''The Big Shot with Bethenny'' is an American reality competition

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series following

Bethenny Frankel Bethenny Frankel (born November 4, 1970) is an American businesswoman, television personality, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. She starred in the Bravo television series ''The Real Housewives of New York City'', having appeared in eigh ...

as she searches for the second-in-command to her business empire Skinnygirl and brands. It premiered on April 29, 2021, on

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Plot

searches for the second-in-command to her business empire Skinnygirl and other brands.

Contestants

Episodes

Production

In February 2020, it was announced

would star and executive produce a reality competition series at

, with

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set to produce, with

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set to serve as an executive producer. In March 2020, Frankel stated the series was on hold due to the

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on the series commenced by November 2020.

Reception

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, the series holds an approval rating of 33% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 3.4/10. Daniel D'Addario of ''

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'' gave the series a positive review writing: "As a portrait of what the ruthlessly competitive market for business success and for our eyeballs does to one's sense of generosity and of proportion, The Big Shot with Bethenny is riveting television." Joel Keller of ''

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'' wrote: "Although The Big Shot With Bethenny isn't the dose of pure uncut Bethenny Frankel we want, well take whatever we can get." Joan Summers of ''

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'' panned the series writing: "Faux-feminist torture porn, in which Frankel reigns like a feudal lord eager to sacrifice their starved and overworked serfs." Shannon Keating of '' BuzzFeed'' praised Frankel's reality television presence but wrote: "But just because someone's star power gets you in the door doesn't mean you're gonna stick around. if I wasn't reviewing The Big Shot, I doubt I would have made it past a couple episodes.

References

External links

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