The Sharks are back for its 14th season. The long-running show continues to spark the entrepreneurial spirit and fans can't seem to get enough.
Shark Tank had a brief stint on Netflix but now airs as part of the ABC network’s lineup.
Read on for what to expect in Shark Tank Season 14.
Shark Tank is a classic reality show where budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to industry titans (the 'sharks') for a possible investment in their company. The show's success stems from the sharks' harsh criticisms of the would-be products or business models and the 'feeding frenzy' amongst themselves once they smell a lucrative business opportunity.
Win or lose, the contestants learn valuable lessons from the sometimes savage criticisms from the judges and exposure on national tv alone is enough to get awareness about their products from the fans of the show.
It’s refreshing to note that the producers have not made many changes to the line up- after all, why fix something when it's not broken?
The old gang taking turns to be Sharks or judges in the show include:
Barbara Corcoran
Daymond John
Kevin O’Leary
Lori Greiner
Mark Cuban
Robert Herjavec
Shark Tank is also known to have stellar guest judges, and season 14 is no exception. Among the guest judges for Season 14 are Gwyneth Paltrow, Kendra Scott, and Tony Xu.
We can expect more high-profile guest investors if we go by the previous season’s lineup.
Here are the previous season’s judges:
Alex Rodriguez
Ashton Kutcher
Bethenny Frankel
Daniel Lubetzky
Emma Grede
Kevin Hart
Nirav Tolia
Peter Jones
Richard Branson
Unlike other reality shows that are all bark and no bite, Shark Tank has helped launch many businesses. Just a few of those are:
Tipsy Elves
The Comfy
Squatty Potty
Simply Fit Board
Scrub Daddy
Sand Cloud
LuminAid
Bombas
Bantam Bagels
Season 14 of Shark tank began airing in September 2022. If you like to catch the Sharks and the next big thing in business, watch them on ABC at 8 pm ET/PT. If you missed it on TV, don’t worry, you can also watch them on YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, or FuboTV.