diff --git a/ci/code_checks.sh b/ci/code_checks.sh
index 7c61157149513..99084f23818c9 100755
--- a/ci/code_checks.sh
+++ b/ci/code_checks.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ if [[ -z "$CHECK" || "$CHECK" == "docstrings" ]]; then
     $BASE_DIR/scripts/validate_docstrings.py --format=actions --errors=EX01 --ignore_functions \
         pandas.Series.index \
         pandas.Series.dtype \
-        pandas.Series.shape \
         pandas.Series.nbytes \
         pandas.Series.ndim \
         pandas.Series.size \
diff --git a/pandas/core/base.py b/pandas/core/base.py
index b708ff44b39d0..8a1a2b8b99aa5 100644
--- a/pandas/core/base.py
+++ b/pandas/core/base.py
@@ -309,6 +309,12 @@ def transpose(self: _T, *args, **kwargs) -> _T:
     def shape(self) -> Shape:
         """
         Return a tuple of the shape of the underlying data.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> s = pd.Series([1, 2, 3])
+        >>> s.shape
+        (3,)
         """
         return self._values.shape