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Created By: |
Mark Burnett |
Directed By: |
Craig Spirko |
Creative Director: |
Nathaniel Howe |
Cast: |
Barbara Corcoran |
Country of Origin: |
USA |
Original Channel: |
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Production Companies: |
Mark Burnett Productions |
Original Run: |
August 9, 2009 - present |
Shark Tank is an American double nonfantasy television series which premiered on ABC on August 9, 2009.
Plot[]
It features business pitches from aspiring entrepreneurs to a panel of potential investors.
Description[]
Shark Tank is an American reality TV series produced by Mark Burnett based from the Japanese version of the show, Dragon's Den. The series features a panel of potential investors called the "Sharks" who considers offers from aspiring entrepreneurs seeking investments for their business or product.
Cast[]
The Sharks:[]
- Phil Crowley (announcer)
- Barbara Corcoran
- Robert Herjavec
- Kevin O'Leary
- Daymond John
- Kevin Harrington (seasons 1-2)
- Mark Cuban (seasons 2-)
- Jeff Foxworthy (season 2)
- Lori Greiner (seasons 3-)
- John Paul Dejoria (season 5)
- Steve Tisch (season 5)
- Nick Woodman (season 6)
- Ashton Kutcher (season 7)
- Troy Carter (season 7)
- Chris Sacca (seasons 7-9)
- Richard Branson (season 9)
- Rohan Oza (seasons 9-11)
- Alex Rodriguez (seasons 9-12)
- Sara Blakely (seasons 9-10)
- Bethenny Frankel (seasons 9-10)
- Jamie Siminoff (season 10)
- Matt Higgins (seasons 10-11)
- Charles Barkley (season 10)
- Alli Webb (season 10)
- Daniel Lubetzky (seasons 11-)
- Anne Wojcicki (season 11)
- Maria Sharapova (season 11)
- Katrina Lake (season 11)
- Blake Mycoskie (season 12)
- Kendra Scott (seasons 12-)
- Emma Grede (seasons 13-)
- Peter Jones (seasons 13-)
- Nirav Tolia (season 13)
- Kevin Hart (season 13)
- Gwyneth Paltrow (season 14)
- Tony Xu (season 14)
- Candice Nelson (season 15)
Special Guests[]
- Miles “The Count of S” became a guest shark of the series. He showed an intense scene with an action figure salesman. He also said that he loves to watch Shark Tank and classic Gundam clips. He was reportedly denied a second appearance on the show due to snorting cocaine in the ‘Tank’ between takes.
- Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb's main antagonist, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz appeared in the series as one of the entrepreneurs. It was first announced on his YouTube video series, Doof's Daily Dirt in the episode, "The Doof Is Due" as his big announcement. The promo and the full appearance was uploaded on Doof's Daily Dirt's YouTube channel. He was looking for a $500k investment for a 1% net worth stake of his invention, the Shrinkinator.
International release[]
- United States - ABC
- Canada - CTV, CTV Two
- Latin America - BBC Entertainment
- United Kingdom - Dave
- Asia - BBC Knowledge