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''Shark Tank'' is an American business
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that premiered on August 9, 2009, on
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.Hibberd, James (May 10, 2012)
Dancing,' 'Bachelor,' and a bigger 'Shark Tank' returning to ABC"
(). Insider TV. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
The show is the American franchise of the international format ''
Dragons' Den ''Dragons' Den'' is a reality television program format in which entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of venture capitalists in the hope of securing investment finance from them. The program originated in 2001 in Japan, where it ...
'', a British TV series, which itself is a remake of the Japanese TV show The Tigers of Money. It shows
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making business presentations to a panel of five
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(providers of
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to early stage
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s) called "Sharks" on the program, who decide whether to invest in their companies. The series has been a ratings success in its
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, winning the
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five times (2014–2017 and 2024).


Premise

The show features a panel of investors called "sharks," who decide whether to invest as entrepreneurs make business presentations on their company or product.Adalian, Josef (February 13, 2008)
"Sony, Burnett dive into 'Shark Tank'"
. ''
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'', "a version of the Japanese reality format".
The sharks often find weaknesses and faults in an entrepreneur's product, business model or valuation of their company. Some of the investors are usually kindhearted and try to soften the impact of rejection, like panel member
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, while others such as
Kevin O'Leary Terrence Thomas Kevin O'Leary (born July 9, 1954), also known as Mr. Wonderful, is a Canadian businessman and television personality. From 2004 to 2014, he appeared on various Canadian television shows, including the business news programs ''Sq ...
can be "brutal" and might show "no patience even for tales of hardship". The sharks are paid as cast stars of the show, but a disclaimer at the start of each episode states the money they invest is their own. The same disclaimer also states that no offer of investment is being made to the viewer. The entrepreneur can make a
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(
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) on the show if a panel member is interested. However, if all of the panel members opt out, the entrepreneur leaves empty-handed. The show is said to portray "the drama of pitch meetings and the interaction between the entrepreneurs and tycoons". A pitch of around 45 minutes by a contestant is edited to about 11 minutes. As of 2018, approximately 35,000 to 40,000 entrepreneurs apply each season with about 1,000 advancing to the next step, 150 getting to pitch the sharks, and fewer than 100 making it on the air; most episodes contain four pitches per broadcast hour.


Post-show

Shark cast member Kevin O'Leary believes about 20% of the handshake deals made on the show are never executed due to the investors'
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process following the handshake deal, which includes product testing and examining the contestants' business and personal financials. Fellow shark
Robert Herjavec Robert Herjavec (; born September 14, 1962) is a Croatian-Canadian businessman, investor, and television personality. Herjavec founded BRAK Systems, a Canadian integrator of Internet security software, and sold it to AT&T Canada (now Allstream ...
believes that about 90% of those withdrawals come from the entrepreneur, in some cases due to only appearing on the program for publicity. The show is often responsible for what has become known as the ''Shark Tank'' effect. Simply appearing on the show, even without getting an offer, has the potential to significantly boost sales for companies. Some entrepreneurs have reported 10- to 20-fold increases in daily revenues after the show's airing.


Cast


Sharks

Two of the show's longstanding sharks,
Robert Herjavec Robert Herjavec (; born September 14, 1962) is a Croatian-Canadian businessman, investor, and television personality. Herjavec founded BRAK Systems, a Canadian integrator of Internet security software, and sold it to AT&T Canada (now Allstream ...
and
Kevin O'Leary Terrence Thomas Kevin O'Leary (born July 9, 1954), also known as Mr. Wonderful, is a Canadian businessman and television personality. From 2004 to 2014, he appeared on various Canadian television shows, including the business news programs ''Sq ...
, are Canadian entrepreneurs who had previously appeared on the Canadian version of the series titled ''
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''. Since 2023, Herjavec also appears on the Australian version of ''Shark Tank''.


Notable companies

Some notable companies that have appeared on ''Shark Tank'' include: *
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*
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(acquired by
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) – first entrepreneur to appear as a (Guest) Shark *
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(did not reach a deal) *
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(acquired by
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) * Scrub Daddy * Groove Book (acquired by
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) * Talbott Teas (acquired by
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) *
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*
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(acquired by
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) *Mr. Tod's Pies - first product featured on Shark Tank on August 9, 2009 Due to show popularity, companies have falsely advertised that they've appeared on ''Shark Tank'' when the air rate is 0.22% (88 aired of 40,000 applicants for 2018 season). A full list of companies that actually appeared on ''Shark Tank'' can be found on ABC's website, with cult following websites such as AllSharkTankProducts.com, SharkTankContestant.com, Sharkalytics.com, SharkTankTales.com, and SharkTankSpotlight.com documenting details and products for all companies, and Gazette Review documenting episode recaps and updates on what happened "after ''Shark Tank''".


Episodes

''Shark Tank''s sixteenth season premiered on October 18, 2024.


Timeline


Early seasons (2009–2013)

''Shark Tank'' premiered in August 2009 and aired 14 episodes through January 2010. In August, it was renewed for a second season. Season 2 premiered with a "sneak peek" episode on Sunday, March 20, 2011, before resuming its regular Friday night time slot on March 25, 2011. Season 2 had 9 episodes, 5 of them featuring new panel members. Comedian
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and Mark Cuban replaced panel member Kevin Harrington in those episodes. In season 2, Kevin O'Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, and Robert Herjavec appeared in all nine episodes; Harrington appeared in four, Cuban in three, and Foxworthy in two. ''Shark Tank'' third season premiered in January 2012. From the third season, Kevin Harrington was replaced by
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, while the "queen of QVC"
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replaced Barbara Corcoran on 4 episodes.
Kevin O'Leary Terrence Thomas Kevin O'Leary (born July 9, 1954), also known as Mr. Wonderful, is a Canadian businessman and television personality. From 2004 to 2014, he appeared on various Canadian television shows, including the business news programs ''Sq ...
,
Daymond John Daymond Garfield John (born February 23, 1969) is an American businessman, investor, and television personality. He is an investor on the ABC reality television series '' Shark Tank''. He is the founder, president, and chief executive officer of ...
,
Robert Herjavec Robert Herjavec (; born September 14, 1962) is a Croatian-Canadian businessman, investor, and television personality. Herjavec founded BRAK Systems, a Canadian integrator of Internet security software, and sold it to AT&T Canada (now Allstream ...
, and
Mark Cuban Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958) is an American businessman and television personality. He is the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and co-owner of 2929 Entertain ...
appeared in all 15 episodes of season three. In February, ABC ordered two additional episodes for season 3 using unaired footage, which brought the season's episode total to 15. On May 10, 2012, ''Shark Tank'' was renewed for a fourth season consisting of 26 episodes. This is the first time the series received a full season order. Filming began on June 30, 2012. According to
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, as of December 2012, the show's panel members had invested $12.4 million in the business opportunities presented to them during that season.Battaglio, Stephen (December 3, 2012) "''Shark'' Attacks Prime Time!". ''
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''. pp. 4–5
In 2013, ABC renewed the show for a fifth season. Season 5 premiered on September 20, 2013. In October 2013, ABC ordered an additional two episodes for the season. In December 2013, ABC ordered another four episodes, bringing the season order to 29 episodes.
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and
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were added as panel members.


CNBC syndication (2013–2015)

In 2013,
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licensed exclusive off-network cable rights for the series from ABC."CNBC Licenses Off-Network Cable Rights to 'Shark Tank' from Disney-ABC Television Group"
.
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. October 1, 2013
In May 2014, ABC announced a sixth season starting in September 2014. The series began its syndication run on CNBC on December 30, 2013. The seventh season of the show premiered on September 25, 2015. Actor/investor
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, music manager/CEO Troy Carter, and venture investor
Chris Sacca Christopher Sacca (born May 12, 1975) is an American venture investor, company advisor, entrepreneur, and lawyer. He is the proprietor of Lowercase Capital, a venture capital fund in the United States that has invested in seed and early-stage ...
all appeared as guest sharks.


New set (2017–present)

The ninth season of the show premiered on October 1, 2017, with guest shark
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. and a new, modern-looking set,
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s, penthouse views of a city,
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, glass staircase to an upstairs lounge, and more space. The tenth season of ''Shark Tank'' subtitled "''Decade of Dreams''" premiered on October 7, 2018. The first episode of the 10th season marked the show's landmark 200th episode. On February 5, 2019, ABC announced at the
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press tour that ''Shark Tank'' will return for an eleventh season, which premiered on September 29, 2019. On May 21, 2020, ABC renewed the series for a twelfth season, which premiered on October 16, 2020. On May 13, 2021, ABC renewed the series for a thirteenth season, which premiered on October 8, 2021. On May 13, 2022, ABC renewed the series for a fourteenth season, which premiered on September 23, 2022, with a first ever live episode. On May 16, 2023, ABC renewed the series for a fifteenth season, which premiered on September 29, 2023. On November 27, 2023, Mark Cuban revealed that he would be leaving ''Shark Tank'' following the show's sixteenth season. On May 10, 2024, ABC officially renewed the series for a sixteenth season, which premiered on October 18, 2024. During the season, frequent guest shark
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was promoted to one of the main sharks. On May 9, 2025, ABC renewed the series for a seventeenth season.


Production

''Shark Tank'' is produced by
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and based on the format ''
Dragons' Den ''Dragons' Den'' is a reality television program format in which entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of venture capitalists in the hope of securing investment finance from them. The program originated in 2001 in Japan, where it ...
'', which originated in 2001 with the Japanese show, ''Tigers of Money''. ''Shark Tank,'' however, more closely resembles the format of the British version of ''Dragons' Den'', which premiered in 2005. The show initially required each contestant to sign an agreement with Finnmax, the producer of ''Shark Tank'', promising Finnmax the option of taking a "2% royalty" or "5% equity stake" in the contestant's business venture. However, in October 2013, this requirement was repealed by the network, retroactively, due to pressure from panel member
Mark Cuban Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958) is an American businessman and television personality. He is the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and co-owner of 2929 Entertain ...
. Cuban felt the requirement would lower the quality of the entrepreneurs, as savvy investors would be wary of trading away a portion of their company just for appearing on the show. A number of potential entrepreneurs had declined to participate in the show for this reason.


COVID-19 precautions

During the 12th season, the show was moved to
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. Due to the
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, the 12th season was produced in a quarantine bubble (which applied to the production staff but not the sharks or entrepreneurs themselves), the set was partially rearranged so the sharks' chairs were at least six feet away from each other, and the sharks would not come up to the entrepreneurs to shake their hands when a deal was made (a wave or "long-distance fist bump" was used instead). In future seasons, the handshakes returned but the chairs have remained separated.


Spin-offs and specials

In 2015, ABC launched a companion series, ''
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'', which shows the current state of companies that appeared on ''Shark Tank'', including both those that made a deal and those that were rejected by investors. Two seasons of ''Beyond the Tank'' have aired so far, one in 2015 and one in 2016. A prime time special titled ''Shark Tank: Greatest of All Time'' premiered on February 26, 2020.


Reception


Critical reception

During its first season, ''Shark Tank'' saw a mostly positive reception. Josh Wolk of ''
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'' wrote, "The moneymen ask informed questions and make shrewd decisions, a welcome relief from
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's capricious calls on Burnett's ''
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''". Heather Havrilesky from
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said that "ABC's ''Shark Tank'' is easily the best new reality TV show to air this summer." Tom Shales of ''
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'' wrote, "It sounds gimmicky and visually tedious, with most of the so-called action taking place in a conference room. It's all those things, but the moments of misery make it memorable." Shales noted that the series was premiering during an economic recession, and that many of the aspiring entrepreneurs had poured significant amounts of money into their businesses; he praised "how deftly the show personalizes the desperation and pain experienced by victims of a broken down economy." And David Hinckley of the ''
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'' said, "Once you get past its somewhat misleading title, Mark Burnett's new ''Shark Tank'' is a well-paced hour that offers entertainment without humiliation."


Ratings

During the first two seasons, the series barely peaked at 5 million viewers, with season 2 only having 9 episodes in its run. By season 3, the show's viewership went past 5 million and started to crack the top 100 in the ratings. By 2012, the show averaged over 6 million viewers per episode. It is the most watched program on Friday nights in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic. As a result, ABC added three more episodes to the original season order of 22. In its sixth season, the series reached over 9 million per episode, becoming its most successful season to date.


Awards and nominations


In popular culture

''Shark Tank'' has been a part of several crossovers with other TV shows.
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has pitched on ''Shark Tank'' (pants for horses) as a comedy skit which aired on his show, ''
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'' Disney's ''
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'' character, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, pitched his invention on the 2013 season finale in a cross-over episode. On the Season 6 Episode "The Tank" of ''
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'', Grace and Frankie pitch their Rise Up toilet invention to the Sharks. ''
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'' has parodied ''Shark Tank'' with
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pitching a parodied
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asking for support in going after "Western pigs and vile Jews", prompting Daymond John to state that he found the skit "insensitive". After the success of the original ''Shark Tank'' series, several countries have launched their own localized versions under the same name, adhering to copyright guidelines and obtaining rights to use the ''Shark Tank'' branding. Examples include '' Shark Tank India'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. These adaptations retain the core concept of the show, where aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of investors in hopes of securing funding, thus continuing the original show's influence and format across various markets.


See also

* ''
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'' * '' Buy It Now'' * '' The Big Idea'' * '' Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway'' *
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* '' The Profit'' * '' Redemption Inc.'' * '' West Texas Investors Club'' * '' Win in China''


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