‘Jaws’ 50th Anniversary: Steven Spielberg Will Introduce a Special Broadcast of His Classic on NBC
Steven Spielberg‘s classic thriller Jaws opened in theaters on June 20, 1975. Fifty years later to the day, on Friday, June 20, 2025, NBC will be airing a three-hour telecast of Spielberg’s film — which ushered in the era of the summer blockbuster and helped shape modern filmmaking — with a special introduction from the director himself.
NBC’s 50th anniversary presentation of Jaws, featuring a special introduction from Steven Spielberg, will air Friday, June 20, 2025, beginning at 8pm ET/PT.
Beyond this NBC airing, Universal, which produced the original film (and whose family NBC is a part of), has an even more extensive plan for how fans watching at home can enjoy Jaws around its 50th anniversary.
It’s a wide-reaching strategy to, as they say in a marketing release, “lift all boats” among other parts of the Universal family (that quote can’t help but bring to mind the famous line from the movie about needing “a bigger boat“; not sure if the pun was intended, but it works!)
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Where to stream Jaws and its sequels
Beginning Sunday, June 15, 2025, the entire Jaws franchise — the 1975 original, plus Jaws 2 (1978), Jaws 3 (1983) and Jaws: The Revenge (1987) — will be available to stream in their uncut, commercial-free forms exclusively on Peacock.
This Peacock exclusivity will run for about a month, through Monday, July 14, 2025. Jaws has previously been available to stream for free in edited versions, with commercials, through platforms like Tubi; it’s unclear whether the film will still be available on those platforms during this window, but I would assume not.
Where to watch Jaws and its sequels on cable TV
Spoiler alert: The shark dies in Jaws 2, too (© Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection)
If you’ve still got Jaws fever after its 50th anniversary celebrations on NBCUniversal outlets, don’t worry: on Friday, June 27, 2025, beginning at 7pm, AMC will be airing Jaws, Jaws 2 (1978) and Jaws 3 (1983). Then, after about an hourlong break for other programming, the network will understandably be dumping the pretty poor fourth entry, Jaws: The Revenge (1987), into a timeslot much later that night/early the next morning.
What’s on the Jaws 50th Anniversary Edition disc and digital release?
On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release the Jaws 50th Anniversary Edition, featuring the original movie in 4K, Blu-ray and digital formats, with over five hours of bonus features.
Highlights of this home video anniversary release include:
* Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story — A brand-new documentary from director Laurent Bouzereau, and produced by National Geographic in partnership with Spielberg’s Ambin Documentaries, the only authorized documentary about the making of the classic.
* Deleted Scenes and Outtakes – Over 13 minutes of content
* The Making of Jaws – An insider look into the making of this classic film, this original full-length documentary is filled with exhaustive cast and crew interviews, archival footage, outtakes, and much more.
* Jaws: The Restoration– An in-depth look at the intricate process of restoring the movie.
* The Shark is Still Working: The Impact and Legacy of Jaws – A fan-made documentary that focuses on the many ways Jaws has helped shape elements of pop culture and influence a generation of filmmakers.
* Jaws Archives: Storyboards, production photos, marketing and a look at how the film became a phenomenon.
* From the Set – Available on Disc only
* Theatrical Trailer
The Jaws 50th Anniversary edition will also be available in an all-new limited edition SteelBook with never-before-seen artwork. More details, and pre-orders, are available at the link above.
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