Series

Shark Tank

Name: Shark Tank
Released: 2009-01-01

2009 | ★ 6.8

Reality

Seasons & episodes

Season

Ep 1

Shark Tank: Series Premiere

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.

Ep 2

Inner-city teacher pitches proposal

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.

Ep 3

Entrepreneurial novice

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.

Ep 4

Graffiti-removal business

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.

Ep 5

Body Jac

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.

Ep 6

Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball

2009-09-13

A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.

Ep 7

A housewife charms the male sharks

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.

Ep 8

Overconfidence could blow a deal

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.

Ep 9

Preventing cancer in pets

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.

Ep 10

Unusual business proposal

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.

Ep 11

Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner

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.

Ep 12

An idea for a portable hand degreaser

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.

Ep 13

Old-fashioned ice cream men

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.

Ep 14

A man reinvents the umbrella

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.

Synopsis

Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch various business ideas to "The Sharks" -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- in hopes of landing an investment.