The Gaineses, who built a reality TV empire based in Waco, will join the ABC show this season.
DALLAS — Shark Tank is returning this fall without Mark Cuban, but several Texans will step in to fill his empty chair, including North Texas moguls Chip and Joanna Gaines.
Cuban exited the show last season after first joining the show in 2011, WFAA previously reported. He announced his exit from Shark Tank in 2023, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family. The show will return to ABC this fall, giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to secure deals with some of the country’s most famous self-made businesspeople, according to a press release from ABC.
The network announced that guest judges will include the founders of several Texas-based brands, including Chip and Joanna Gaines, owners and founders of Magnolia, Allison Ellsworth, founder and chief brand officer of poppi and Kendra Scott, owner and founder of Kendra Scott.
The new slate of guest Sharks will be featured throughout the season as the show continues to search for the best upcoming businesses America has to offer. Guest sharks will appear alongside permanent sharks Lori Greiner, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Daniel Lubetzky and Kevin O’Leary.
The Gaineses rose to fame through their HGTV hit Fixer Upper and have since leveraged their success to build Magnolia, a national home and lifestyle brand spanning retail, design, food, media and hospitality.
New episodes of Shark Tank will air on AMB and Hulu on Wednesdays this fall, the release states.