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ShowsShark TankSeason 11
Premiered September 2019 · ABC

Season 11

The classic six anchor every episode exactly as they have for years, but season eleven's guest-shark rotation reaches a new level of star power — recurring guests alongside one-off names from well outside the usual entrepreneur circuit. Steady format, a louder guest lineup.

Filmed
Culver City, California
Culver City · shoot behind the eleventh run
Premiered
Sep 29, 2019
ABC · September 2019
Episodes
24
24-episode eleventh run
Format
Guest-shark rotation reaches its highest-profile lineup yet
The classic six hold; the guest chair pulls bigger names
Cast size
6 cast members
The classic six anchor it; a marquee guest lineup fills the extra seat
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 11.

The same steady six, a noticeably louder set of guest names.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

Season eleven keeps the classic six exactly as they've been for years, but the guest-shark rotation reaches its highest-profile run yet — familiar recurring guests alongside one-off names from well outside the usual entrepreneur-and-investor circuit. Twenty-four episodes lean on that contrast: a steady, unbothered core panel and a guest chair pulling louder names than any season before it. Nothing about the format itself moves; the marquee lineup is the story this year.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #07 slot.

Slot #07 of 11 in the Shark Tank Editor's Canon. Season eleven keeps the classic six exactly as they've been for years, but the guest-shark rotation reaches its highest-profile run yet — familiar recurring guests alongside one-off names from well outside the usual entrepreneur-and-investor circuit. Twenty-four episodes lean on that contrast: a steady, unbothered core panel and a guest chair pulling louder names than any season before it. Nothing about the format itself changes, which is exactly why it slots into the canon's middle — a fun wrinkle, not a real swing.

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04What to watch for

3 moments, no spoilers.

  • Early eps · a familiar recurring face

    Watch for a returning rotator who's sat in the extra seat before settling back in — by now a known quantity rather than someone to learn from scratch.

  • Mid-season · a name from outside the usual orbit

    One rotator this season comes from well outside the show's usual entrepreneur-and-investor pool — watch how differently the panel's questioning shifts when a celebrity is asking.

  • Late run · the six's rapport, unbothered

    Whatever the rotating lineup looks like week to week, the classic six's own chemistry doesn't shift — watch how little the extra seat's traffic changes the core panel's rhythm.

06In this canon

Its Editor's Canon entry.

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