Shark Tank

This article is about the American series. For the global TV franchise of which it is part, see Dragons' Den. For the Indian series, see Shark Tank India. For the Bangladeshi series, see Shark Tank Bangladesh. For the arena in California, see SAP Center.

Shark Tank
GenreReality television
Created byMark Burnett
Directed by
Starring
Narrated byPhil Crowley
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons16
No. of episodes342 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Mark Burnett
  • Clay Newbill
  • Phil Gurin
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseAugust 9, 2009 (2009-08-09) –
present (present)
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Shark Tank[b] is an American business reality television series that premiered on August 9, 2009, on ABC.[2] The show is the American franchise of the international format Dragons' Den, a British TV series, which itself is a remake of the Japanese TV show The Tigers of Money. [3] It shows entrepreneurs making business presentations to a panel of five venture capitalists (investors in start-ups) called "sharks" on the program, who decide whether to invest in their companies.

The series has been a ratings success in its time slot, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program five times (2014–2017 and 2024).[4]


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  1. ^ "BBC Three – Dragons' Den US – Shark Tank". BBC Online. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Hibberd, James (May 10, 2012). "'Dancing,' 'Bachelor,' and a bigger 'Shark Tank' returning to ABC" (Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine). Insider TV. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  3. ^ "Here's What 'Shark Tank' Looks Like In 9 Different Countries". Business Insider. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Shark Tank – Awards & Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2017.