Budding entrepreneurs get the chance to bring their dreams to fruition in this reality show from executive producer Mark Burnett. They present their ideas to the sharks in the tank -- five titans of industry who made their own dreams a reality and turned their ideas into lucrative empires. The conte…

Executive producers: Lori Greiner, Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, MORE

Network: American Broadcasting Company

First episode date: August 9, 2009

Theme song: Shark Tank Theme Song

Genre: Reality television

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