Though ABC’s reality series Shark Tank hasn’t been doing big business in the ratings, the network is apparently happy enough with the ratings to want additional installments.
Each episode of Shark Tank spotlights entrepreneurs and inventors who are looking for capitol to help fuel their dreams. They pitch their ideas to successful business people Robert Herjavec, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Kevin Harrington, and Daymond John, otherwise known as “the Sharks.” If they’re interested, the Sharks offer to invest their own money but typically want a bigger piece of the pie than the inventor has in mind.
The series is based on a UK program called Dragons’ Den and the first of 10 episodes premiered on ABC on August 9th. The ratings weren’t anything to crow about during the summer and were expected to drop even lower opposite new fall programming. Surprisingly, the numbers have actually started to rise in the past few weeks. Though they’re still quite low, would that be enough for the network to invest in more episodes?
A couple days ago, Harrington encouraged fans to ask ABC to keep the show going. After wondering what she’d do on Tuesday nights now that the show was off the air, Corcoran wrote that a second season was still under consideration by the network.
While ABC has yet to make an official announcement, two of the Sharks themselves spilled the info this weekend. Herjavec broke the news late yesterday and wrote, “Great news – ABC has ordered more episodes of Shark Tank !!!! No air date yet – but it’s coming.”
John confirmed the news but cautioned that it was not a full season pickup. He wrote, “great news! but 5 [more episodes] is not a full season, we have to turn it up 4 them to make it a full season.” He later said that he didn’t know the airdate either and suggested they wouldn’t air at least until 2010.
UPDATE: ABC later clarified that two additional episodes would be created out of existing footage. They will be combined with three leftover installments and will be aired at a later date. There’s still no decision on a second season.
What do you think? Are you glad to hear that Shark Tank is coming back, at least for a little while?
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Please don’t cancel! This is a damn good show, much better than a lot of “reality”!
I usually don’t watch tv but this show is excellent.
DO NOT CANCEL
BEST SHOW ever!!!! Do not ever cancel!
A great oportunity and yet real…we look forward to watching every week. Please keep the show, these sharks are ruthless!!!!
Yes, I and my hubby LOVE this program! Bring it back and make it last!!! There’s very little on TV that is enjoyable these days that isn’t murder, mahem, CSI’s, law shows, etc. Or the idiotic comedies that are now airing. Please, please, PLEASE bring this show back in 2010!
Shark Tank is one of the best reality shows on TV!!! I put it up there with another favorite “24”. I’ve been so disappointed the last two weeks NOT to find it on the TV schedule 🙁
Please renew this series. It is a great learning tool for budding entrepreneurs such as myself. It gives so much insight into the investor’s mind and all of them are hugely successful. ( FYI, if you go before this group, you’d better have thick skin and know how to negotiate! ) LOVE IT!
I loved shark tank, man i did not like the fact they put the charlie brown stuff on….
My husband and I enjoy Shark Tank very much. Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to find it on TV in the past 2 weeks. Any idea when it’s returning. And, please don’t take it off the air. Most TV sucks, and this is one of the few we enjoy.
Please renew this program – it’s so refreshing to have something so different to watch.
So glad it’s not over! We don’t watch much tv but this show has become appointment tv for us. We couldn’t figure out where it went for the last two weeks…
This is important fans! You can talk all you want at this site, but ABC might not know how you feel… you need to e-mail ABC directly like Kevin Harrington suggested above… Just follow the link in the article and do it, I did!
And by the way, TVSeriesFinale.com rocks!
I hope they advertise the show more and use people’s opinion about the show and how great it is. I can’t get enough of this show. It’s perfection. I watched the British version thinking it would be better since they it originally started there. It’s already in it’s 6th season there and it’s a shell of the American version. Tell all your friend’s to hulu the episodes so that they will be as impressed as you with this show.
I love this show…Please Please Please do not cancel it. Every fellow business associate I have introduced it to love it. My wife and watch it each and every week.
Gets us fired up about our own career and entrepreneurial goals.
YAY!!! Of course I’m excited!
this is GREAT NEWS. it will give the rest of the world a chance to catch up with how great the show is.