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. The show revolves around Sebastian Stark , 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. 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 , and Brothers & Sisters for their Sunday night 10 p.m. timeslot.
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