
Shark Tank
The next bright idea is out there.
TV-PG2009•44m•6.8/10
Reality
Ratings
🎬TMDb
6.8/10(133)
Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch various business ideas to "The Sharks" -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- in hopes of landing an investment.
Production
Sony Pictures Television, Mark Burnett Productions, One Three Media, MGM Television, United Artists Media Group
Language
EN
Status
Returning Series
First Aired
August 9, 2009
Last Aired
January 28, 2026
Networks
ABC
Created By
Mark Burnett
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Shark Tank: Series Premiere
Air date: 2009-08-09
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.
E2
Inner-city teacher pitches proposal
Air date: 2009-08-16
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.
E3
Entrepreneurial novice
Air date: 2009-08-23
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.
E4
Graffiti-removal business
Air date: 2009-08-30
An entrepreneur originally from Ghana wants an investment for an Internet business; a man from California wants to franchise his graffiti-removal business.
E5
Body Jac
Air date: 2009-09-06
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.
E6
Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball
Air date: 2009-09-13
A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.
E7
A housewife charms the male sharks
Air date: 2009-09-29
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.
E8
Overconfidence could blow a deal
Air date: 2009-10-06
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.
E9
Preventing cancer in pets
Air date: 2009-10-13
A veterinarian's product claims to prevent cancer in pets; virtual arcade; a Texas designer pitches a line of fashionable clothing for women.
E10
Unusual business proposal
Air date: 2009-10-20
A man wants an investment from the sharks to create an extension of his already successful business; a urologist has an unusual business proposal.
E11
Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner
Air date: 2010-01-08
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.
E12
An idea for a portable hand degreaser
Air date: 2010-01-15
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.
E13
Old-fashioned ice cream men
Air date: 2010-01-29
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.
E14
A man reinvents the umbrella
Air date: 2010-02-05
A woman begins her presentation with shoe fashions; sisters from Chicago present a hilarious pitch; a man from Florida reinvents the umbrella.




























