Be The Boss is an American reality competition television series on A&E. The series debuted on December 2, 2012 and follows two employees who work for franchise-owned companies as they work their way to the top in order to own their franchise and "be the boss".[2][3]
| Be the Boss | |
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| Genre | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Executive producers |
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| Running time | 40 to 43 minutes (excluding commercials) |
| Production company | Studio Lambert |
| Original release | |
| Network | A&E |
| Release | December 2, 2012 – January 6, 2013[1] |
The series was intended to be a spin-off of the hit series Undercover Boss on CBS until CBS dropped the series and it was moved to A&E.
Production
editOn August 17, 2010, it was announced that CBS had ordered an untitled Studio Lambert project for a pilot which featured "two employees who work at the same company competing against one another for a major promotion".[4] News about the series went silent until it was announced on February 14, 2012, that the series has been picked up by A&E.
On December 7, 2012, A&E announced that the series has been moved to a late night slot at 11:00/10:00c.[5]
Episodes
edit| No. in series | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Complete Nutrition" | December 2, 2012 | 102 | 0.56[6] |
| 2 | "The Melting Pot" | December 9, 2012 | 105 | 0.77[7] |
| 3 | "Auntie Anne's" | December 16, 2012 | 101 | N/A |
| 4 | "Molly Maid" | December 23, 2012 | 104 | N/A |
| 5 | "Jazzercise" | December 30, 2012 | 106 | N/A |
| 6 | "Signal 88 Security" | January 6, 2013 | 103 | N/A |
References
edit- ^ "Be the Boss".
- ^ "A&E Network Turns Average Joes Into CEOs in New Original Real Life Competition Series "Be the Boss"". Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Tice, Carol (12 December 2012). "Giving Away the Store: Inside A&E's Franchise-Biz Show, 'Be the Boss'". Forbes.
- ^ "Development Update: Tuesday, August 17". Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "A&E Bumps "Storage Wars: New York" to January 1, "Be the Boss" to Late-Night". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Walking Dead" Closes Fall Run on Top". Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Wins Night, 'Dexter', 'Homeland', 'Sister Wives', 'Shahs of Sunset' & More". TV by the Numbers. December 11, 2012. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012.