West Texas Investors Club | |
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Genre | Documentary Reality |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 18 |
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Camera setup | Multiple |
Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production company | The Ebersol Lanigan Company |
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Network | CNBC |
Release | August 4, 2015[1] – August 3, 2016 |
West Texas Investors Club was an American television reality docu-series which aired on CNBC. [2] The series follows self-made millionaires Mike 'Rooster' McConaughey and Wayne 'Butch' Gilliam meeting entrepreneurs in Texas, offering them the chance to pitch their products and secure funding from Rooster and Butch. [3] The eight part hour-long series was commissioned by CNBC in January 2015 [4] and is produced by The Ebersol Lanigan Company. [5]
Both hosts Mike 'Rooster' McConaughey and Wayne 'Butch' Gilliam made their fortune largely from oil related businesses. Gil Prather, a musician, also features in the series. [1] Rooster is the older brother of actor Matthew McConaughey. [6]
In the first season of the series, McConaughey and Gilliam invested a total of US$1.97 million. [7]
The series premiered in the United States on CNBC on August 4, 2015, with episodes airing each week. [1] The series was renewed for a second season in September 2015, [7] which premiered on June 7, 2016.
No. in series | Title [8] | Original air date | U.S. viewers | |
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1 | "The Good, the App, and the Ugly" | August 4, 2015 | 462,000 [9] | |
Butch and Rooster consider investing in an app that could change the bar scene and a new device that could help reduce human contact with germs. | ||||
2 | "A Time to Grill" | August 11, 2015 | 349,000 [10] | |
The guys put an internet star to the test who claims to have the best barbecue sauce, and a single mom pitches a website designed to help prepare college funds. | ||||
3 | "The Quick and the Fed" | August 18, 2015 | 228,000 [11] | |
The guys consider helping a pickle entrepreneur and test a food truck manufacturer by sending him out on an unusual call. | ||||
4 | "A Girl Named Lou" | August 25, 2015 | 369,000 [12] | |
Rooster and Butch find people to test a natural hangover cure and a specially designed pillow that helps people sleep. | ||||
5 | "High Planes Drifter" | September 1, 2015 | 273,000 [13] | |
The guys find themselves in unfamiliar territory when testing an invention, and are pitched an air travel app by a pilot. | ||||
6 | "Showdown at Pie Noon" | September 8, 2015 | 285,000 [14] | |
Rooster and Butch could be outsmarted by a tech-savvy entrepreneur, and Rooster's mom challenges a pastry chef. | ||||
7 | "Butch, Rooster, and the Sunglass Kids" | September 15, 2015 | 204,000 [15] | |
At a goat-roping event, Rooster and Butch try out an eyewear product from two Californian entrepreneurs, and then get pitched a smartphone repair venture by an ex-rock star. | ||||
8 | "Dances with Undershirts [16] " | September 22, 2015 | N/A |
No. in series | Title [8] | Original air date | U.S. viewers |
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9 | "The Last Pitcher Show" | June 7, 2016 [17] | 370,000 [18] |
10 | "Escape From West Texas" | June 14, 2016 [17] | 289,000 [19] |
11 | "The Magnificent Six-pack" | June 21, 2016 | 321,000 [20] |
12 | "Little Heart on the Prairie" | June 28, 2016 [17] | N/A |
13 | "Some Don't Like It Hot" | July 5, 2016 [17] | N/A |
14 | "The Golden Nuggets" | July 12, 2016 [17] | N/A |
15 | "All Kaptured on the Western Front" | July 19, 2016 [17] | N/A |
16 | "Cup in Smoke" | July 26, 2016 [17] | N/A |
17 | "Tree Amigos" | August 2, 2016 [17] | 291,000 [21] |
18 | "Natural Born Chillers" | August 3, 2016 [17] | N/A |