Celebrity Undercover Boss

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Celebrity Undercover Boss
Celebrity Undercover Boss Title Card.png
Title card used in the premiere of the season
Genre Reality
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
Camera setup Multiple
Production companies
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseMay 11 (2018-05-11) 
June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)

Celebrity Undercover Boss, also known as Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition [1] is the ninth season of the American reality television series Undercover Boss . [2] It premiered on May 11, 2018. [3]

Contents

Unlike previous seasons (and contrary to its name), in Celebrity Undercover Boss the celebrities featured do not mingle with their own employees, but don a disguise to find unsuspecting talented people in their line of work. [4] The first promotional video for the season was released on April 26, 2018. [5]

Production

During the eighth season of Undercover Boss, CBS aired two celebrity episodes of the series. [6] Like prior seasons, Celebrity Undercover Boss is produced by Studio Lambert in association with All3Media America, with Stephen Lambert, Sean Foley and Greg Goldman as executive producers. [7] [8]

Episodes

Following the announcement of the season, CBS announced the first four celebrities. [9] Additional celebrities were announced at a later date. [10]

  1. "Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition! (Preview)". CBS. April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. Kimball, Trevor (April 26, 2018). "Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition: CBS Spin-off Series Debuts in May (Video)" . Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  3. Otterson, Joe (April 26, 2018). "CBS Sets 'Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition' With New Series to Debut in May". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  4. Edelstein, Andy (April 27, 2018). "LI's Idina Menzel joins 'Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition'". Newsday. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  5. "Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition! (Preview)". Youtube. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  6. Pedersen, Erik (April 26, 2018). "'Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition': CBS Revisits a Twist on Its Reality Series, Sets Premiere Date". Deadline. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  7. "Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition". CBS Press Express. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  8. "CBS Announces First Season of UNDERCOVER BOSS: CELEBRITY EDITION, Featuring Idina Menzel and More". April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  9. "The First Full Season Of Celebrity Undercover Boss Premieres May 11 On CBS". CBS. April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  10. Pfeiffer, Jeff (April 27, 2018). "Check out the Stars Who Are Going Undercover in 'Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition' (PHOTOS)". TV Insider. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  11. Porter, Rick (May 14, 2018). "'Blue Bloods' finale adjusts up, Meghan Markle special adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  12. Porter, Rick (May 21, 2018). "'Blindspot,' '20/20,' 'Life Sentence,' 'Harry & Meghan' special all adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  13. Porter, Rick (May 29, 2018). "'My Last Days' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 30, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  14. Porter, Rick (June 4, 2018). "'Life Sentence,' 'Quantico,' all others unchanged: Friday final ratings". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  15. Porter, Rick (June 11, 2018). "NBA Finals adjusts up, 'My Last Days' down: Friday final ratings". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  16. Porter, Rick (June 18, 2018). "'Life Sentence' finale and '20/20' adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  17. Porter, Rick (June 25, 2018). "'Dateline,' 'Quantico' and reruns adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleBoss(es)Original air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1121"Gabby Douglas" Gabby Douglas May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)5.03 [11]
Two-time U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team member, three-time Olympic Gold medalist, a two-time New York Times bestselling author and one of the most celebrated Olympic gymnasts of all time. Douglas goes undercover to discover incredibly gifted gymnasts and coaches.
1132"Idina Menzel" Idina Menzel May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)4.60 [12]
Tony Award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and actress Idina Menzel slips into an undercover role to find the next Broadway sensation and tries to remain incognito when she's asked to sing her signature song, 'Let it Go,' to a group of children.