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List of Undercover Boss (American TV series) episodes

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Source revisionSep 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ6601418 ↗
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Undercover Boss is an American reality television series, based on the British series of the same name and produced by Studio Lambert in both countries. Each episode depicts a person who has an upper-management position at a major business, deciding to go undercover as an entry-level employee to discover the faults in the company. The first season consisted of nine episodes produced in 2009 and first aired on February 7, 2010, on CBS. Companies that appear on the series are assured that the show will not damage their corporate brands.

During the course of the series, 136 episodes of Undercover Boss aired over eleven seasons.

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