West Texas Investors Club
West Texas Investors Club | |
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Documentary Reality |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Camera setup | Multiple |
Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production company(s) | The Ebersol Lanigan Company |
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Original network | CNBC |
Original release | August 4, 2015[1] – present |
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Website |
West Texas Investors Club is an American television docu-series which airs on CNBC. 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.[2] The eight part hour-long series was commissioned by CNBC in January 2015[3] and is produced by The Ebersol Lanigan Company.[4]
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.[5]
In the first season of the series, McConaughey and Gilliam invested a total of US$1.97 million.[6]
Broadcast
The series premiered in America on CNBC on 4 August 2015, with episodes airing each week.[1] The series was renewed for a second season in September 2015.[6] Season 2 premiered in June 2016.
Episodes
Season 1 (2015)
No. in series |
Title[7] | Original air date | U.S. viewers |
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1 | "The Good, the App, and the Ugly" | August 4, 2015 | 462,000[8] |
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[9] |
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[10] |
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[11] |
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[12] |
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[13] |
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[14] |
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[15]" | September 22, 2015 | N/A |
Season 2 (2016)
No. in series |
Title[7] | Original air date | U.S. viewers |
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9 | "The Last Pitcher Show" | June 7, 2016[16] | 370,000[17] |
10 | "Escape From West Texas" | June 14, 2016[16] | 289,000[18] |
11 | "The Magnificent Six-pack" | June 21, 2016 | 321,000[19] |
12 | "Little Heart on the Prairie" | June 28, 2016[16] | N/A |
13 | "Some Don't Like It Hot" | July 5, 2016[16] | N/A |
14 | "The Golden Nuggets" | July 12, 2016[16] | N/A |
15 | "All Kaptured on the Western Front" | July 19, 2016[16] | N/A |
16 | "Cup in Smoke" | July 26, 2016[16] | N/A |
17 | "Tree Amigos" | August 2, 2016[16] | 291,000[20] |
18 | "Natural Born Chillers" | August 3, 2016[16] | N/A |
References
- 1 2 3 Bibel, Sara (15 July 2015). "New Series 'West Texas Investors Club' to Premiere Tuesday, August 4 on CNBC". TV By The Numbers. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ "CNBC Announces Three New Primetime Original Series Coming This Summer". The Futon Critic. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "CNBC Breaks Primetime Records in 2014 - Delivers Best Year Since 2001 in Primetime". The Futon Critic. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (11 June 2015). "CNBC Orders 3 New Reality Series". Deadline. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ Winfrey, Graham (11 August 2015). "Meet the Self-Made Millionaires of 'West Texas Investors Club'". Inc.com. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- 1 2 Otterson, Joe (September 15, 2015). "CNBC Renews 'West Texas Investors Club' for Season 2". The Wrap. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- 1 2 "West Texas Investors Club: Season 1 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.4.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.11.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.18.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.25.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.1.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.8.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.15.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "Dances with Undershirts". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "West Texas Investors Club". Zap2it. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.7.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.14.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.21.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.2.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
External links
- Official website
- West Texas Investors Club at TV Guide
- West Texas Investors Club clubhouse location (Google Maps link)