Shark Tank (Australian TV series)

Shark Tank
GenreReality
Directed byRandall Churchill
Presented bySarah Harris
StarringSee investors
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes61
Production
Production locationsSydney, New South Wales
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetwork Ten
Release8 February 2015 (2015-02-08) –
present (present)
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Shark Tank is an Australian reality competition television series that premiered on 8 February 2015 and aired until 7 August 2018 on Network Ten, in which aspiring entrepreneur-contestants made business presentations to a panel of "Shark" investors.[2] Shark Tank was filmed at Disney Studios Australia.

Four seasons of the program were aired. It was announced on 31 October 2018 that the show would not return for a fifth season in 2019.[3]

In March 2023, it was announced the series would return to Network 10 later in the year, with a new panel of investors to be confirmed, and will be produced by Curio Pictures.[1][4] On 22 March 2023, Network 10 announced the new panel of investors.[5][6] The fifth season premiered on 29 August 2023.[7] In October 2023, the series was renewed by 10 for a sixth season, which is set to air in the second half of 2024.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b Knox, David (2 March 2023). "Shark Tank returning to 10". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ Knox, David (1 September 2014). "TEN confirms Shark Tank for 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. ^ Lallo, Michael (31 October 2018). "Network Ten in 2019: What's new, what's returning, what's gone?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. ^ Laidlaw, Kyle (2 March 2023). "Channel 10 announces return of competition series Shark Tank Australia for a new season in 2023". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  5. ^ Knox, David (22 March 2023). "Meet the new Shark Tank bosses". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Shark Tank: Channel 10 reveals the Sharks circling Australian businesses". Mediaweek. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  7. ^ Knox, David (15 August 2023). "Returning: Shark Tank S5". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. ^ "2024 Upfronts: 10 / Paramount+ | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Here's What's Still To Come On 10 In 2024". 10 play. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.