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Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 First episode date 2 December 2012 Language English | 6.9/10 IMDb Original language(s) English No. of episodes 6 Final episode date 6 January 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Executive producer(s) Aaron SaidmanBrien MeagherDrew TapponElaine Frontain BryantEli HolzmanNicole ReedPhil LottStephen LambertTom Moody Running time 40 to 43 minutes(excluding commercials) Similar Undercover Boss, Kirstie Alley's Big Life, The Governor's Wife, The Job, We Mean Business | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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".
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 History
On 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". 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.