Undercover Boss

60
Metascore
2010-2022
11 seasons
CBS
Reality
TV-PG

Undercover Boss is a two-time Emmy Award-winning reality series that follows high-level executives as they slip anonymously into the rank-and-file of their own organizations. Each week, a different leader will sacrifice the comfort of their corner office for an undercover mission to examine the inner workings of their operation.

60
Metascore
2010-2022
11 seasons
CBS
Reality
TV-PG

CBS Announces Midseason Premiere Dates for NCIS, Criminal Minds, and More

Plus, two new shows join the lineup in 2020

Mon, Nov 11, 2019

CBS Announces Midseason Premiere Dates for NCIS, Criminal Minds, and More

CBS Sets Season Finale Dates -- Find Out When Your Favorite Shows End

Find out the season finale dates for The Big Bang Theory, NCIS and more

Mon, Mar 27, 2017

CBS Sets Season Finale Dates -- Find Out When Your Favorite Shows End

CBS Sets Finale Dates for NCIS, Big Bang, Supergirl, More

Mark your calendars!

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

CBS Sets Finale Dates for NCIS, Big Bang, Supergirl, More

CBS Announces Midseason Premiere Dates

But where's Person of Interest?

Mon, Nov 30, 2015

CBS Announces Premiere Dates for Final Season of The Mentalist, Undercover Boss and More

The Mentalist's final season will begin Sunday, Nov. 30 at 9:30 ET/9 PT, CBS announced Tuesday.

Tue, Nov 4, 2014

CBS Announces Premiere Dates for Final Season of The Mentalist, Undercover Boss and More

CBS' Fall 2014 Schedule: Big Bang and More Move, Half Men to End, HIMYD Dead

CBS is shaking up its schedule this fall. The Big Bang Theory is moving to Mondays at 8/7c while the network airs NFL Thursday Night Football. But starting on Oct. 30, The Big Bang will return to Thursdays at 8/7c. That same week will also see the series debut of new comedyThe McCarthys and the premiere of Two and a Half Men's final season, which will air Thursdays at 9/8c.  Other shows moving to new nights are NCIS: Los Angeles, which will head to Mondays at 10/9c, following new drama Scorpion; The Amazing Race, which will shift to Fridays at 8/7c to make way for Tea Leoni's Madam Secretary on Sundays at 8/7c; and CSI, which will relocate to Sundays at 10/9c and split the timeslot with new spin-off CSI: Cyber.

Wed, May 14, 2014

CBS' Fall 2014 Schedule: Big Bang and More Move, Half Men to End, HIMYD Dead

CBS Renews 18 Shows – But What's Missing?

One day after ordering three more seasons of The Big Bang Theory, CBS has given early renewals to 18 more shows for the 2014-2015 season.

Thu, Mar 13, 2014

CBS Renews 18 Shows – But What's Missing?

Ratings: Dracula Has Solid Debut, Carrie Diairies Slips

Dracula's ratings didn't suck! The new NBC drama debuted to 5.3 million viewers and a 1.8 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, making it the network's highest rating in the timeslot since Jan. 4 (excluding breaking news).

Sat, Oct 26, 2013

Ratings: Dracula Has Solid Debut, Carrie Diairies Slips

Behind the Candelabra, Boardwalk Empire Win Big at Creative Arts Emmys

HBO's Behind the Candelabra cleaned up at Sunday's Creative Arts Emmy Awards, winning eight trophies at the ceremony. Among the Liberace biopic's accolades in the Miniseries, Movie or Special genre were Outstanding Casting, Outstanding Costumes, Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup and Outstanding Sound Editing.

Mon, Sep 16, 2013

Behind the Candelabra, Boardwalk Empire Win Big at Creative Arts Emmys

Reality TV's Growing Pains: What Will It Take to Find The Next Big Hit?

It's time for a reality-TV reality check. Even top executives and producers admit that the genre has become tired — an overload of singing battles, food challenges, screaming housewives and dating competitions. "We've been in a huge reality drought," says Greg Goldman, the new president of Studio Lambert USA, which produces Undercover Boss.The broadcast networks continue to coast on the enduring success of veteran franchises like Survivor, but they're not minting many new hits. In cable, the success of docuseries like the Real Housewives franchise and Love & Hip Hop has led to a glut of such shows.But a shake-up may finally be on the way. CBS recently named a new head of reality TV, Chris Castallo, while Fox is looking to fill the top job in its alternative department (which infamous reality kingpin Mike Darnell vacated at the end of July). There's also a new head of unscripted TV at AMC, while TruTV and A&E, both big reality networks, have new bosses.

Wed, Aug 21, 2013

Reality TV's Growing Pains: What Will It Take to Find The Next Big Hit?

CBS Announces Premiere Dates for New and Returning Shows

CBS has announced premiere dates for its new and returning fall shows, including How I Met Your Mother, The Crazy Ones and NCIS.

Mon, Jun 17, 2013

CBS Announces Premiere Dates for New and Returning Shows

Upfronts: CBS' 2013-14 Fall Schedule

CBS will announce its new fall schedule on Wednesday, May 15. Below you can find scoop on the network's pilots in contention, renewals and cancellations.

Thu, May 2, 2013

CBS Renews 14 Series --- But What Shows Are Missing?

CBS has renewed a whopping 14 of its shows for the 2013-2014 season, the network announced on Wednesday. In addition to the previously renewed NCIS and CSI, the network will bring back dramas NCIS: LA, Elementary, Person of Interest, Hawaii Five-0, The Mentalist, Blue Bloods, The Good Wife .

Wed, Mar 27, 2013

CBS Renews 14 Series --- But What Shows Are Missing?

CBS Sets Midseason Premiere Dates, Early Finale for CSI: NY

CBS has announced the midseason premiere dates for returning comedy Rules of Engagement as well as freshman drama Golden Boy.Golden Boy, which stars Theo James as a gifted cop who rises through the ranks to become the youngest police commissioner in New York City, will air a special preview on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 10/9c following the NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles.

Thu, Dec 6, 2012

CBS Sets Midseason Premiere Dates, Early Finale for CSI: NY

Ratings: Did Malibu Country's Premiere Score for ABC?

ABC is probably saying "TGIF." The network was No. 1 Friday night in all six half-hour slots, scoring season highs in total viewers and the adults 18-to-49 demographic.

Sat, Nov 3, 2012

Ratings: Did Malibu Country's Premiere Score for ABC?

Weekend TV Review: TGIF on ABC, OMG Moments on Sunday Favorites

I'm a sucker for tradition, and there are probably worse ideas than ABC reviving the "TGIF" concept of family-friendly sitcoms on Friday night. Depending on your generation, you may find yourself thinking nostalgically of watching The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family with the babysitter, or growing up with the Full House-Family Matters-Boy Meets World-Perfect Strangers brand of ABC comedy. Hold on to those memories, because unfortunately, there are few shows this season worse or more grating than tonight's Malibu Country (8:31/7:31c), where the beachfront corn grows awfully and annoyingly high.

Fri, Nov 2, 2012

Weekend TV Review: TGIF on ABC, OMG Moments on Sunday Favorites

CBS Pulls Made in Jersey

The fall TV season has seen its first casualty. CBS has pulled Made in Jersey from its Friday-night lineup and will replace it with new episodes of Undercover Boss beginning Nov. 2, the network announced Wednesday.

Wed, Oct 10, 2012

Fourth of July Marathon Roundup

Who needs barbecue and fireworks when you've got TV to watch this Fourth of July? Check out a roundup of the day's best marathons below. (All times are ET/PT)

Tue, Jul 3, 2012

Ask Matt: Cougar Town, House, Downton Abbey, CSI: NY, New Girl

Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter!Question: I was really excited for Cougar Town to come back but disappointed at the ratings.

Tue, Feb 21, 2012

Ask Matt: Cougar Town, House, Downton Abbey, CSI: NY, New Girl

Ratings: Undercover Boss Gets Biggest Audience in a Year; Kardashians Set Series Record

Maybe because it qualifies as fantasy fare in the Great Recession, Undercover Boss grabbed its biggest audience since January 2011, according to Nielsen overnights. Meanwhile, the implosion of Kim Kardashian's marriage to Kris Humphries set series records for E!.

Mon, Jan 30, 2012

Ratings: Undercover Boss Gets Biggest Audience in a Year; Kardashians Set Series Record

Ratings: Golden Globes Decline Slightly; Fox Benefits from Football Overrun

Viewership for the 69th Golden Globe Awards ceremony declined slightly to 16.8 million vs. last year's 17 million, according to time zone-adjusted, preliminary Nielsen figures. The show also fell a little in the industry-coveted demo of 18-to-49-year-olds — to 5.0 from 5.2 (last year's final figure).

Mon, Jan 16, 2012

Ratings: Golden Globes Decline Slightly; Fox Benefits from Football Overrun

CBS Sets Amazing Race Premiere; Moves Undercover Boss to Friday

The 20th season of The Amazing Race will premiere on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 8/7c, CBS announced Thursday. Also, the new season of Undercover Boss premieres on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 8/7c, but will make way for the Emmy-winning Amazing Race by moving to its new berth on Fridays at 8/7c beginning Feb. 17. CBS replaces Rules with Rob!; set return date for Undercover Boss Undercover Boss' Friday move will then push back...

Fri, Dec 16, 2011

CBS Sets Amazing Race Premiere; Moves Undercover Boss to Friday

CBS Replaces Rules With ¡ROB!; Sets Return Date for Undercover Boss

The sitcom with nine lives — CBS' Rules of Engagement — will be moved off the schedule once again to make way for Saturday Night Live alum Rob Schneider's new series, ¡ROB!, CBS announced Monday. ¡ROB!, which follows...

Mon, Nov 14, 2011

CBS Replaces Rules With ¡ROB!; Sets Return Date for Undercover Boss

Ratings: Bruins’ Stanley Cup Win Ties Record

Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals tied the record for the highest overnight ratings ever for a seventh Cup game and skated to victory over the competition on network television, averaging 8.05 million viewers for NBC. The Boston Bruins' 4-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks was 14 percent higher than the last Game 7 in 2009. It got a 5.7 overnight rating and 10 share, tying the 2003 Game 7 between Anaheim Ducks and New Jersey Devils.

Thu, Jun 16, 2011

Ratings: Bruins’ Stanley Cup Win Ties Record

Sunday's Pre-Empted Shows: Watch Them Now!

President Barack Obama's address about the killing of elusive terrorist Osama bin Laden late Sunday night interfered with prime-time programming on both coasts.U.S. military operation kills 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, President Obama announcesAlthough the President didn't speak until around 11:35 p.m. ET, most networks cut into their programming...

Mon, May 2, 2011

Sunday's Pre-Empted Shows: Watch Them Now!

Ratings: Bin Laden Coverage Skews Figures; Desperate Housewives Tops Viewership

After taking a shellacking at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Donald Trump and Celebrity Apprentice was short-circuited by President Barack Obama's announcement that U.S. special forces had killed Osama bin Laden.

Mon, May 2, 2011

Ratings: Bin Laden Coverage Skews Figures; Desperate Housewives Tops Viewership

Ratings: The Voice Makes Itself Loudly Heard in Debut

The Voice made itself heard quite loudly in its two-hour debut Tuesday, attracting 11.77 million pairs of ears and winning the important advertiser-coveted demographic.

Wed, Apr 27, 2011

Ratings: The Voice Makes Itself Loudly Heard in Debut

Ratings: Shameless, Army Wives Hit Series Highs

Shameless' Season 1 conclusion attracted 1.51 million people over two airings, hitting a series high. The record numbers also gave Showtime its largest viewership for a freshman show's finale in a decade. (Queer as Folk got 1.49 million in 2001). Army Wives on Lifetime also posted a series high in its fifth season — 4.8 million viewers. The ensemble drama, starring Kim Delaney and Catherine Bell, is the No. 1 drama on...

Mon, Mar 28, 2011

Ratings: Shameless, Army Wives Hit Series Highs

CBS Renews Sunday Reality Staples Amazing Race and Undercover Boss

CBS is keeping it real on Sundays, picking up another round of both The Amazing Race and Undercover Boss for next season. The network hasn't yet determined whether both shows will remain in their Sunday slots this coming fall. But CBS is making a point of highlighting how well both shows did last fall vs. tough Sunday Night Football competition on NBC — which means it's very likely both shows will...

Mon, Mar 28, 2011

CBS Renews Sunday Reality Staples Amazing Race and Undercover Boss

Ratings: Secret Millionaire, Next Great Restaurant See Declines in Week 3

CBS' Amazing Race outpaced ABC's Secret Millionaire, which has seen its audience shrink since its debut two weeks ago.

Mon, Mar 21, 2011

Ratings: Secret Millionaire, Next Great Restaurant See Declines in Week 3

Ratings: Secret Millionaire Gets a Little Poorer

Secret Millionaire got a little poorer. After last week's premiere on ABC attracted some 12.6 million viewers, the program had almost 11.3 million coming back for more at 8/7c Sunday. It fell 21 percent among 18-to-49-year-olds to a 2.7 rating.

Mon, Mar 14, 2011

Ratings: Secret Millionaire Gets a Little Poorer

Ratings: Betty White Kicks Football’s Pigskin

The indomitable, irrepressible Betty White is just gaining momentum. While she was winning a Screen Actors Guild award for her work on Hot in Cleveland, her Hallmark Hall of Fame movie was putting up the anthology movie series' best numbers in four years.

Mon, Jan 31, 2011

Ratings: Betty White Kicks Football’s Pigskin

Top Moments: Idol Flirts with Disaster, Jersey Shore Pops a Squat

Our top moments this week:11. Worst Undercover Job: On Undercover Boss, Sheldon Yellen, CEO of disaster recovery company Belfor, does some immediate disaster recovery himself after hearing lowly employee ...

Fri, Jan 21, 2011

Top Moments: Idol Flirts with Disaster, Jersey Shore Pops a Squat

Ratings: Football (and a Football Team Owner on 60 Minutes) Rules Sunday

The next best thing to watching football, apparently, is watching the National Football League's highest-profile owner.

Mon, Dec 13, 2010

Ratings: Football (and a Football Team Owner on 60 Minutes) Rules Sunday

Ratings: Sarah Palin’s Alaska Becomes Best Launch in TLC History

Nearly 5 million viewers visited Sarah Palin's Alaska Sunday night, making it the biggest series launch in TLC history, according to the network. The docu-series from Mark Burnett, which follows the former governor and her family, also drew 1.6 million adults ages 18-49. The one-hour episode topped the 2003 launch of previous record-holder...

Mon, Nov 15, 2010

Ratings: Sarah Palin’s Alaska Becomes Best Launch in TLC History

Tonight's TV Hot List: Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010

Desperate Housewives9/8c ABC We know that Paul Young has been keeping secrets from Beth, and that Beth hasn't been entirely open with Paul. Their marital difficulties were Topic A last week, and there'll be more developments tonight. Meanwhile, Lynette's looking for a new nanny and Susan's looking for a new job. Expect a convergence. But Lynette gets a job offer as well — from old friend Renee. Here's a flash — a hot one — from the suddenly menopausal Bree. And is Carlos gay? Honestly, that's one of the story lines: Gaby's worried that he and Bob might become an item. — Paul Droesch Read on for previews of Hannah Montana Forever, Undercover Boss, Sunday Night Football, The Simpsons, Great Migrations and Eastbound & Down.

Sun, Nov 7, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010

CBS Orders Celebrity Life Swap Series

Here's your chance to live like a celebrity — with a catch.CBS has ordered The Same Name, a reality pilot in which a star swaps lives with an Average Joe who shares the same name, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Watch clips from Undercover BossThe project is a hybrid ...

Mon, Oct 25, 2010

Ratings: CSI: Miami Raises CBS' Sunday, Football Wins the Night

CSI: Miami's move to Sunday was a good one for CBS. Miami drew 11.8 million viewers, according to overnight Nielsen estimates. Even though the show was down 26 percent in the 18-to-49 demographic from its premiere on Monday last year, the series was up 52 percent in the demo over Cold Case's premiere on Sunday last fall. CSI: Miami Producer: "You're going to meet a new Horatio Caine" Miami benefited from...

Tue, Oct 5, 2010

Ratings: CSI: Miami Raises CBS' Sunday, Football Wins the Night

Ratings: Football Still Rules, While Family Guy and Dexter Post Strong Showings

Another Sunday, another ratings win for NBC.Sunday Night Football, featuring the New York Jets vs. the Miami Dolphins, dominated the evening, giving NBC an easy victory, with 15.9 million viewers and a 6.5 rating in the 18-to-49 demographic on a night when no new series debuted.Fox's hourlong Family Guy posted the best showing among scripted fare, according to early Nielsen estimates, with 9.1 million and a 4.5 rating, despite dropping ...

Mon, Sep 27, 2010

Ratings: Football Still Rules, While Family Guy and Dexter Post Strong Showings

Jimmy Fallon's 5 Rules for Hosting the Emmys

Jimmy Fallon's primary goal when he hosts the Emmy Awards on August 29: "I want to keep it moving," he tells TV Guide Magazine. "I've been to so many Emmy parties, and sometimes you sit there and go, 'Come on!'" Here are Fallon's tips for a great show...

Fri, Aug 27, 2010

Jimmy Fallon's 5 Rules for Hosting the Emmys

CBS Mining Undercover Boss Companion

CBS has ordered a pilot for a companion series to its hit reality show Undercover Boss, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Undercover Boss announces Season 2 companies The untitled project will...

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

Undercover Boss Announces Season 2 Companies

It'll still be hard to top the Hooters episode, but NASCAR and the Chiquita fruit company will be among the corporations participating in the second season of Undercover Boss, CBS announced Wednesday.There will also be episodes featuring suits from DirecTV and Great Wolf Resorts, North America's largest family of indoor waterparks.Watch full episodes of Undercover Boss"We're thrilled with this season's new bunch of bosses," Stephen Lambert, the show's executive producer, said in a statement...

Wed, Jul 28, 2010

Undercover Boss Announces Season 2 Companies

Roush Review: Ms. Griffin Goes to Washington

One of the most unlikely—on paper, anyway—regulars at the Emmy party the last few years has been the infamously outspoken Kathy Griffin and her cheeky Bravo docu-reality series My Life on the D-List. Including this year, it has been nominated five times for Outstanding Reality Program and won twice. This year, her hefty and relatively high-minded competition includes...

Tue, Jul 13, 2010

Roush Review: Ms. Griffin Goes to Washington

Tonight's TV Hot List: Sunday, April 4, 2010

Undercover Boss9/8c CBSRoto-Rooter president and COO Rick Arquilla takes the plunge and goes undercover at his Cincinnati-based company, which is the largest plumbing service provider in North America. He certainly gets his hands dirty unclogging drains and toilets as he interacts with employees across the U.S. who believe they are being filmed for a documentary to celebrate the company's 75th anniversary.Read on for previews of Breaking Bad, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Good Luck Charlie and How to Make It in America.

Sun, Apr 4, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Sunday, April 4, 2010

Ratings: Breaking Bad Hits Series High, Undercover Boss Leads CBS to Win

The third-season premiere of AMC's critically acclaimed Breaking Bad was the show's most-watched episode ever, the network said Monday. Bad drew...

Tue, Mar 23, 2010

Ratings: Breaking Bad Hits Series High, Undercover Boss Leads CBS to Win

Ratings: Olympics End with a Win, Boost Marriage Ref Premiere

The closing ceremonies of the Vancouver Winter Olympics gave NBC another ratings win Sunday night, and set up a strong debut for Jerry Seinfeld's new series, The Marriage Ref. The closing ceremonies averaged...

Mon, Mar 1, 2010

Ratings: Olympics End with a Win, Boost Marriage Ref Premiere

Ratings: Olympics Keeps Dominating, Undercover Boss Stays Strong

NBC's Winter Olympics coverage took the gold medal in the ratings again Sunday night, but CBS' Undercover Boss was far from a loser.The new hit reality series drew 13.6 million viewers, building on The Amazing Race's lead-in audience (9.1 million viewers) and handily beating ABC's Desperate Housewives (10.9 million viewers) for second place at 9/8c. Housewives also tied its series low in the adults-18-to-49 demographic.NBC's coverage of the Winter Games averaged 22.4 million viewers throughout prime time, more than doubling the averages of each of the other networks...

Mon, Feb 22, 2010

Ratings: Olympics Keeps Dominating, Undercover Boss Stays Strong