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ShowsShark TankSeason 10
Premiered October 2018 · ABC

Season 10

Season ten arrives under a 10th-anniversary banner, its premiere doubling as the show's 200th overall episode. Guest sharks mark the occasion, including the first former contestant to sit in the tank's chair. The classic six anchor every pitch; the format doesn't change.

Filmed
Culver City, California
Culver City · shoot behind the milestone season
Premiered
Oct 7, 2018
ABC · October 2018
Episodes
23
23-episode anniversary run
Format
10th-anniversary season, format unchanged
A retrospective run built around the 200th episode
Cast size
6 cast members
The classic six, unchanged, mark the anniversary with them
On this page6 sections
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 04What to watch for
  5. 05Adjacent in the canon
  6. 06In this canon
01The take

Season 10.

A victory-lap season, confident enough to celebrate instead of adjust.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

Season ten arrives under a 10th-anniversary banner, its premiere doubling as the show's 200th overall episode. The classic six anchor every pitch exactly as before, but the season leans into the occasion — a retrospective look back and guest sharks including the tank's first-ever former contestant, brought back to sit on the other side of the table. It's a victory lap more than an innovation, confident enough to spend a year celebrating instead of adjusting.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #04 slot.

Slot #04 of 11 in the Shark Tank Editor's Canon. Season ten arrives under a 10th-anniversary banner, its premiere doubling as the show's 200th overall episode. The classic six anchor every pitch exactly as before, but the season leans into the occasion — a retrospective look back and guest sharks including the tank's first-ever former contestant, brought back to sit on the other side of the table. It's a victory lap more than an innovation, confident enough to spend a year celebrating instead of adjusting, and that confidence earns it a spot near the top: nothing here reshapes Shark Tank, but a decade of getting the format right is its own kind of achievement.

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04What to watch for

3 moments, no spoilers.

  • Premiere · the 200th episode

    The season opens on the show's 200th overall episode, with a look back at how far the format has come — no pitch outcome spoiled, just the milestone itself.

  • Early eps · a former contestant returns

    Watch for a guest shark who once pitched in the tank himself — the first former contestant the show ever seats on the other side of the table.

  • Mid-season · guest sharks mark the occasion

    More guest sharks rotate through than usual this year, several brought in specifically for the anniversary — watch for who gets invited back.

06In this canon

Its Editor's Canon entry.

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