Undercover Billionaire

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Undercover Billionaire
GenreReality
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Aengus James
  • Carter Figueroa
  • Colin King Miller
  • Glenn Stearns
  • Joseph Boyle
  • Michelle Galster
  • Tim Warren
Production locationsErie, Pennsylvania
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time41–83 minutes
Production companyThis is Just a Test
Original release
Network
ReleaseAugust 6, 2019 (2019-08-06) –
present (present)
Related
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]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
18August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)Discovery Channel
SpecialAugust 18, 2020 (2020-08-18)
214January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06)April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)Discovery Channel
Discovery+

Season 1 (2019)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)		18-49 rating
11"Million Dollar Bet"August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)1.04[7]0.30[7]
22"Start Up or Die Trying"August 13, 2019 (2019-08-13)1.14[8]0.36[8]
33"Take the Bull by the Horns"August 20, 2019 (2019-08-20)0.80[9]0.21[9]
44"House of Cards"August 27, 2019 (2019-08-27)0.85[10]0.21[10]
55"No Pain, No Gain"September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03)0.94[11]0.26[11]
66"Exposed"September 10, 2019 (2019-09-10)0.93[12]0.29[12]
77"Trial by Fire"September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17)0.93[13]0.27[13]
88"Final Reckoning"September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)1.04[14]0.28[14]

Special (2020)[edit]

No.TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)		18-49 rating
9"Return to Erie"August 18, 2020 (2020-08-18)0.66[15]0.14[15]

Season 2 (2021)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDiscovery airdateDiscovery+ airdateU.S. viewers
(millions)		18-49 rating
101"Three Million Dollar Bet"January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06)January 6, 20210.40[16]0.11[16]
112"Hustle Up"January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13)January 13, 20210.41[17]0.12[17]
123"Pressure Tests"April 20, 2021 (2021-04-20)January 27, 2021N/ATBA
134"Fist or Finesse"April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)February 3, 2021N/ATBA
145"The Closers"May 4, 2021 (2021-05-04)February 10, 2021N/ATBA
156"Be Afraid, But Do It Anyway"May 11, 2021 (2021-05-11)February 17, 2021N/ATBA
167"Turning Points"May 18, 2021 (2021-05-18)February 24, 2021N/ATBA
178"Cocktail of Chaos"May 25, 2021 (2021-05-25)March 3, 2021N/ATBA
189"Dumpster Fire"TBAMarch 10, 2021TBDTBA
1910"Wake Up Call"TBAMarch 17, 2021TBDTBA
2011"The Manifesto"TBAMarch 24, 2021TBDTBA
2112"T-Minus 7 Days"TBAMarch 31, 2021TBDTBA
2213"Camel, Meet Straw"TBAApril 7, 2021TBDTBA
2314"The Judgement Day"TBAApril 14, 2021TBDTBA

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Underdog BBQ". Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  3. ^ "Tuned In: Broke billionaire". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "No Risk, No Reward: All New Discovery Series "I Quit" Premieres Tuesday, August 18". The Futon Critic. July 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Undercover Billionaire: Comeback City | Watch Full Episodes & More!". Discovery. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
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  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.

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