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The TV audience went swimming with sharks on Friday night, as ABC’s Shark Tank kicked off its Season 13, drawing an 0.5 and 3.55 million viewers. The demo score tied with the Fox WWE Friday Night SmackDown, which had an 0.5 for its visit to San Jose, Calif., but drew far less of a viewing crowd. Shark Tank saw the…

Mark Cuban, billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner, Shark Tank star and early Internet entrepreneur, is announcing the launch of his latest media venture, a mobile interactive storytelling platform called Fireside. Cuban, who has spanned tech and entertainment for years — his 2929 Entertainment portfolio includes Magnolia…

It was a gutsy pitch – OK, call it brazen. The proposed show would have the same blah cast week-to-week, non-stars with star egos. The storylines would be repetitious, the dialogue argumentative. The winning “entrepreneurs” would be thrilled, but then daunted as they realized how drastically their “asks” would be…

Shark Tank will feature four new guest sharks when ABC’s freshly Emmy-nominated unscripted series returns for its 13th season in October, the network revealed Thursday during its virtual TCA presentations. Kevin Hart, whose entertainment companies include HartBeat Productions and comedy brand Laugh Out Loud, will swim…

"Sharks" Daymond John and Lori Grenier joined executive producers Clay Newbill and Yun Lingner as part of Sony Pictures Television’s Shark Tank panel at Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees award-season event. Nominated this year for three Emmys — Structured Reality Program, Host, and Casting for a Reality…

The family of former pro hockey goalie Tom Lawson now has a summer story to tell about the time they were rescued by a Shark. Shark Tank panelist Robert Herjavec was jet skiing on Lake Joseph in Ontario, Canada, when he saw a man frantically waving for assistance. The stranded family included Lawson, his wife Breann…

EXCLUSIVE: Money Court, a six-episode series featuring Shark Tank‘s Kevin O’Leary, will join CNBC’s primetime lineup on August 11. The show, produced by Anvil 1893 Entertainment, will air Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The 10pm hour has been a home for CNBC shows like Jay Leno's Garage and American Greed. O’Leary will…

ABC has renewed Shark Tank for its 13th season and America's Funniest Home Videos for season 32. The shows have been longtime anchors of ABC’s Friday and Sunday lineups, respectively. Shark Tank, which ranks as Friday's No. 1 show this season in Adults 18-49 (tie), is bucking the downward linear ratings trend, up 7%…

People evidently can’t get enough of Meghan, Harry and Oprah. Five days after the epic interview of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the rerun proved once of Friday’s strongest attractions. The two-hour CBS special clocked in at an 0.5, with 3.14 million total viewers for its two-hour slot. As impressive as that was…

ABC’s Shark Tank continues its Friday night ratings roll, as Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec and Daymond John brought in a solid 0.7 to lead the Friday night demo wars. In this episode, the Sharks considered the pitches from a Philadelphia chef’s plan for healthier meals, a Delaware…

The Shark Tank tag team of Mark Cuban, Kevin O'Leary, Lori Greiner, Barbara Corcoran and Daymond John again proved to be the gods of Friday demo ratings, pulling in an 0.7 to lead the parade. The Sharks heard pitches on bed-making, a plant-based food, germ-free dog walking, and an app that teaches children to…

Another week, another Friday night ratings demo win for ABC’s Shark Tank. The business entrepreneur reality series took home the crown yet again, scoring an 0.6, down a tenth from last week but still enough to take top honors. Sharks Mark Cuban, Kevin O'Leary, Lori Greiner, Barbara Corcoran and guest Shark Kendra…