Undercover Boss Norge

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Undercover Boss Norge
Genre Reality television
Created by Stephen Lambert
Country of originNorway
Original languageNorwegian
No. of series1
No. of episodes10 (10 aired)
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network TV2
Release8 March (2011-03-08) 
10 May 2011 (2011-05-10)
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Undercover Boss is a 2011 Norwegian reality television series, based on the British series of the same name. Each episode depicts a person who has a high management position at a major business, deciding to become undercover as an entry-level employee to discover the faults in the company. The first series premiered on 8 March 2011 with the CEO of the grocery store chain Rimi.

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Format

Each episode features a high-ranking executive or the owner of a corporation going undercover as an entry-level employee in their own company. The executives alter their appearance and assume an alias and fictional back-story. The fictitious explanation given for the accompanying camera crew is that the executives are being filmed as part of a documentary about entry-level workers in a particular industry. They spend approximately one week undercover, working in various areas of their company operations, with a different job and in most cases a different location each day. They are exposed to a series of predicaments with amusing results, and invariably spend time getting to know the people who work in the company, learning about their professional and personal challenges.

At the end of their week undercover, the executives return to their true identity and request the employees they worked with individually to corporate headquarters. The bosses reveal their identity, and reward hard-working employees through campaign, promotion, or financial rewards, while other employees are given training or better working conditions.

Episodes

The first series featured 10 episodes. The series premiered on 8 March 2011 and concluded on 10 May 2011. [1]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
Series premiere Series finale
1 108 March 2011 (2011-03-08)10 May 2011 (2011-05-10)

Series 1: 2011

No.Title"Boss"Original airdate
1"Rimi"Thor Linge8 March 2011 (2011-03-08)
2"Norwegian Air Shuttle"Hans Petter Aanby15 March 2011 (2011-03-15)
3"Sarpsborg"Rådmann Unni Skaar22 March 2011 (2011-03-22)
4"Hansa Borg Bryggerier"Espen Strømme29 March 2011 (2011-03-29)
5"Coop Norden"Ola Henrik Strand5 April 2011 (2011-04-05)
6"Statoil"Dag Roger Rinde12 April 2011 (2011-04-12)
7"Fjord1"Leif Johan Øverland19 April 2011 (2011-04-19)
8"Star Tour"Ingvild Elise Larner26 April 2011 (2011-04-26)
9"IKM Group"Kåre Hansen3 May 2011 (2011-05-03)
10"Reitan Group"Johannes Sangnes10 May 2011 (2011-05-10)

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References

  1. "Disse norske sjefene går undercover" (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 8 March 2010.