7.0/10112 votes#1 - Shark Tank: Series Premiere
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/9/2009
Budding entrepreneurs work to persuade a panel of tycoons to invest in their business proposals in return for a percentage of equity in the company.
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- 7.3/1092 votes
#2 - Inner-city teacher pitches proposal
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/16/2009
An inner-city teacher tries to sell the Sharks on his unique way to get children to learn; the owner of a gourmet food business watches the Sharks fight for a piece of the action; an astonishing offer is made for one life-saving idea.
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- 7.3/1087 votes
#3 - Entrepreneurial novice
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/23/2009
An entrepreneurial novice makes a less-than-stellar presentation to the sharks; a father-son duo pitches a proposal for a revolutionary new musical product.
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- 7.2/1088 votes
#4 - Graffiti-removal business
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/30/2009
An entrepreneur originally from Ghana wants an investment for an Internet business; a man from California wants to franchise his graffiti-removal business.
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- 7.1/1080 votes
#5 - Body Jac
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/6/2009
Three of the sharks make a deal for an innovative Internet company, but before the deal can be sealed, a battle ensues and one of the sharks is ousted.
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- 7.4/1086 votes
#6 - Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/13/2009
A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.
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- 7.5/1081 votes
#7 - A housewife charms the male sharks
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/29/2009
A housewife from Charleston, S.C., charms the male sharks; a college student pitches a product made from soy that he creates in his mother's kitchen.
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- 7.2/1084 votes
#8 - Overconfidence could blow a deal
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/6/2009
A young entrepreneur's overconfidence could blow a deal with the sharks; Kevin O'Leary follows an entrepreneur out of the Shark Tank to get the last word after being outbid by another shark.
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- 7.5/1082 votes
#9 - Preventing cancer in pets
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/13/2009
A veterinarian's product claims to prevent cancer in pets; virtual arcade; a Texas designer pitches a line of fashionable clothing for women.
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- 7.3/1077 votes
#10 - Unusual business proposal
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/20/2009
A man wants an investment from the sharks to create an extension of his already successful business; a urologist has an unusual business proposal.
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- 7.2/1073 votes
#11 - Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2010
Things get heated when the sharks ask a husband-and-wife team to clarify the actual value of a childcare business; a chef's salad dressing mix is removed from store shelves because of offensive packaging; a golf ball cleaner.
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- 7.3/1073 votes
#12 - An idea for a portable hand degreaser
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2010
Two Texas bicyclists have an idea for a portable hand degreaser; a college student is passionate about his environmentally friendly clothing line; the sharks find out if lifelong entrepreneur Cactus Jack lost at least 35 pounds to seal a deal.
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- 7.1/1073 votes
#13 - Old-fashioned ice cream men
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2010
A California entrepreneur wants to bring back old-fashioned ice cream men; a couple's pitch is about providing legal services at a coffee house; an update on the sharks' venture with an Arizona woman and her unique plush toys.
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- 7.3/1073 votes
#14 - A man reinvents the umbrella
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2010
A woman begins her presentation with shoe fashions; sisters from Chicago present a hilarious pitch; a man from Florida reinvents the umbrella.
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The Best Episodes of Shark Tank Season 1
Every episode of Shark Tank Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Shark Tank Season 1!
Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch various business ideas to "The Sharks" -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- in hopes of landing an investment.
Genre:Reality
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Shark Tank: Series Premiere" is the best rated episode of "Shark Tank" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 112 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/9/2009. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Inner-city teacher pitches proposal".