)'' || [[March 22]], [[2007]] || Thursdays 10.00pm [[GMT]]
|{{Flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom]] || || [[Five (channel)|Five]] ''(first run)'', <br/>[[Five US]] ''(repeats)'' and <br/>[[UKTV Gold]] ''(syndication)'' || [[March 22]], [[2007]] || Thursdays 10.00pm [[GMT]]
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|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] || || [[CBS|CBS Television]] || [[September 21]] [[2006]] || Thursdays 10:00pm [[North American Eastern Time Zone|ET]]
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Revision as of 02:18, 27 March 2007

For other uses, see Shark (disambiguation).
Shark
Directed bySpike Lee
StarringJames Woods
Jeri Ryan
Samuel Page
Danielle Panabaker
Sophina Brown
Sarah Carter
Henry Simmons
Country of originUnited States United States
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time60 Minutes
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 21 2006 –
present

Shark is a drama series featuring James Woods and Jeri Ryan, about a notorious Los Angeles defense attorney who becomes a prosecutor. It premiered on CBS in Fall 2006, in the 10 p.m. Eastern timezone Thursday night spot. The pilot was directed by Spike Lee.

On October 20, 2006, it was announced that CBS had renewed the show for a full 22-episode season. [1]

Cast members

The table below summarizes the main cast of Shark.

Character Actor/Actress
Deputy District Attorney Sebastian Stark James Woods
District Attorney Jessica Devlin Jeri Ryan
Julie Stark Danielle Panabaker
Deputy District Attorney Casey Woodland Samuel Page
Deputy District Attorney Raina Troy Sophina Brown
Deputy District Attorney Martin Allende Alexis Cruz
Deputy District Attorney Madeline Poe Sarah Carter
DA Investigator Isaac Wright Henry Simmons

Episodes

See List of Shark episodes

Cutthroat Manifesto

Stark has three rules, which he refers to as his "Cutthroat Manifesto:"

  • "Trial is War. Second place is death."
  • "Truth is relative. Pick one that works."
  • "In a jury trial, there are only twelve opinions that matter and yours [speaking to his team] is not one of them."

Trivia

  • Shark was in jeopardy of getting cancelled before it even started, but James Woods gave the legal drama new life once he signed on to star in the pilot. Both James Woods and Spike Lee have spent most of their careers focusing on feature films, not television.
  • 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.
  • Shark is slightly inaccurate in implying that the Los Angeles County District Attorney is controlled by the City of Los Angeles. The District Attorney is actually an independently elected official of the county government. If anyone could pressure the D.A. to hire a former criminal defense attorney like Sebastian Stark, it would be the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, who control the county budget. The City of Los Angeles does have a City Attorney, but that official prosecutes only misdemeanors and files a variety of civil lawsuits against criminals, rather than the high-stakes felony prosecutions depicted in the show.

International Broadcasters

Country Alternate title/Translation TV Network(s) Series Premiere Weekly Schedule
Australia Australia Channel Seven 2007
Brazil Brazil FOX Network February 1, 2007 Thursdays 10:00 pm
Canada Canada Global Television Network October 262006 Thursdays 10:00pm ET
Hong Kong Hong Kong TVB Pearl March 5, 2007 Mondays 10:35pm
Iceland Iceland Stöð 2 January 8th, 2007 Tuesdays 9:35pm GMT
Israel Israel yes stars 2 March 8, 2007 Thursdays 10:20pm
Latin America Fox Broadcasting Company February 5, 2007 Mondays 10:00pm
Netherlands The Netherlands RTL 4 October 30, 2006 Mondays 9:30pm CET
New Zealand New Zealand TV3 February 2, 2007 Friday 8.30pm
Norway Norway TV3 January 4, 2007 Thursdays 9:30pm CET
Portugal Portugal A Lei do Mais Forte (The Law of the Strongest) SIC and FOX March 29, 2007 Thursdays 10:15pm GMT
South Africa South Africa M-Net February 1, 2007 Thursdays 8:00pm
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Channel-1 MTV January 18 2007 Thursdays 9:30pm
Sweden Sweden TV3 January 16, 2007 Tuesdays 8:00pm CET
United Kingdom United Kingdom Five (first run),
Five US (repeats) and
UKTV Gold (syndication)
March 22, 2007 Thursdays 10.00pm GMT
United States United States CBS Television September 21 2006 Thursdays 10:00pm ET