Shark Tank

44min

Reality

Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch various business ideas to "The Sharks" -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- in hopes of landing an investment.

Production Companies

Sony Pictures Television

Mark Burnett Productions

One Three Media

MGM Television

United Artists Media Group

Episodes

Cast

Shark Tank: Series Premiere

1. Shark Tank: Series Premiere

42min

9th Aug 2009

Budding entrepreneurs work to persuade a panel of tycoons to invest in their business proposals in return for a percentage of equity in the company.

Inner-city teacher pitches proposal

2. Inner-city teacher pitches proposal

42min

16th Aug 2009

An inner-city teacher tries to sell the Sharks on his unique way to get children to learn; the owner of a gourmet food business watches the Sharks fight for a piece of the action; an astonishing offer is made for one life-saving idea.

Entrepreneurial novice

3. Entrepreneurial novice

42min

23rd Aug 2009

An entrepreneurial novice makes a less-than-stellar presentation to the sharks; a father-son duo pitches a proposal for a revolutionary new musical product.

Graffiti-removal business

4. Graffiti-removal business

42min

30th Aug 2009

An entrepreneur originally from Ghana wants an investment for an Internet business; a man from California wants to franchise his graffiti-removal business.

Body Jac

5. Body Jac

42min

6th Sep 2009

Three of the sharks make a deal for an innovative Internet company, but before the deal can be sealed, a battle ensues and one of the sharks is ousted.

Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball

6. Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball

42min

13th Sep 2009

A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.

A housewife charms the male sharks

7. A housewife charms the male sharks

42min

29th Sep 2009

A housewife from Charleston, S.C., charms the male sharks; a college student pitches a product made from soy that he creates in his mother's kitchen.

Overconfidence could blow a deal

8. Overconfidence could blow a deal

42min

6th Oct 2009

A young entrepreneur's overconfidence could blow a deal with the sharks; Kevin O'Leary follows an entrepreneur out of the Shark Tank to get the last word after being outbid by another shark.

Preventing cancer in pets

9. Preventing cancer in pets

42min

13th Oct 2009

A veterinarian's product claims to prevent cancer in pets; virtual arcade; a Texas designer pitches a line of fashionable clothing for women.

Unusual business proposal

10. Unusual business proposal

42min

20th Oct 2009

A man wants an investment from the sharks to create an extension of his already successful business; a urologist has an unusual business proposal.

Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner

11. Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner

42min

8th Jan 2010

Things get heated when the sharks ask a husband-and-wife team to clarify the actual value of a childcare business; a chef's salad dressing mix is removed from store shelves because of offensive packaging; a golf ball cleaner.

An idea for a portable hand degreaser

12. An idea for a portable hand degreaser

42min

15th Jan 2010

Two Texas bicyclists have an idea for a portable hand degreaser; a college student is passionate about his environmentally friendly clothing line; the sharks find out if lifelong entrepreneur Cactus Jack lost at least 35 pounds to seal a deal.

Old-fashioned ice cream men

13. Old-fashioned ice cream men

42min

29th Jan 2010

A California entrepreneur wants to bring back old-fashioned ice cream men; a couple's pitch is about providing legal services at a coffee house; an update on the sharks' venture with an Arizona woman and her unique plush toys.

A man reinvents the umbrella

14. A man reinvents the umbrella

42min

5th Feb 2010

A woman begins her presentation with shoe fashions; sisters from Chicago present a hilarious pitch; a man from Florida reinvents the umbrella.

First air date

9th Aug 2009

Last air date

16th May 2025

Status

Returning Series

Type

Reality

Original language

en

Networks