misleading title, Mark Burnett's new Shark Tank is a well-paced hour that offers entertainment without humiliation." Ratings During the first two seasons, the series barely peaked at 5 million viewers, with season 2 only having 9 episodes in its run. By season 3, the show's viewership went past 5 million and started to crack the top 100 in the ratings. By 2012, the show averaged over 6 million viewers per episode. It is the most watched program on Friday nights in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic. As a result, ABC added three more episodes to the original season order of 22. In its sixth season, the series reached over 9 million per episode, becoming its most successful season to date. Awards and nominations In popular culture Jimmy Kimmel has pitched twice on Shark Tank (horse pants and a wearable cone for kids) as a comedy skit which aired on his show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Bill Nye has pitched the Global Citizen Festival on Shark Tank. Disney's Phineas and Ferb character, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, pitched his invention on the 2013 season finale in a cross-over episode. On the Season 6 Episode "The Tank" of Grace and Frankie, Grace and Frankie pitch their Rise Up toilet invention to the Sharks. Saturday Night Live has parodied Shark Tank twice: once with Chris Rock and once with Kevin Hart, both as investors pitching a parodied ISIS and a Lamp Wearing Sunglasses, respectively. See also American Inventor The Big Idea Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway Win in China The Profit Redemption Inc. West Texas Investors Club Dragons' Den References External links 2000s American reality television series 2009 American television series debuts 2010s American reality television series 2020s American reality television series American Broadcasting Company original programming American television series based on Japanese television series Business-related television series English-language television shows Franchised television formats Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program winners Television series by MGM Television Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television shows featuring audio description