The Big Shot with Bethenny

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The Big Shot with Bethenny
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Genre Reality competition
Starring Bethenny Frankel
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
  • Bethenny Frankel
  • Mark Burnett
  • Alex Baskin
  • Douglas Ross
  • Barry Poznick
  • Jaimie Glasson
  • Brian McCarthy
Running time38-44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network HBO Max
ReleaseApril 29 (2021-04-29) 
May 20, 2021 (2021-05-20) [1]

The Big Shot with Bethenny is an American reality competition streaming television series following Bethenny Frankel as she searches for the second-in-command to her business empire Skinnygirl and brands. It premiered on April 29, 2021, on HBO Max. [2]

Contents

Plot

Bethenny Frankel searches for the second-in-command to her business empire Skinnygirl and other brands.

Contestants

NameHometownExperienceEliminated
Milokssy Resto Haverstraw, NY Management & OperationsWinner Episode 7
Krystin Hargove Silver Spring, MD TechnologyRunner Up Episode 7
Wendy Cartagena Pasadena, CA Project ManagementRunner Up Episode 7
Nicole Rose Stillings New York City, New York Social Media & MarketingEpisode 6
John Batchelor New York City, New York Business COO Episode 5
Brody El-Achi New York City, New York Digital MarketingEpisode 5
Jenna LeveilleSalesEpisode 4
Correy KaitenEvent PlanningHIRED Episode 3
Ashley Attianese New York City, New York Product DevelopmentEpisode 1
Mary GuiFashion Design & SalesEpisode 1
Ali FazalTechnology & Human ResourcesEpisode 1
Ann LegallPR & Brand ManagementEpisode 1

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date [3]
1"First Impressions Are Everything"April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29)
2"Don't Waste My Time"April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29)
3"The Only Rules Are My Rules"May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
4"I Need a Killer"May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
5"Choose Your Words Wisely"May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)
6"Fake It Till You Make It"May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)
7"It's Not the End, It's Just the Beginning"May 20, 2021 (2021-05-20)

Production

In February 2020, it was announced Bethenny Frankel would star and executive produce a reality competition series at HBO Max, with MGM Television set to produce, with Mark Burnett set to serve as an executive producer. [4] In March 2020, Frankel stated the series was on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

Principal photography on the series commenced by November 2020. [6]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 33% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 3.4/10. [7]

Daniel D'Addario of Variety gave the series a positive review writing: "As a portrait of what the ruthlessly competitive market for business success and for our eyeballs does to one's sense of generosity and of proportion, The Big Shot with Bethenny is riveting television." [8] Joel Keller of Decider wrote: "Although The Big Shot With Bethenny isn't the dose of pure uncut Bethenny Frankel we want, well take whatever we can get." [9]

Joan Summers of Jezebel panned the series writing: "Faux-feminist torture porn, in which Frankel reigns like a feudal lord eager to sacrifice their starved and overworked serfs." [10] Shannon Keating of BuzzFeed praised Frankel's reality television presence but wrote: "But just because someone's star power gets you in the door doesn't mean you're gonna stick around. if I wasn't reviewing The Big Shot, I doubt I would have made it past a couple episodes. [11]

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