CBS has announced that seventh season of its Undercover Boss TV show will premiere Sunday, December 20, 2015. Beginning January 8, Undercover Boss moves to Fridays at 8:00pm ET/PT.
In advance of the new season, the network has released descriptions of the first three episodes of season seven. Featured companies include Buffalo Wings & Rings, Nestlé® Toll House® Café by Chip®, and Shoppers World.
Get all the program and timeslot details in the press release:
CBS ANNOUNCES THE FIRST THREE EPISODES OF THE SEVENTH SEASON OF “UNDERCOVER BOSS,” BEGINNING SUNDAY, DEC. 20
The seventh season of UNDERCOVER BOSS kicks off with three special Sunday broadcasts, beginning Sunday, Dec. 20, on the CBS Television Network. The series moves to Fridays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on Jan. 8.
Sunday, Dec. 20 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/8:00-9:00 PM, PT, Football Doubleheader)
“Buffalo Wings & Rings” – When President and CEO Nader Masadeh, the “Sauce King of Cincinnati,” goes undercover to guarantee that his Buffalo Wings & Rings restaurants each have the recipe for success, he finds one kitchen is too hot to handle when faced with a fiery manager.
The club-level sports restaurant franchise with a chef-inspired family-friendly menu has 66 units globally.
Sunday, Dec. 27 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)
“Nestlé® Toll House® Café by Chip®” – No-nonsense COO Shawnon Bellah goes undercover to make sure the future of Nestle Toll House Café by Chip remains sweet, but she experiences a sugar crash when she fails to meet her own customer service requirements.
This company franchises more than 150 dessert and bakery cafés globally. (Crest Foods Inc., franchisor of Nestlé Toll House Café by Chip, licenses the marks “Nestle” and “Toll House” from Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.)
Sunday, Jan. 3 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/8:00-9:00 PM, PT, Football Doubleheader)
“Shoppers World” – When President and CEO Sam Dushey goes undercover at Shoppers World to ensure he’s filling the shoes of his grandfather who founded his company in the 1930s, he’s shocked to find a security-deficient store in which shoplifters are walking away with his merchandise.
The family-owned-and-operated discount apparel and merchandise retail store, founded by Dushey’s grandfather in Baltimore, Md., in the 1930s, currently has 40 locations throughout the United States.
UNDERCOVER BOSS is a two-time Emmy Award-winning reality series that follows high-level executives as they slip anonymously into the rank-and-file of their own organizations. Each week, a different leader will sacrifice the comfort of their corner office for an undercover mission to examine the inner workings of their operation. Stephen Lambert, Chris Carlson and Greg Lipstone are executive producers for Studio Lambert/All3Media America.
What do you think? Are you a fan of Undercover Boss? Do you plan to watch season seven?
