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SHARK TANK
Air Date: Friday, November 09, 2012
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:01 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#408) "Episode 408"
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AN ENTREPRENEUR ASKS THE SHARKS TO INVEST IN A TRANSFORMER-LIKE DEVICE THAT CAN TAKE YOU FROM WALKING TO DRIVING IN AN INSTANT, ON ABC'S "SHARK TANK"

Emmy Award-Winning Comedy Writer Bruce Vilanch Demonstrates A Computer Instruction Product Ideal for Baby Boomers

"Episode 408" - A young entrepreneur from Burbank, CA shows how his motorized vehicle suit can take you from walking to driving in an instant. Emmy Award-winning comedy writer Bruce Vilanch demonstrates how a virtual classroom designed by a Key West, FL entrepreneur can teach technology to Baby Boomers. Also, two grandmothers from Yelm, CA hope to make a sweet deal with their sugar free candy chips. And a man from San Francisco, CA tells the real estate-savvy Sharks how his search engine can find homes for sale that will provide high returns. In a follow up segment, Jeffrey Cohen gives an update on his Voyage-Air foldable guitar, a business the Sharks turned down in Season 1 -- but he later returned to the Tank and made a deal with Kevin O'Leary -- on "Shark Tank," FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

The Sharks in this episode of "Shark Tank" are Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, 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/sharktank

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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