Shark Tank (Australian TV series)
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Genre | Reality |
Directed by | Randall Churchill |
Presented by | Sarah Harris |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 54 (as of 7 August 2018) |
Production | |
Production location(s) | Sydney, New South Wales |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Shine Australia |
Release | |
Original network | Network Ten |
Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) (2016-) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 8 February 2015 – present |
External links | |
Website |
Shark Tank is an Australian reality competition television series that premiered 8 February 2015, on Network Ten. It has aspiring entrepreneur-contestants make business presentations to a panel of "shark" investors.[1] Shark Tank is filmed at Fox Studios Australia.
Season overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |
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Season premiere | Season finale | ||
1 | 15 | 8 February 2015 | 7 June 2015 |
2 | 13 | 8 May 2016 | 7 July 2016 |
3 | 13 | 20 June 2017 | 19 September 2017 |
4 | 13 | 15 May 2018 | 7 August 2018 |
Overview
The show is hosted by Sarah Harris and features a panel of investors whom are the "sharks", who listen to entrepreneurs pitch ideas for a business or product they wish to develop. The sharks do receive money for their participation, but they invest their own money. These self-made multi-millionaires judge the business concepts and products pitched and then decide whether to invest their own money to help market and mentor each contestant.[2]
The potential exists, if one of the sharks is interested, for a deal to be made right there on the show. However, if all of the sharks decline, the contestant leaves with nothing. Shark Tank has been described as demonstrating "the drama of pitch meetings and the interaction between the entrepreneurs and tycoons."[3]
A 2018 investigation by Fairfax Media revealed that, in 2017, 50 products resulted in 27 deals, however, only four investments actually went ahead.[4]
History
Shark Tank is the second Australian series to be based on the show format. The first adaptation, Dragons' Den, was an unsuccessful 2005 series that aired on the Seven Network.[5]
Shark Tank premiered on 8 February 2015 and aired 15 episodes through to 7 June 2015 with a regular timeslot of 8:00pm Sunday. It was renewed for a second season in the season finale. Season 2 premiered in 2016 with Glen Richards replacing John McGrath as a panelist. The series was renewed for a third season which began airing on 20 June 2017.[6]
Timeline of sharks
Sharks | Seasons | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Current | ||||
Steve Baxter (Internet pioneer) |
Main | |||
Janine Allis (Boost Juice) |
Main | |||
Andrew Banks (Talent2) |
Main | |||
Naomi Simson (RedBalloon) |
Main | |||
Glen Richards (Greencross Vets)[7] |
Main | |||
Former | ||||
John McGrath (McGrath Estate Agents) |
Main |
Season ratings
Season | Timeslot | No. of Episodes | Premiere | Finale | TV Season | ||
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Date | Viewers | Date | Viewers | ||||
15 | 616,000[8] | 567,000[9] | 2015 | ||||
Various | 13 | 479,000[10] | 580,000[11] | 2016 | |||
Various | 13 | 749,000[12] | 389,000[13] | 2017 | |||
Tuesday 8:30pm | 13 | 508,000[14] | 371,000[15] | 2018 |
References
- ↑ Knox, David (1 September 2014). "TEN confirms Shark Tank for 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ Ten, Network. "About - Shark Tank". TenPlay - About - Shark Tank. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ↑ Lewis, Hilary (31 March 2009). "ABC To Humiliate Entrepreneurs On National TV". Business Insider (Australia). Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ↑ Waters, Cara (17 May 2018). "'I'm out': Shark Tank bites fail to net deal once show goes to air". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ↑ Lee, Ada (29 January 2015). "Reality TV show Shark Tank is where entrepreneurs sink or swim". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ Knox, David (29 January 2015). "Returning: Shark Tank 2017". TV Tonight.
- ↑ Knox, David (2 November 2015). "New Shark enters TEN's Tank". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ Knox, David (9 February 2015). "Sunday 8 February 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ Knox, David (8 June 2015). "Sunday 7 June 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ↑ Knox, David (9 May 2016). "Sunday 8 May 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (8 July 2016). "Thursday 7 July 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (21 June 2017). "Tuesday 20 June 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ Knox, David (20 September 2017). "Tuesday 19 September 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ↑ Knox, David (16 May 2018). "Tuesday 15 May 2018". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ Knox, David (8 August 2018). "Nine wins Tuesday with The Block, True Story". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
External links
- Shark Tank on IMDb