West Texas Investors Club

West Texas Investors Club
The title card of the program, with the title West Texas Investors Club superimposed over a desert road and cloudy sky.
Title card of West Texas Investors Club
GenreDocumentary
Reality
Starring
  • Mike 'Rooster' McConaughey
  • Wayne 'Butch' Gilliam
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes18
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupMultiple
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyThe Ebersol Lanigan Company
Original release
NetworkCNBC
ReleaseAugust 4, 2015 (2015-08-04)[1] –
August 3, 2016 (2016-08-03)
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West Texas Investors Club was an American television docu-series which airs on CNBC. The series follows self-made millionaires Mike 'Rooster' McConaughey and Wayne 'Butch' Gilliam meeting entrepreneurs in Texas, offering them the chance to pitch their products and secure funding from Rooster and Butch.[2] The eight part hour-long series was commissioned by CNBC in January 2015[3] and is produced by The Ebersol Lanigan Company.[4]

Both hosts Mike 'Rooster' McConaughey and Wayne 'Butch' Gilliam made their fortune largely from oil related businesses. Gil Prather, a musician, also features in the series.[1] Rooster is the older brother of actor Matthew McConaughey.[5]

In the first season of the series, McConaughey and Gilliam invested a total of US$1.97 million.[6]

  1. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (July 15, 2015). "New Series 'West Texas Investors Club' to Premiere Tuesday, August 4 on CNBC". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "CNBC Announces Three New Primetime Original Series Coming This Summer". The Futon Critic (Press release). June 11, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "CNBC Breaks Primetime Records in 2014 – Delivers Best Year Since 2001 in Primetime". The Futon Critic (Press release). January 15, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 11, 2015). "CNBC Orders 3 New Reality Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Winfrey, Graham (August 11, 2015). "Meet the Self-Made Millionaires of 'West Texas Investors Club'". Inc. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
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