| The Profit | |
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| Genre | Reality show |
| Presented by | Marcus Lemonis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 72 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Amber Mazzola |
| Production company | Machete Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CNBC |
| Release | July 30, 2013 – September 28, 2021 |
| Related | |
| The Partner | |
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The Profit is an American documentary-style reality television show broadcast on CNBC. In each episode, Marcus Lemonis typically offers a capital investment and his expertise to struggling small businesses in exchange for an ownership stake in the company, but a series of "Inside Look" episodes have commentary by Lemonis and executive producer Amber Mazzola as they watch past episodes. Some episodes simply show a business, city, or industry without any investment by Lemonis. The Partner is a spin-off series that aired in 2017, also featuring Lemonis.
Season 1 premiered on July 30, 2013;[1] season 2 premiered on February 25, 2014. The second part of the second season returned October 2014. After a successful second season, with ratings going up 115% from the first season, the third season premiered on May 12, 2015.[2][3] The Profit returned for a fourth season on August 23, 2016.[4] A fifth season premiered on November 21, 2017 and started with a "recap" episode that looked back at different companies Lemonis had invested in and said whether they were a "win" or a "loss".[5] The sixth season premiered on December 4, 2018. On October 14, 2019, it was announced that the seventh season will premiere on November 5, 2019.[6]
On September 28, 2021 Marcus Lemonis posted on his Twitter feed "2013 - 2021 thank you", indicating that season 8 will be the last season for the show.[7]
- ^ "New Premiere Date & Time: CNBC Prime Premieres New Reality Series "The Profit" Tuesday, July 30th at 10PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. June 11, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ^ "The Profit: Special Announcement".
- ^ "UPDATE: CNBC Orders More 'The Profit'".
- ^ "CNBC U.S. Primetime Shows TV Official Site".
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 3, 2017). "CNBC Prime Unveils Fall Lineup With New Series 'The Job Interview', More 'Billion Dollar Buyer' & 'The Deed'". Deadline. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ "Business Is Personal on an All-New Season of CNBC's Hit Series "The Profit" Premiering Tuesday, November 5 at 10PM ET". The Futon Critic. October 14, 2019.
- ^ @marcuslemonis (28 September 2021). "2013 - 2021 thank you #theProfit" (Tweet) – via Twitter.