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SHARK TANK
Air Date: Friday, May 18, 2012
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#312) "Episode 312"
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SEASON FINALE

THE SHARKS START A FEEDING FRENZY FOR A CHANCE TO GO INTO BUSINESS WITH A MAN WHO INCORPORATED THE COMMON KEY INTO A MOBILE PHONE, ON THE SEASON FINALE OF ABC'S "SHARK TANK"

In a Follow-Up Segment, Daymond Introduces International Superstar Pit Bull to the EZ VIP Entrepreneur

"Episode 312" - The Sharks start a feeding frenzy for a chance to go into the residential lock business with a man from Orlando, FL who invented a way to incorporate the common key into a mobile phone. Two fitness trainers from Medina, OH hope to convince the Sharks their home gym is better since it provides nitrogen gas-pressured resistance. A young man from Trophy Club, TX asks the Sharks to invest in his age-defying products that were inspired by his older girlfriend. A father from Charlotte, NC designed a 100% recycled sneaker and hopes to get a business deal that he can eventually pass on to his two young sons. Also, a follow-up on Daymond and Mark's Season 3 investment with Alashe Nelson from Miami, FL and his EZ VIP website - where you can buy VIP treatment at nightclubs and special events. Daymond introduces Alashe to Pit Bull, the international superstar who will endorse the business, on the Season Finale of "Shark Tank," FRIDAY, MAY 18 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

The Sharks in this episode of "Shark Tank" are Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John and Kevin O'Leary.

"Shark Tank" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with stereo sound. This program carries a TV-PG parental guideline.

For more information on "Shark Tank," visit ABC.com.

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SHARK TANK (ABC)
Returns in Fall 2013 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
8/9/09 - ???
STATUS:
returning this fall (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
fridays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
5 (??? episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
renewed through the 2013-14 season (the show's fifth) on 5/14/13
DESCRIPTION:
(from ABC's press release, May 2013) The critically-acclaimed business-themed show, "Shark Tank," is back for a fifth season, with the Sharks continuing the search to invest in the best businesses and products that America has to offer. The show received a nomination for a Producers Guild Award in 2013. In 2012 "Shark Tank" received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Reality Program and a nomination for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Reality Series. The Sharks -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- will once again give budding entrepreneurs the chance to make their dreams come true and potentially secure business deals that could make them millionaires. They are: billionaire Mark Cuban, owner and chairman of AXS TV and outspoken owner of the 2011 NBA championship Dallas Mavericks; real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran; "Queen of QVC" Lori Greiner; technology innovator Robert Herjavec; fashion and branding expert Daymond John; and venture capitalist Kevin O'Leary. Mark Burnett, Clay Newbill and Phil Gurin are the executive producers of "Shark Tank," which is based on the Japanese "Dragons' Den" format created by Nippon Television Network Corporation. The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Barbara Corcoran as Shark
· Daymond John as Shark
· Kevin Harrington as Shark
· Kevin O'Leary as Shark
· Mark Cuban as Shark (Season 3- )
· Robert Herjavec as Shark
CREW INFORMATION:
· Clay Newbill as EP
· Mark Burnett as EP
· Phil Gurin as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (competition)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Mark Burnett Productions
· Sony Pictures Television