It’s that time again – Discovery Channel offers up their best of all things shark-y with 2008 Shark Week, premiering Sunday, July 27 through Sunday August 8. In addition to some past shark related shows, Discovery is offering up six all new programs that you can sink your teeth into. After the jump, highlights of new Shark Week shows, including a special MythBusters and Dirty Jobs. Check the Discovery web site for the full Shark Week schedule.

MythBusters: Shark Special, premieres Sunday, July 27, at 9 p.m. ET/PT: MythBusters explore myths related to… well… sharks: Do dogs attract sharks? Do the vibrations caused by a flapping injured fish attract sharks? Does chili powder repel sharks? Tune in to see hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman create a 16-foot-long robo-shark!

Surviving Sharks, premieres Monday, July 28, at 9 p.m. ET/PT: A special Survivorman that checks into the best theories for surviving shark encounters and digs into whether kicking and splashing attracts sharks. Les Stroud travels to the Bahamas and South Africa for a full shark analysis.

Day of the Shark, premieres Monday, July 28, at 10 p.m. ET/PT: Find out what time of day shark encounters are most likely to take place, as this special examines six recent shark attacks and when they took place.

Dirty Jobs – Greenland Shark Quest, premieres Tuesday, July 29, at 9 p.m. ET/PT: Sharks in the Arctic? Mike Rowe investigates the mysterius Greenland shark when he travels to the edge of the Arctic Circle.

How Not to Become Shark Bait, premiers Tuesday, July 29, at 10 p.m. ET/PT: Check out a variety of shark attraction theories put to the test (colors, vibrations, smells, etc.) when escapologist Jonathan Goodwin, former Survivor: Cook Islands winner Yul Kwon, marine biologist Jeremiah Sullivan and scientist Dr. Marty Jopson travel to the Bahamas.

Mysteries of the Shark Coast, premieres Thursday, July 31, at 9 p.m. ET/PT: Learn more about Australia’s northeastern coast shark activity – where more species of sharks can be found than anywhere else in the world. A team studies the disappearing population with the largest shark tagging expedition in Australian history.