The Profit is an Americandocumentary-style reality television show broadcast on CNBC. In each episode, Marcus Lemonis typically offers a capital investment and his expertise to struggling small businesses in exchange for an ownership stake in the company, but a series of "Inside Look" episodes have commentary by Lemonis and executive producerAmber Mazzola as they watch past episodes. Some episodes simply show a business, city, or industry without any investment by Lemonis. The Partner is a spin-off series that aired in 2017, also featuring Lemonis. Season 1 premiered on July 30, 2013; season 2 premiered on February 25, 2014. The second part of the second season returned October 2014. After a successful second season, with ratings going up 115% from the first season, the third season premiered on May 12, 2015. The Profit returned for a fourth season on August 23, 2016. A fifth season premiered on November 21, 2017 and started with a "recap" episode that looked back at different companies Lemonis had invested in and said whether they were a "win" or a "loss". The sixth season premiered on December 4, 2018. On October 14, 2019, it was announced that the seventh season will premiere on November 5, 2019.
Production, spin-offs, and specials
Lemonis does not get paid by the production company, Machete Productions, nor do they help fund his investments. Occasional promotions for AT&T, Chase, and LegalZoom have appeared. A 2017 spin-off, The Partner, featured Lemonis searching for a business partner to help run businesses featured in The Profit. A special titled "The Profit in Cuba" aired on November 15, 2016; it featured Lemonis travelling to Cuba to explore new business opportunities in the country. It was watched by 478,000 viewers. Other specials looked at Puerto Rico, and both the legal and illegal marijuana industries in California. Another special was titled "Top 10 Rules for Success". On April 3, 2019, it was announced that a 90-minute original documentary titled The Profit: My Roots will air on April 9, 2019.
In Australia, the series airs on A&E. In Netherlands, the series airs on RTL Z. In Brazil, the series airs on History Channel and on Band. In Portugal, the series airs on SIC Radical. In Romania, the series airs on Digi Life. In New Zealand, the series airs on Bravo.
