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UPFRONTS 2013: The Overachievers 
ABC has renewed the Mark Burnett/Sony TV unscripted series Shark Tank for a second season with an 8-episode order. The five Sharks from Season 1, real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran, “infomercial” industry pioneer Kevin Harrington, technology entrepreneur Robert Herjavec, fashion designer/businessman Daymond John and financial expert Kevin O’Leary, are all returning and will be joined on the panel for 3 weeks by stand-up comedian Jeff Foxworthy who is described as a self-made successful businessman with a slew of albums, books, comedy tours and TV gigs as well as his own lines of greeting cards, calendars, beef jerky, barbeque sauces and casino slot games.
Based on the Japanese format Dragon’s Den, Shark Tank gives budding entrepreneurs a chance to become successful –- and possibly wealthy –- business people. The contestants must first try to convince five tough, multi-millionaire tycoons – aka the Sharks – to part with their own cash and give them the funding they need to jumpstart their business ideas. Production on Season 2 will star in the fall for a 2011 premiere. While not a breakout hit for ABC, Shark Tank showed some growth and garnered solid reviews for its first season.
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Thank goodness, this is such an interesting reality show. Mildly entertaining and far better than most shows in it’s genre. Hopefully it grows in it’s second season.
dam i was so excited to see this then i read jeff foxworthy was involved, so unnecessary and will be the death of the show.
Yes … Jeff Foxworthy. Back from the dead and as dumb as ever. I see the fit, and the chemistry. Nice call Marky B./ABC.
one of the best reality shows out there
Kudos to ABC. A truly interesting show in a sea of bad reality. And I agree, Foxworthy, bleh.
I’m super thrilled that the show is coming back and I know I’ll be enjoying 5 of the 8 new episodes; the ones without Jeff.
Not that I don’t like him, but this is totally a mismatch!
I liked the show, but the BBC Dragon’s Den was more enjoyable. The judges don’t seem as greedy as their US counterparts. No surprise there, though.
What is up with all of these series being “fixed” – Shark Tank was perfect as is and a great show to watch for anyone who is interviewing or auditioning for anything. A master class in giving the pitch. Foxworthy is an amiable sort but he will add NOTHING to this show. Leave well enough ALONE.
The Canadian and British versions of the format based on the Japanese show are much more interesting. Mark Burnett is losing his touch. The show is overproduced and he can’t even make a good version of an existing format. All of his shows are based on someone else’s format so the idea that he is a show creator and uberproducer is nonsense and everyone in the reality business has figured that out.
It would be interesting to see how the former “winners” are doing after being “invested in” by their new “partners”… Haven’t noticed any of the new products out there on the shelves…Also, what happened to the ones who turned down the “deals”???
Canadian version of D.D. does give updates and shows viewers the due diligence done before the Shark invests.
Do Americans really require Jeff Foxworthy to show them how to get some bidniss learnin? The show works perfectly fine in other countries as Dragon’s Den – without the need to dumb it down like Shark Tank is doing with Foxworthy.
If anything, they should replace Barbara – who really adds nothing to the show and hardly ever invests with somelike like Vince Offer, who not only pitches Sham-Wow, but owns it as well. That would make Shark Tank more interesting and probably do better in the ratings as well.
This is a great little show — or has been up to now. As an entrepreneur / businessperson myself I’ve been intrigued by the depth (and relative sophistication) of the business-plan discussions that come up on SHARK TANK. If they instruct Foxworthy to counter all that stuff with one-liners and schtik, it’ll kill the thing. “You MIGHT be in need of capital IF…” I can hear it now. Horrid.
Jeff Foxworthy is a merchandising whore and a cartoon character, why they would mess up this show by having him as a guest Shark is beyond me. I prefer the Canadian Dragon’s Den anyway, which has a more interesting panel but also includes O’Leary, the heel from the ABC version.
I simply love Shark Tank. I am so excited that it will be back in 2011. It is so entertaining and Jeff Foxworthy too! I can hardly wait to see these shows. Since Disney owns ABC they should let Kermit the Frog make a guest appearance dressed in his business suit. Wow! That would be grand with the Frogs and the Sharks, showing an example of good versus evil. This always makes for a good story. What do you think all you Kermie Lovers?
I love Barbara on this show! The entire panel works great, like a well-oiled machine. I miss the show, and watch Barbara on NBC now. She adds another dimension to the all-male panel. I could not believe the show had been canceled. It’s a winner for me, and I am overjoyed to discover it is coming back. Mark, another ace in the hole – great job!
Will sharktank ever return.
It is great that these investors are putting there $$ into these
great products, but I would like to see everything they invest in with a MADE IN AMERICA label!!!!! Me, I would gladly pay a little more, Lets try and keep all of the moneies right here at home this Country sure could use it!!