THE CEO OF THE NATION’S LARGEST DIRECT RETAILER OF PARTY SUPPLIES, ORIENTAL TRADING COMPANY, PUTS THE FESTIVITIES ON ICE AFTER RECEIVING COMPLAINTS FROM SEVERAL UNHAPPY EMPLOYEES, ON “UNDERCOVER BOSS,” FRIDAY, MARCH 9

“Oriental Trading Company” — Sam Taylor, CEO of Oriental Trading Company, the nation’s largest direct retailer of party supplies and arts and crafts, is concerned when he discovers some of his employees aren’t happy.   Meanwhile, the Boss causes an unintentional shutdown in his plant when he’s tasked with managing the assembly line, on UNDERCOVER BOSS, Friday, March 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

UNDERCOVER BOSS is produced by Studio Lambert.  Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman and Chris Carlson are executive producers.

RATING:  To Be Announced

 

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CBS ANNOUNCES REMAINING COMPANIES AND AIRDATES FOR SEASON THREE OF “UNDERCOVER BOSS”

Remaining Companies Include Yankee Candle, TaylorMade Golf Company, Budget Blinds, Philly Pretzel Factory, FASTSIGNS International and Mastec

CBS announced today the remaining companies and airdates for Season Three of UNDERCOVER BOSS.  The two-time Emmy Award-nominated reality series recently moved to its new Friday (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) time period.

The companies and airdates for the remaining episodes of UNDERCOVER BOSS this season include:

•  Friday, March 30: YANKEE CANDLE (Harlan Kent, President and CEO) – The leading designer, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of premium scented candles, making more than 200 million candles per year.
•  Friday, April 6: TAYLORMADE GOLF COMPANY (Mark King, President and CEO) – The largest manufacturer of golf equipment and apparel in the world.
•  Friday, April 13: BUDGET BLINDS (Chad Hallock, CEO and Co-Founder) – The largest window coverings franchise in North America with more than 800 franchise locations in the nation.
•  Friday, April 27: PHILLY PRETZEL FACTORY (Dan DiZio, CEO and Co-Founder) – Philly Pretzel Factory sells more than 100 million pretzels each year.
•  Friday, May 4: FASTSIGNS INTERNATIONAL (Catherine Monson, President and CEO) – The world’s leading signage, graphics and visual communications franchise, made up of 530 locations and 4,000 employees.
•  Friday, May 11: MASTEC (Jose Mas, CEO) – One of the largest builders of telecommunication and energy systems in North America, building everything from electric power lines, wireless infrastructure, natural gas pipelines and sources of renewable energy generation.

Previously announced companies that will also air include:

•  Friday, March 2: POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN (Lynne Zappone, Chief Talent Officer) – The world’s second-largest fried chicken restaurant chain.
•  Friday, March 9: ORIENTAL TRADING COMPANY (Sam Taylor, CEO) – The nation’s largest direct merchant of value-priced party supplies, arts and crafts, toys and novelties, and a leading provider of school supplies, giftware and home decor.

Each week, UNDERCOVER BOSS follows a different executive as they leave the comfort of their corner office for an undercover mission to examine the inner workings of their companies.  While working alongside their employees, they see the effects their decisions have on others, where the problems lie within their organizations and get an up-close look at both the good and the bad while discovering and rewarding the unsung heroes who make their companies run.

UNDERCOVER BOSS is produced by Studio Lambert. Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman and Chris Carlson are executive producers.

THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF DIAMOND RESORTS INTERNATIONAL, ONE OF THE LARGEST TIMESHARE COMPANIES IN THE WORLD, IGNITES A FIRE ON A DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT AND BREAKS HIS COVER AT A JOB SITE, ON THE THIRD SEASON PREMIERE OF “UNDERCOVER BOSS,” SUNDAY, JAN. 15

“Diamond Resorts” — The undercover experience is no vacation for Stephen J. Cloobeck, Chairman and CEO of Diamond Resorts International, one of the world’s largest timeshare companies, as he finds himself performing a dangerous job that bursts into flames.  Meanwhile, the boss also reaches his breaking point with an employee’s job performance, forcing him to break his cover, on the third season premiere of UNDERCOVER BOSS, Sunday, Jan. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

UNDERCOVER BOSS is produced by Studio Lambert.  Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman and Chris Carlson are executive producers.

RATING:  To Be Announced

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CBS RENEWS ITS SUNDAY REALITY SERIES

“The Amazing Race” and “Undercover Boss” Picked Up for Broadcast during the 2011-2012 Season

 

CBS has renewed its Sunday reality series-THE AMAZING RACE and UNDERCOVER BOSS-for broadcast during the 2011-2012 season.

 

THE AMAZING RACE, hosted by Phil Keoghan, will make its 19^th sprint around the world next season.  The recent fall edition delivered nearly 12 million viewers, matching the prior year in viewers while posting gains in both adults 25-54 (+2%) and adults 18-49 (+3%), despite airing against “Sunday Night Football.”

The current edition of THE AMAZING RACE features a unique twist with the return of 11 fan-favorite teams who fell short of winning the million dollar prize during their first race around the world.  It also marks the first edition of the show to be broadcast in high definition.

 

THE AMAZING RACE is a seven-time Emmy Award winner for “Outstanding Reality Competition Program.”

 

UNDERCOVER BOSS, which follows high-level corporate executives as they slip anonymously into the rank and file of their own companies, premiered last February following CBS’s presentation of the Super Bowl.  In its first year, UNDERCOVER BOSS was the #1 new show of the season and earned an Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Reality Program.”

 

This season, airing against “Sunday Night Football” for the first time, UNDERCOVER BOSS remains a top 20 program in viewers, averaging 12.3 million and a 3.4/08 in adults 18-49.

 

Featured on this season’s UNDERCOVER BOSS were some of America’s best known companies, including NASCAR, the Chicago Cubs, MGM Grand, Subway, DirecTV, Mack Trucks, Chiquita and Frontier Airlines, as well as the Mayor of Cincinnati.

 

Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri and Mark Vertullo are the executive producers of THE AMAZING RACE for Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Earthview Inc. in association with ABC Studios and Amazing Race Productions.  Phil Keoghan is host.  THE AMAZING RACE was created by Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri.

 

Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman and Chris Carlson are executive producers of UNDERCOVER BOSS for Studio Lambert.

THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF MACK TRUCKS GOES UNDERCOVER WHERE HE BRINGS THE ASSEMBLY LINE TO A GRINDING HALT, AND COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH RUMORS OF THEIR OPERATIONS MOVING TO MEXICO, ON “UNDERCOVER BOSS,” SUNDAY, FEB. 20

“Mack Trucks” – Denny Slagle, President and CEO of Mack Trucks, the second largest manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks in the world, goes undercover and accidently brings their plant’s assembly line to sudden halt, and later discovers that rumors are circulating about Mack moving their operations to Mexico, on UNDERCOVER BOSS, Sunday, Feb. 20 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

REALITY RISES ON SUNDAY

“The Amazing Race” and “Undercover Boss” Post Week-to-Week Gains

CBS’s Sunday reality series-THE AMAZING RACE and UNDERCOVER BOSS-posted week-to-week increases in viewers and key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Nov. 21.

Note:  Due to live sports programming on CBS (12 minutes of late-running football), ratings for CBS are tentative and subject to change.

THE AMAZING RACE 17 (6.9/11, 11.65m) averaged a 4.2/09 in adults 25-54 and 3.1/08 in adults 18-49.  Compared to last week, THE AMAZING RACE 17 was up +15% in households (from 6.0/09), +11% in both adults 25-54 (from 3.8/08) and adults 18-49 (from 2.8/07) and added +1.31m viewers (from 10.34m, +13%).  Note:  The Fast NTI average includes 12 minutes of 60 MINUTES.

UNDERCOVER BOSS (7.1/11, 11.88m) averaged a 4.2/09 in adults 25-54 and 3.3/06 in adults 18-49 (3.3/06).  Compared to last week, UNDERCOVER BOSS was up +15% in households (from 6.2/09), +17% in adults 25-54 (from 3.6/08), +22% in adults 18-49 (from 2.7/06) and added +1.46m viewers (from 10.42m, +14%).  NOTE:  The Fast NTI average includes 12 minutes of THE AMAZING RACE.

Updated Sunday ratings will be available tomorrow

THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF CHIQUITA TRADES IN HIS EXECUTIVE SUITE FOR A SMOCK AND A JOB IN THE FIELDS AND CAUSES A MESS AT THEIR FLAGSHIP FACTORY WHEN HE’S UNABLE TO PERFORM A PHYSICALLY DEMANDING TASK, ON “UNDERCOVER BOSS,” SUNDAY, OCT. 31

“Chiquita” – Fernando Aguirre, Chairman and CEO of Chiquita, one of the largest producers of fruits and vegetables in the world, is unable to perform a physically demanding job at their flagship factory and has to be removed from the line. Also, tensions mount when he mishandles a forklift and angers an employee, on UNDERCOVER BOSS, Sunday, Oct. 31 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

RATING: To Be Announced

CBS ANNOUNCES FOUR COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN THE SECOND SEASON OF THE EMMY AWARD-NOMINATED SERIES, “UNDERCOVER BOSS”

Bosses from NASCAR, DirecTV, Great Wolf Resorts and Chiquita Will Go Undercover

UNDERCOVER BOSS, last season’s #1 new series, returns for its second season with some of the nation’s top executives hitting the front lines for an unfiltered look inside their own companies.  UNDERCOVER BOSS, which is nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program, premieres in a special time period on Sunday, Sept. 26 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) before moving to its regular time period (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on Sunday, Oct. 3.

Among the initial companies whose bosses have signed up for the undercover mission include:

• NASCAR (Steve Phelps, Senior Vice President and CMO) – the sanctioning body for the #1 spectator sport in the U.S.;
• DirecTV (Mike White, Chairman, President and CEO) – the world’s most popular video service, delivering state-of-the-art technology to over 25 million customers;
• Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (Fernando Aguirre, Chairman and CEO) – a leading international marketer and distributor of bananas, fruits and salads;
• Great Wolf Resorts (Kimberly K. Schaefer, CEO) – North America’s largest family of indoor waterpark resorts.

Air schedule and additional companies will be announced at a later date.

“We’re thrilled with this season’s new batch of bosses,” stated Stephen Lambert, creator/executive producer of UNDERCOVER BOSS.  “The companies are some of the best known brands in corporate America, and clearly – with the likes of NASCAR, Chiquita, DirecTV and Great Wolf Resorts – we’ve got an interesting blend of industries.”

UNDERCOVER BOSS was the #1 new series of the 2009-2010 season, averaging 17.7 million viewers.  UNDERCOVER BOSS premiered following the Super Bowl to 38.7 million viewers, the largest audience for a new series following the Super Bowl.  It also ranks as the biggest new series premiere since 1987 and the most-watched premiere episode of any reality series.

Each week, UNDERCOVER BOSS follows a different executive as they leave the comfort of their corner office for an undercover mission to examine the inner workings of their companies.  While working alongside their employees, they see the effects their decisions have on others, where the problems lie within their organizations and get an up-close look at both the good and the bad while discovering the unsung heroes who make their companies run.

UNDERCOVER BOSS is produced by Studio Lambert, Ltd.  Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman and Chris Carlson are executive producers.

MICHAEL RUBIN, CEO OF GSI COMMERCE, GOES UNDERCOVER IN HIS OWN COMPANY, ON “UNDERCOVER BOSS,” SUNDAY, MARCH 21

“GSI Commerce” – Michael Rubin, CEO of the billion dollar e-commerce giant GSI, which provides customer service and product shipments for online orders to numerous top U.S. retailers, goes undercover in his own company where he discovers that rushing through a task can result in injury to others, and that his packing and shipping skills are not up to company standards, on UNDERCOVER BOSS, Sunday, March 21 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CBS ANNOUNCES FOUR MORE COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN THE FIRST SEASON OF “UNDERCOVER BOSS”

CBS announced today the four remaining companies who are participating in the first season of UNDERCOVER BOSS. The series airs Sundays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The remaining Season One companies are:

* Roto-Rooter (Rick L. Arquilla, President and COO): The largest plumbing provider in North America
* 1-800-Flowers (Chris McCann, President): One of the world’s largest florists
* GSI Commerce (Michael G. Rubin, Chairman, President and CEO): The e-commerce giant behind numerous top U.S. retailers
* Herschend Family Entertainment (Joel Manby, President and CEO): A leader in the world of family theme parks and attractions

The air schedule for upcoming episodes of UNDERCOVER BOSS follows:

* Sunday, March 14: Churchill Downs (Bill Carstanjen, COO)
* Sunday, March 21: GSI Commerce (Michael G. Rubin, Chairman, President and CEO)
* Sunday, March 28: Herschend Family Entertainment (Joel Manby, President and CEO)

*Airdates for the two additional episodes will be announced at a later date.

Each week, UNDERCOVER BOSS follows a different executive as they leave the comfort of their corner office for an undercover mission to examine the inner workings of their companies. While working alongside their employees, they see the effects their decisions have on others, where the problems lie within their organizations and get an up-close look at both the good and the bad while discovering the unsung heroes who make their companies run.

The companies whose chief executives have already made the undercover journey during the first season are Waste Management (Larry O’Donnell, President and C.O.O.), Hooters (Coby G. Brooks, President and C.E.O.), 7-Eleven (Joseph M. DePinto, President and C.E.O.) and White Castle (Dave Rife, Owner/Executive Board Member). This week’s episode of UNDERCOVER BOSS (Sunday, March 14) follows the COO of the world famous horse racing company Churchill Downs, Bill Carstanjen, as he travels to the backstretch of his company where he will walk, wash and feed the massive thoroughbreds and discover what life is like for the cleaning crew after hours.

UNDERCOVER BOSS is the number one new series of the 2009-2010 season, averaging 18.74 million viewers, 8.0/17 in adults 25-54 and 7.1/17 in adults 18-49.

Stephen Lambert and Eli Holzman are executive producers for Studio Lambert, Ltd.

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