In the history of the show, a woman has never hosted the program. When "Shark Week" first aired, it was originally run without a host altogether - sans a surprise appearance from "Jaws ...

A woman was tragically swallowed whole by a massive 13ft shark while swimming with friends ... which was uploaded to YouTube ...

As the women got closer, however, they found a scene more reminiscent of “Jaws.” Clearly exhausted, the small shark lay with its fins buried in the sand, Brady recalled. She and Poitras ...