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Dallas Car Sharks

Dallas Car Sharks is an automotive reality show currently airing on Motor Trend that takes place in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It documents four competing car dealers (JD Cole, Martha Davis, Ash Rabah, and Tommy Spagnola) as they buy used cars at auction, refurbish them, and then attempt to flip (sell) them for a profit.[1][2] Martha Davis and JD Cole are mother and son, and although they share a garage, their businesses are separate.[3]

The series, which premiered July 22, 2013,[4] is produced by AMS Pictures, with Andy Streitfeld as its executive producer and Randy Martin as its senior producer.[2] In August 2013, Discovery Communications senior vice president Robert Scanlon was promoted to general manager of Velocity, a network that he had helped to grow to No. 46 in the males aged 25–54 demographic with original shows such as Dallas Car Sharks, Fantomworks, and What's in the Barn?[5][6] Scanlon also helped the network to move up 22 slots and out-deliver competing networks that had larger numbers of subscribers, such as NBA TV, MLB Network, and Golf Channel.[5]

In March 2014, Discovery Communications announced that Dallas Car Sharks would return for its second season on April 2, 2014.[7][8] Along with other similar programs such as Overhaulin', What's in the Barn?, and Wheeler Dealers, Dallas Car Sharks helped to drive ratings growth for Velocity in the second quarter of 2014, especially among male viewers and in the 25–54 age demographic.[9] In April 2014, Dallas resident Bruce Kahn sued AMS Pictures for breach of fiduciary duty, claiming that the series was his idea and that he is entitled to profit sharing.[10]

The show, along with other automotive reality programs such as Fantomworks, Garage Squad, Graveyard Carz, and West Coast Customs, has drawn criticism for both being too predictable in terms of plot and making automotive restoration look much easier than it actually is.[11][12]

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1

Season one premiered on July 22, 2013.[13]

Season 2

Season two premiered on April 2, 2014.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Dallas Car Sharks". Discovery Press Web. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "The Show". Dallas Car Sharks. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Clark, Meagan (July 22, 2013). "'Dallas Car Sharks' stars a North Texas mom and son who compete against each other (but sort of work together)". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Yahr, Emily (July 22, 2013). "TV highlights for July 23: TLC brings back 'Who Do You Think You Are?'". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley (August 26, 2013). "Discovery Ups Robert Scanlon to Velocity GM". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  6. ^ Ritchie, Kevin (August 27, 2013). "Velocity ups Scanlon to general manager". Realscreen. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  7. ^ Ravindran, Manori (March 28, 2014). "Renewed, returning: "Sex Sent Me..." "Life Below Zero"". Realscreen. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  8. ^ "Tune in tonight: 'Triptank' not a high point for Comedy Central". The Daily Journal. Associated Press. April 2, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  9. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 1, 2014). "Velocity Celebrates Strong Second Quarter, Surpassing Competitive Networks". Zap2it. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  10. ^ Lee, David (April 24, 2014). "Man Claims Used Car Show Was His Baby". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  11. ^ Kelly, John (January 11, 2015). "Those reality TV shows about restoring old cars stink. So do most concert videos". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  12. ^ Stancavage, John (May 18, 2014). "TV makes car game look easy". Tulsa World. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  13. ^ "Dallas Car Sharks Episodes Guide and Summaries: Season 1". Next Episode. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  14. ^ "Dallas Car Sharks Episodes Guide and Summaries: Season 2". Next Episode. Retrieved May 18, 2015.

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