For many people, owning and operating their own business is the ultimate American dream. On average, more than 540,000 new businesses a month will launch in the United States, but what separates a good idea from one that just reads well on paper? Enter the experts who are offering not only a cash investment, but sweat equity to burgeoning businesses.
Big Rig Bounty Hunters is a reality program on the History Channel premiering in February, 2013, which observes men in action who do discovery and retrieval of lost, stolen, or otherwise missing tractor-trailer rigs and in some cases, towed vehicles and cargo on trailers.
The style of the show is somewhat similar to another show on the History Channel dealing with operation of large trucks, Ice Road Truckers. The show highlights the activities of several crews of recovery agents all over the US who perform various recoveries of stolen or abandoned vehicles or rescues of incapacitated vehicles. The men get paid for their recovery actions and can receive bonuses for successful recovery of the cargo or contents of the trailers.
Families that need to clear the clutter out of their homes or downsize call on a group of appraisers to help them cash in on a hidden treasures hiding in plain sight. After searching and clearing out a home from attic to basement, the appraisers discover what has the most potential value and load it up to auction off. In the end, the family discovers just how much their surprisingly valuable belongings sold for and start a new chapter of their lives with a clean slate — and some cash.
Smartest Guy in the Room pits geniuses with 140+ IQs against one another as they compete in challenges involving feats of skill across a variety of topics.
Hosted by comedian Christopher Titus, the half-hour game show Pawnography features contestants competing against each other and the Pawn Stars—Rick Harrison, Corey Harrison and Austin “Chumlee” Russell—in three fast-paced rounds of trivia style questions to win money and coveted items from the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawnshop. Rick, Corey and Chumlee are featured in each episode vigorously defending their treasured items from confident and brainy contestants. The cherished items up for grabs are from Rick’s personal collection and he doesn’t want to give them up–this is the only game show that doesn’t want the contestants to win! Will a lucky contestant be able to stump the man who knows everything or will Rick prevail and walk away with his money in his pocket and his prized possessions intact?
They run a multimillion dollar hunting gear business, they live on 55,000-acres of land in Louisiana and they have their own reality show. Move over Robertson family, there's a new redneck royal family in town.
An inside look at how the imaginative fried foods of the State Fair of Texas come to life and the millions of dollars on the line for the family-run small businesses involved.
Game of Stones follows a team of gemologist around the world and gives you a behind the scenes look at where the gems and the jewlery that you wear comes from, how its made, hows it's bought, and the lengths these guys go through to get their hands on the finest gems on the planet.
Hosted by Trish Suhr, "Find My Country House" follows couples as they search for their piece of paradise by trying to find the perfect country home. From far-fetched farmhouses and mountain hideaways, to secluded ranches and cottages that are truly architectural works of art, "Find My Country House" provides an intimate look into the buyer's personal property journey.
An investigation into a series of critical events to reveal the moments that caused communism to fall, the Internet age to rise, and the country to go from the United States to Red State vs. Blue State.
Twelve teams of two enter "The Arena," a fenced-in enclosure in the middle of the wild, where they must live for one month and compete against each other for scarce resources. With $250,000 on the line, it's a winner-take-all battle in which the teams must hunt each other down to survive.
Chippendales was a nightclub that aimed to allure and please women with its scantily clad male dancers and vivacious music, and quickly advanced toward a pop culture phenomenon, until it came crashing down. Through exclusive interviews, never-before-seen crime scene video and declassified FBI surveillance audio, the special unravels the hidden tale of how sex, jealousy, arson, hefty-bags filled with cash and mafia shakedowns all led up to one of the most outrageous murders in American history.