“Shark Tank” returns with Season 18 in the fall, and with it are some new entrepreneurs who smell blood in the water.
The lineup of guest sharks includes Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, as well as the CEO of his company Beast Industries, Jeffrey Housenbold. Writer, director, actor and “The Office” star Mindy Kaling is also joining the tank, as well as former NFL heavy J.J. Watt.
Favorite Daughter co-founders Erin Foster and Sara Foster will get their chance to invest in fledgling start-ups, as well as “Diary of a CEO” host Steven Bartlett, who is also a panelist on “Dragons’ Den,” the U.K. version of “Shark Tank.”
Lifestyle brand guru Kendra Scott (who first appeared on “Shark Tank” in Season 12) and Harbinger Sports partner Rashaun Williams (who debuted in Season 16) have been promoted from guest sharks to permanent cast members. They join other “Shark Tank” mainstays Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, Daniel Lubetzky and Kevin O’Leary. Mark Cuban departed from the show at the end of Season 16 in 2025.
“Shark Tank” will return this fall on ABC and Hulu with new episodes launching on Wednesdays. The series, which sees entrepreneurs pitching their companies to a panel of multi-millionaire and billionaire investors, is produced by MGM Television, a division of Amazon MGM Studios, in association with Sony Pictures Television. The unscripted program has become one of ABC’s most successful programs since it debuted in 2009. Plus, it’s earned 27 Emmy nominations and won five awards.
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