Shark Tank (Season 1)

An ocean of opportunity.

Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch various business ideas to "The Sharks" -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- in hopes of landing an investment.

Shark Tank: Series Premiere (Episode 1) 7.0
Air date: 2009-08-09
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Inner-city teacher pitches proposal (Episode 2) 7.0
Air date: 2009-08-16
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Entrepreneurial novice (Episode 3) 8.0
Air date: 2009-08-23
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Graffiti-removal business (Episode 4) 7.0
Air date: 2009-08-30
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: An entrepreneur originally from Ghana wants an investment for an Internet business; a man from California wants to franchise his graffiti-removal business.
Body Jac (Episode 5) 7.0
Air date: 2009-09-06
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball (Episode 6) 8.0
Air date: 2009-09-13
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.
A housewife charms the male sharks (Episode 7) 7.5
Air date: 2009-09-29
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Overconfidence could blow a deal (Episode 8) 7.5
Air date: 2009-10-06
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Preventing cancer in pets (Episode 9) 8.0
Air date: 2009-10-13
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: A veterinarian's product claims to prevent cancer in pets; virtual arcade; a Texas designer pitches a line of fashionable clothing for women.
Unusual business proposal (Episode 10) 8.0
Air date: 2009-10-20
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: A man wants an investment from the sharks to create an extension of his already successful business; a urologist has an unusual business proposal.
Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner (Episode 11) 6.5
Air date: 2010-01-08
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
An idea for a portable hand degreaser (Episode 12) 7.5
Air date: 2010-01-15
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Old-fashioned ice cream men (Episode 13) 7.0
Air date: 2010-01-29
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
A man reinvents the umbrella (Episode 14) 7.5
Air date: 2010-02-05
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: A woman begins her presentation with shoe fashions; sisters from Chicago present a hilarious pitch; a man from Florida reinvents the umbrella.