''The Partner'' is an American
reality television show that is broadcast on
CNBC
CNBC (formerly Consumer News and Business Channel) is an American basic cable business news channel. It provides business news programming on weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time, while broadcasting talk s ...
. The series features
entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values t ...
Marcus Lemonis
Marcus Anthony Lemonis (born November 16, 1973) is a Lebanese-born American businessman, television personality and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Camping World, Good Sam Enterprises, Gander RV and The House Boardshop, ...
auditioning ten candidates to help run businesses Lemonis has invested in during his other CNBC program ''
The Profit''.
Candidates will be auditioned over a six-week period, with one being selected to be Lemonis' partner.
The winner will receive a three-year contract including a salary of US$163,000 and a 1%
equity stake
In finance, equity is ownership of assets that may have debts or other liabilities attached to them. Equity is measured for accounting purposes by subtracting liabilities from the value of the assets. For example, if someone owns a car worth $2 ...
in Lemonis' portfolio.
The series drew comparisons to another business themed reality format ''
The Apprentice
''The Apprentice'' is a reality talent game show franchise originally aired in 2004 in the United States.
Created by U.S.-based British producer Mark Burnett, the show depicts contestants from around the country with various professional backg ...
''.
The series was announced on January 14, 2016 and was originally scheduled to debut in Summer 2016. However, the series would debut on March 7, 2017.
Contestants
Episodes
See also
* ''
The Apprentice
''The Apprentice'' is a reality talent game show franchise originally aired in 2004 in the United States.
Created by U.S.-based British producer Mark Burnett, the show depicts contestants from around the country with various professional backg ...
''
* ''
The Profit''
References
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2010s American reality television series
2017 American television series debuts
2017 American television series endings
American television spin-offs
CNBC original programming