Good or bad publicity, maybe the goal of Dancing with Sharks was to help signal the return of Shark Week, which features hours of new programming on the carnivorous fish in primetime every night. Those without cable can also use an HBO Max subscription to keep up with the fun and learn the latest about some of the biggest great white sharks around.

Bergeron admits that he was both skeptical and curious when the offer to host Dancing with Sharks reached him. "I had two reactions. The first one was, 'What are you smoking?' And