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ABC orders Mark Burnett pilot
ABC orders Mark Burnett pilot
ABC is taking a dive into Mark Burnett's "The Shark Tank." The network has handed out a pilot order to the unscripted project, an adaptation of the Japanese reality format "Dragon's Den." Sony Pictures TV is producing the show, which features aspiring entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas ...
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ABC diving into The Shark Tank
TV Squad — ... , The Shark Tank has been ordered to pilot by ABC. As I understand it, the unscripted project is adapted from a Japanese show called Money Tiger, which aired on Nippon Television from 2001 to 2004. The show has since been produced in Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Canada, the Netherlands, Finland, Nigeria, and the U.K. ...

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Gawker: defamer — ... · ABC has ordered a pilot of Mark Burnett's The Shark Tank, which features aspiring entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas to moguls, then dropped through trapdoors into giant aquariums filled with hungry sharks. It's a hilariously literal take on life in the high-stakes business world! [THR] ...

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