If you grew up in the '90s or early 2000s, every summer you probably remember planning your week around Discovery Channel's Shark Week. Long before streaming services gave us unlimited choices, Shark Week was truly appointment television. Families gathered around the TV, kids suddenly wanted to become marine biologists, and everyone debated whether they'd survive a great white encounter. Great White Highway, which closes out the week by following the migration of great white sharks along the Atlantic coast. It Hits Different for New YorkersThis year's Shark Week arrives just as shark activity has been making headlines close to home.