Undercover Billionaire
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Genre | Reality |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Production locations | Erie, Pennsylvania |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 41–83 minutes |
Production company | This is Just a Test |
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Release | August 6, 2019 present | –
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Undercover Billionaire: Comeback City |
Undercover Billionaire is an American reality television series broadcast on the Discovery Channel.
The first season, which first aired from August 6 to September 24, 2019, followed billionaire Glenn Stearns as he attempted to start a million-dollar business in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 90 days, starting with $100, a car, and a tank of gas.[1] Stearns identified his target business, gathered a crew to help, built his initial $100 stake sufficiently to fund a startup company, and opened a barbecue restaurant named Underdog BBQ.[2] The presence of a Discovery Channel film crew was explained by saying that they were trailing him for a documentary about building a small business from scratch.[3]
A TV special titled Undercover Billionaire: Return To Erie premiered on August 18, 2020.[4]
The second season, which premiered on January 6, 2021,[5] followed three self-styled successful entrepreneurs (Grant Cardone, Monique Idlett-Mosley, and Elaine Culotti) in three cities as they attempt to create a business with a "valuation of $1 million" in 90 days. Season 2 also featured part of Undercover Billionaire: Comeback City, a show about Stearns' continuing work in Erie, that debuted in its entirety on Discovery Plus.[6]
Episodes
[edit]Series overview
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
1 | 8 | August 6, 2019 | September 24, 2019 | Discovery Channel | |
Special | August 18, 2020 | ||||
2 | 14 | January 6, 2021 | April 14, 2021 | Discovery Channel Discovery+ |
Season 1 (2019)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | 18-49 rating |
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1 | 1 | "Million Dollar Bet" | August 6, 2019 | 1.04[7] | 0.30[7] |
2 | 2 | "Start Up or Die Trying" | August 13, 2019 | 1.14[8] | 0.36[8] |
3 | 3 | "Take the Bull by the Horns" | August 20, 2019 | 0.80[9] | 0.21[9] |
4 | 4 | "House of Cards" | August 27, 2019 | 0.85[10] | 0.21[10] |
5 | 5 | "No Pain, No Gain" | September 3, 2019 | 0.94[11] | 0.26[11] |
6 | 6 | "Exposed" | September 10, 2019 | 0.93[12] | 0.29[12] |
7 | 7 | "Trial by Fire" | September 17, 2019 | 0.93[13] | 0.27[13] |
8 | 8 | "Final Reckoning" | September 24, 2019 | 1.04[14] | 0.28[14] |
Special (2020)
[edit]No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | 18-49 rating |
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9 | "Return to Erie" | August 18, 2020 | 0.66[15] | 0.14[15] |
Season 2 (2021)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Discovery airdate | Discovery+ airdate | U.S. viewers (millions) | 18-49 rating |
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10 | 1 | "Three Million Dollar Bet" | January 6, 2021 | January 6, 2021 | 0.40[16] | 0.11[16] |
11 | 2 | "Hustle Up" | January 13, 2021 | January 13, 2021 | 0.41[17] | 0.12[17] |
12 | 3 | "Pressure Tests" | April 20, 2021 | January 27, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
13 | 4 | "Fist or Finesse" | April 27, 2021 | February 3, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
14 | 5 | "The Closers" | May 4, 2021 | February 10, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
15 | 6 | "Be Afraid, But Do It Anyway" | May 11, 2021 | February 17, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
16 | 7 | "Turning Points" | May 18, 2021 | February 24, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
17 | 8 | "Cocktail of Chaos" | May 25, 2021 | March 3, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
18 | 9 | "Dumpster Fire" | TBA | March 10, 2021 | TBD | TBA |
19 | 10 | "Wake Up Call" | TBA | March 17, 2021 | TBD | TBA |
20 | 11 | "The Manifesto" | TBA | March 24, 2021 | TBD | TBA |
21 | 12 | "T-Minus 7 Days" | TBA | March 31, 2021 | TBD | TBA |
22 | 13 | "Camel, Meet Straw" | TBA | April 7, 2021 | TBD | TBA |
23 | 14 | "The Judgement Day" | TBA | April 14, 2021 | TBD | TBA |
References
[edit]- ^ McAlone, Nathan (August 6, 2019). "Discovery's 'Undercover Billionaire' explains how recovering from cancer inspired him to try and turn $100 into a million-dollar business in 90 days on TV". Business Insider. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "Underdog BBQ". Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ "Tuned In: Broke billionaire". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 26, 2019.
- ^ "No Risk, No Reward: All New Discovery Series "I Quit" Premieres Tuesday, August 18". The Futon Critic. July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Discovery Announces Second Season of "Undercover Billionaire" with Three Business Tycoons Vying to Make a Million-Dollar Company in Just 90 Days". The Futon Critic. November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Undercover Billionaire: Comeback City | Watch Full Episodes & More!". Discovery. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (August 7, 2019). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.6.2019". ShowBuzz Daily. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
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- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (August 28, 2019). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.27.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
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- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (September 11, 2019). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.10.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (September 18, 2019). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.17.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (September 26, 2019). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.24.2019". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (August 19, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.18.2020". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (January 8, 2021). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.6.2021". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (January 14, 2021). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.13.2021". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved December 14, 2021.