| Undercover Billionaire | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
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| Production locations | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 41–83 minutes |
| Production company | This is Just a Test |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | August 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. 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. 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.
A TV special titled Undercover Billionaire: Return To Erie premiered on August 18, 2020.
The second season, which premiered on January 6, 2021, 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.
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 8 | August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06) | September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24) | Discovery Channel | |
| Special | August 18, 2020 (2020-08-18) | ||||
| 2 | 14 | January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06) | April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14) | Discovery Channel Discovery+ | |
Season 1 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | 18-49 rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Million Dollar Bet" | August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06) | 1.04 | 0.30 |
| 2 | 2 | "Start Up or Die Trying" | August 13, 2019 (2019-08-13) | 1.14 | 0.36 |
| 3 | 3 | "Take the Bull by the Horns" | August 20, 2019 (2019-08-20) | 0.80 | 0.21 |
| 4 | 4 | "House of Cards" | August 27, 2019 (2019-08-27) | 0.85 | 0.21 |
| 5 | 5 | "No Pain, No Gain" | September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03) | 0.94 | 0.26 |
| 6 | 6 | "Exposed" | September 10, 2019 (2019-09-10) | 0.93 | 0.29 |
| 7 | 7 | "Trial by Fire" | September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17) | 0.93 | 0.27 |
| 8 | 8 | "Final Reckoning" | September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24) | 1.04 | 0.28 |
Special (2020)
| No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | 18-49 rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | "Return to Erie" | August 18, 2020 (2020-08-18) | 0.66 | 0.14 |
Season 2 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Discovery airdate | Discovery+ airdate | U.S. viewers (millions) | 18-49 rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | "Three Million Dollar Bet" | January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06) | January 6, 2021 | 0.40 | 0.11 |
| 11 | 2 | "Hustle Up" | January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13) | January 13, 2021 | 0.41 | 0.12 |
| 12 | 3 | "Pressure Tests" | April 20, 2021 (2021-04-20) | January 27, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 13 | 4 | "Fist or Finesse" | April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27) | February 3, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 14 | 5 | "The Closers" | May 4, 2021 (2021-05-04) | February 10, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 15 | 6 | "Be Afraid, But Do It Anyway" | May 11, 2021 (2021-05-11) | February 17, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 16 | 7 | "Turning Points" | May 18, 2021 (2021-05-18) | February 24, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 17 | 8 | "Cocktail of Chaos" | May 25, 2021 (2021-05-25) | March 3, 2021 | N/A | TBA |
| 18 | 9 | "Dumpster Fire" | TBA | March 10, 2021 | TBD | TBA |
| 19 | 10 | "Wake Up Call" | TBA | March 17, 2021 | TBD | TBA |
| 20 | 11 | "The Manifesto" | TBA | March 24, 2021 | TBD | TBA |
| 21 | 12 | "T-Minus 7 Days" | TBA | March 31, 2021 | TBD | TBA |
| 22 | 13 | "Camel, Meet Straw" | TBA | April 7, 2021 | TBD | TBA |
| 23 | 14 | "The Judgement Day" | TBA | April 14, 2021 | TBD | TBA |
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- 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.
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- "Tuned In: Broke billionaire". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 26, 2019.
- "No Risk, No Reward: All New Discovery Series "I Quit" Premieres Tuesday, August 18". The Futon Critic. July 28, 2020.
- "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.
- "Undercover Billionaire: Comeback City | Watch Full Episodes & More!". Discovery. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
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