7.8/1071 votes#1 - Week 1
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/20/2012
NBA champion Bill Walton helps a triathlete pitch his idea for a unique water bottle; a ghostwriter from California seeks a business investment; two women from Minnesota present their online business that helps people plan their own funerals.
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8.4/1093 votes#2 - Week 2
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/27/2012
Ideas include a training system for salespeople, a management system for cargo trucks, family-friendly Las Vegas entertainment and a cat-portrait business. Also: a follow-up on a Season 2 potty-training product for cats.
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7.7/1075 votes#3 - Week 3
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/3/2012
An Illinois perfume peddler; a San Francisco woman selling luxury soap; an Alabama guitar teacher who says his learning system is unique; a “Mr. Mom” from Baton Rouge, La., with accessories for blue jeans. Also: an update on a gourmet seafood business from Season 2.
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7.5/1061 votes#4 - Week 4
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/10/2012
A towel that provides coverage to change out of a swimsuit in public; a sweater and quilt invention; a way to maximize a wine's life; healthy cake mix
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7.2/1068 votes#5 - Week 5
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/17/2012
Products include jewelry designed by a 10-year-old and a wedge pillow to allow women with large breasts to sleep comfortably on their stomachs. Also: a way to deal with missing garbage-can lids; a reinvention of “the tea experience”; an update on a peel-and-stick light-up decal for car windows
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7.3/1065 votes#6 - Week 6
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/24/2012
The Sharks tear into the business idea of a Phoenix, AZ man who wants them to invest in a watch he claims provides health benefits; a stay-at-home mom from Gilbert, AZ could lose her gourmet pretzel business if she leaves the Tank without an investor; a man from Bozeman, MT with a no-tools-required furniture system hopes he can assemble a deal; and an inventor from Fullerton, CA has a small but powerful idea that could make him a millionaire. Also, Johnson Barley from Broken Arrow, OK, whose Original Man Candle did not spark a deal with the Sharks in Season Two, talks about his business since his appearance.
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8.3/1085 votes#7 - Week 7
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/2/2012
Will Sharks Barbara and Kevin seal a deal with a kiss when two guys from Utah ask them to sample their flavored mix-and-match lip balm kissing product? A self-professed gadget guy from Ketchum, ID calls a Shark’s lucrative offer “insane” regarding his revolutionary clothing item; during their heated negotiation, the entrepreneur calls Apple Computers co-founder Steve Wozniak for advice. A newlywed from Rockledge, FL who lost her job the day before coming to the Tank hopes the Sharks will invest in her and her husband’s line of innovative, clever kitchen products; and a husband from Derby, KS pitches the Sharks a heat-recycling device which his wife calls “common sense in a box.” Also, a follow-up on Greenville, SC’s Kim Nelson’s homemade Daisy Cakes, which Barbara invested in during Season 2.
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7.5/1069 votes#8 - Week 8
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/9/2012
Pitches include body jewelry, a movable basketball-training apparatus, an organic skin-care product and a “Rent-a-Grandma” business. Also: an update on a Season 1 barbecue restaurant.
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7.5/1065 votes#9 - Week 9
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/16/2012
Singer Ingrid Michaelson joins a would-be entrepreneur who's pitching high-tech music software. Other pitches include an "instant" solution for cellulite; a sales distribution method for a stand-up paddleboard; and a wine-aerating device. Also: a follow-up on a Season 3 magnetic clip to secure eyeglasses.
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7.5/1067 votes#10 - Week 10
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 3/23/2012
A returning entrepreneur asks Boston Beer chairman Jim Koch for advice on his wine-in-a-cup business. Other pitches include handmade cookies; T-shirts with motivational messages that become visible when the wearer perspires; and products made from the waste emitted from the entrepreneur's generator.
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7.9/1073 votes#11 - Week 11
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 4/13/2012
Things get heated when the sharks deal with a husband-and-wife team.
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7.7/1060 votes#12 - Week 12
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 4/27/2012
Tempers flare and insults fly when the Sharks fight over an innovative three-in-one nail polish invented by a mother of six girls from West Hartford, CT, who had to sell her engagement ring to start her business. A husband and wife team of feisty New Yorkers believe they have the next big thing in women's accessories; two Pittsburgh hockey moms pitch their home-grown tank top business with interchangeable straps; and a couple from Pasadena, CA insist that their unique sippy cups be manufactured in the USA to maintain quality. In a follow up story, the entrepreneurs behind Talbott Teas from Chicago, IL have big news about a deal with Jamba Juice after their TV appearance.
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7.4/1065 votes#13 - Week 13
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 5/4/2012
The sharks attempt to make the big deal.
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7.8/1064 votes#14 - Week 14
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 5/11/2012
Billy Blanks Jr. asks the sharks to invest in a dance fitness program; a music producer seeks an investment in a rock band; two college students pitch their flavored peanut butter business.
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7.4/1067 votes#15 - Week 15
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 5/18/2012
The sharks fight for a chance to go into business with an inventor; two fitness trainers pitch their idea for a unique home gym; a young man seeks an investment in his age-defying products.
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The Best Episodes of Shark Tank Season 3
Every episode of Shark Tank Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Shark Tank Season 3!
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 3 Ratings Summary
"Week 1" is the best rated episode of "Shark Tank" season 3. It scored 7.8/10 based on 71 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/20/2012. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Week 2".