Undercover Boss
WorkplaceThe job and its social ecosystem as the stage.This show: 9/10Lifestyle realityUnscripted lives, homes and work observed.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10Working classOrdinary people, ordinary money, real stakes.This show: 7/10SentimentalOpenly emotional storytelling that reaches straight for the heartstrings.This show: 7/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 7/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 7/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Brie ThieleEric CasaburiCoby Brooks
Written by
Stephen Lambert
Starring
Brie ThieleEric CasaburiCoby Brooks
Written by
Stephen Lambert
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Undercover Boss Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | ||
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| S1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.5 | ||||||||||||||
| S2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.3 | |
| S3 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.1 | ||||||||||
| S4 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.5 | ||||||
| S5 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | ||||||||
| S6 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 6.5 | ||||||||||
| S7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.6 | |||||||||||
| S8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | |||||||||||||
| S9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| S10 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||
| S11 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
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About
"Corporate power fantasy dressed up as humility"
A high-level executive dons a disguise and takes on entry-level jobs within their own company, working alongside employees who have no idea who they really are. The format is simple and repetitive: awkward undercover shifts, mounting workplace observations, then a reveal where the boss hands out rewards to standout staff. It's comfort-food reality TV, low on tension, high on manufactured feel-good moments. Watching it feels like a corporate morality play, occasionally touching, often predictable, and best enjoyed in small doses rather than binged.
Watch it for
the genuine, unscripted reactions of hardworking employees who have no idea they're being evaluated.
Maybe skip if
you find corporate feel-good endings and repetitive formats tedious after a few episodes.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12010
7.165296h 25m
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Season 22010
6.88822216h 23m
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Season 32012
7.15101310h 4m
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Season 42012
6.87111712h 25m
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Season 52013
6.75251510h 45m
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Season 62014
5.6427139h 19m
The boss of True Value, John Hartmann, goes under cover and is stunned by the antics of one employee.
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Season 72015
6.7300128h 36m
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Season 82016
7.1200107h 10m
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Season 9 - Celebrity Edition2018
7.719074h 55m
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Season 102020
7.413496h 24m
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Season 112022
7.518292h 6m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Mark Keller Self - Announcer, Announcer
Brie Thiele Host of Fake Reality Show, Self, Decoy
Stephen J. Cloobeck Self, CEO Diamond Resorts International, CEO and Chairman of Diamond Resorts International
Sheldon Yellen Self, CEO of Belfor, Self - CEO of Belfor
Rick Silva Self, Alex Garcia, President and CEO of Checkers
Stephanie Haney Self - Host
Lisette Santana Self - Makeup Artist
John Fuller Self, Self - President & CEO of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Self - President & CEO of Johnny Rockets
Eric Casaburi Founder and CEO of Retro Fitness, Self, Self - Founder and CEO of Retro Fitness
Coby Brooks Former CEO of Hooters, Former Hooters CEO, Himeself
Crew
Stephen Lambert
Chris Carlson
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