Season 1
14 episodes · first aired 2009-08-09
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 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. | 2009-08-09 | 7.7 | |
| 02 | 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. | 2009-08-16 | 7.0 | |
| 03 | 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. | 2009-08-23 | 8.0 | |
| 04 | 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. | 2009-08-30 | 7.0 | |
| 05 | 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. | 2009-09-06 | 7.0 | |
| 06 | Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball 2009-09-13 | A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business. | 2009-09-13 | 8.0 | |
| 07 | 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. | 2009-09-29 | 7.5 | |
| 08 | 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. | 2009-10-06 | 7.5 | |
| 09 | 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. | 2009-10-13 | 8.0 | |
| 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. | 2009-10-20 | 8.0 | |
| 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. | 2010-01-08 | 6.5 | |
| 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. | 2010-01-15 | 7.5 | |
| 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. | 2010-01-29 | 7.0 | |
| 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. | 2010-02-05 | 7.5 |
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