Undercover Boss (2010– )

Creator:

Stephen Lambert

Stars:

Mark Keller, Stephen J. Cloobeck, Steven Foster

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mark Keller	...	Announcer (55 episodes, 2010-2013)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

business | undercover | corporation | corporate executive | non fiction

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Genres:

Reality-TV

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

CBS [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Pomo piilossa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Studio Lambert

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofed in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.183 (2012)

User Reviews

Good Show to Watch......For Now

After watching this show for the first time, I found this interesting. This gives a chance for a company CEO work in the "front lines" and see how things in the company are really like,see the good and bad things that happen in their company, but most of all, they can see that they have great employees and talented ones that could be a great asset to them, but they never had a chance to display their talents. Along with the good, there are the bad ones that could hurt their company. This is something that they may not know or realize it. In addition, I found it interesting to hear some of the employees stories.

Another thing I can agree with in the beginning of the show they say "CEOs are "out of touch of their own companies", but I would go a little further in saying that odds are, some of these CEOs aren't in touch at all, because odds are, some of them have never spent an hour in the "front lines". They may have come out of business school, right to the corporate office, so they truly do not know or understand what it's like to work in their company.

The concept you are seeing in this show is something that is not really new. The former owner and CEO of Godfafther's Pizza embraced this philosophy back in the 80s and 90s.

As much as I enjoy watching this show, I wonder how long will it last, because as this keeps going on, I can see the employees will eventually start to figure out that the new hire brought in, is the CEO of that company and those employees will be on their best behavior to look good and this is where this show can lose it's realism. Hopefully, this will last, but only time will tell.