Shark

Shark Information

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.

Synopsis

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.

Cast members

Actor	Role	Notes
	Sebastian Stark, Deputy DA	Main cast
	Jessica Devlin, District Attorney (DA)	Main cast
	Julie Stark	Main cast
	Raina Troy, Assistant DA	Main cast
	Madeleine Poe, Assistant DA	Main cast
	Isaac Wright, DA Investigator	Main cast (Season 1, Episode 8 " Season 2) Guest (Season 1, Episode 2)
	Danny Reyes, Assistant DA	Main cast (Season 2)
	Casey Woodland, Assistant DA	Main cast (Season 1)
	Martin Allende, Assistant DA	Main cast (Season 1, Episodes 1"11) Died in episode "The Wrath of Khan"
	Manuel Delgado, Mayor	Recurring (Season 1"Season 2)
	Lewis Slocombe	Recurring (Season 1"Season 2)
	Leo Cutler, DA	Recurring (Season 2)
	Trevor Boyd	Recurring (Season 2)
	Kenneth Woodruff, Judge	Recurring (Season 1"Season 2)
	Wayne Robert Callison	Guest star (Season 1, Episodes 12 & 22; Season 2, Episode 16)

Characters

Sebastian Stark: A charismatic and cutthroat former high end defense attorney. Stark was recruited to the DA's office by the mayor after a client he had previously defended against assault charges killed his (the client's) wife just a few days later. Despite his realization after this case, his methods as a defense attorney have not been changed dramatically in his role as a prosecutor.
Jessica Devlin: Los Angeles District Attorney for 14 years, Devlin was Stark's boss for the duration of the season one. When she was defeated in an election, however, Stark hired her as the Senior Member of his team.
Madeline Poe: Poe was the only voluntary member of Stark's original team. She had the highest conviction rate of the entire DA's office in the last two years prior to the show's start, and arguably the best lawyer of Stark's original team.
Raina Troy: Troy is passionate, smart and tough, and described by Stark as "brilliant" but "a contempt citation waiting to happen." Midway through the first season she begins a relationship with Isaac Wright.
Danny Reyes: Reyes was transferred from the gang-crime unit, and used past experience to influence his motives. He often conflicts with Stark and Jessica, both of whom privately agree that he is a very good lawyer.
Isaac Wright: A former LAPD officer, Stark offered him a job on his team after Wright resigned from LAPD because he planted evidence in the home of a suspect in an effort to arrest his partner's killer.
Julie Stark: The daughter of Sebastian, she decided to stay with her father after her custody hearing, because "he needs her more than he'll ever know."
Wayne Callison: A serial killer, creative writing teacher and Stark's personal nemesis throughout season 1. He targeted emotionally damaged women in their 20s and tortured them to death by cutting them. After he is acquitted, Stark becomes obsessed with putting him behind bars.

Episodes

See List of Shark episodes for more information

Broadcast history

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. CBS announced on May 16, 2007 that Shark would return for a second season.

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 9:00 p.m. to air the four remaining post-strike episodes. CBS officially cancelled the series on May 13, 2008.

Nielsen Ratings

Season	Timeslot (EDT)	Season Premiere	Season Finale	TV Season	Rank	Rating
1	Thursday 10:00 P.M.	September 21, 2006	May 3, 2007	2006"2007	#20	8.7 (Tied with 60 Minutes)
2	Sunday 10:00 P.M. Tuesday 9:00 P.M.	September 23, 2007	May 20, 2008	2007"2008	#30	7.0 (Tied with The Unit and Hell's Kitchen)

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.

Syndication

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.

International airings

In Australia Shark started airing season 2 at 10pm on Thursdays from November 12, 2009, on Seven's new digital channel 7TWO. Season 2l and the series overall completed its first run airing on W on Friday, December 18.

In the U.K. Shark is shown at 11.00 am every weekday on channel 5.

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