SHARK TANK (ABC)
Returns in Fall 2012 (Exact Date TBA)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
8/9/09
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STATUS:
returning this fall (yet to premiere) |
TIME SLOT:
fridays from 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST |
CURRENT SEASON:
4 (22 episodes) |
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
renewed through the 2012-13 season (the show's fourth of 22 episodes) on 5/10/12 |
DESCRIPTION:
(from ABC's press release, May 2012) "Shark Tank," the hit show that gives budding entrepreneurs the chance to make their dreams come true, has critics calling the business-themed show "one of the best reality shows out there" and "Econ 101 for tough times." The critically-acclaimed show is up sharply over its prior season average, growing by 15% in Total Viewers and 20% in young adults. In its strongest season ever, teens made "Shark Tank" their top network viewing choice on Friday nights and the broad-appealing series led its network rivals in its 8:00 p.m. time slot. The Sharks -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire tycoons -- will be back for a fourth season, continuing their search to invest in the best products and businesses that America has to offer. In the process, they may part with their own hard-earned cash and give innovative entrepreneurs the funding they desperately need to jumpstart their business ideas. But the Sharks have a goal, too -- to get a return on their investment and own a piece of the next big business idea. When the Sharks hear a great idea, they're ready to fight each other for a piece of it; and when more than one of them wants to sink their teeth into a top-notch idea, a war between them can erupt. The Sharks are: billionaire Mark Cuban, owner and chairman of HDNet and outspoken owner of the 2011 NBA championship Dallas Mavericks; real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran; "Queen of QVC" Lori Greiner; technology innovator Robert Herjavec; fashion and branding expert Daymond John and venture capitalist Kevin O'Leary. Mark Burnett, Clay Newbill and Phil Gurin are the executive producers of "Shark Tank," based on the Japanese "Dragons' Den" format created by Nippon Television Network Corporation. The series is from Sony Pictures Television. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Barbara Corcoran as Shark
· Daymond John as Shark
· Kevin Harrington as Shark
· Kevin O'Leary as Shark
· Mark Cuban as Shark (Season 3- )
· Robert Herjavec as Shark
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Clay Newbill as EP
· Mark Burnett as EP
· Phil Gurin as EP
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GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (competition)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Mark Burnett Productions
· Sony Pictures Television
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