Dragons' Den: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dragons' Den, an original CBC Production and audience favourite, returns to delight viewers for a new season.

Aspiring entrepreneurs from across Canada vie for a coveted spot in the Den to pitch potentially profitable business investments to some of the nation's most successful tycoons. The Dragons use their own money and know-how and have the power to catapult companies into home-grown business success stories.

Every episode theatre and venture capital collide. Stakes are high as good deals may be rewarded, but there's also the risk that bad ideas will get burned. Dragons' Den offers the audience a front-row view as the country's top business moguls wheel and deal with entrepreneurs who dare to brave the Den.

Series details

• Title: Dragons' Den
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2006-10-04
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBC
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 4794

Cast and credited roles

• Jim Treliving — Jim Treliving
• Dianne Buckner — Presenter
• Arlene Dickinson — Arlene Dickinson
• Kevin O'Leary — Kevin O'Leary
• Robert Herjavec — Robert Herjavec
• Bruce Croxon — Bruce Croxon
• David Chilton — David Chilton
• W. Brett Wilson — W. Brett Wilson
• Michael Wekerle — Michael Wekerle
• Joe Mimran — Joe Mimran
• Manjit Minhas — Manjit Minhas
• Michele Romanow — Michele Romanow

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-10-04; final listed air date 2006-11-22.
• Season 2: premiered 2007-10-01; final listed air date 2007-12-03.
• Season 3: premiered 2008-09-29; final listed air date 2008-12-15.
• Season 4: premiered 2009-09-30; final listed air date 2010-05-30.
• Season 5: premiered 2010-09-22; final listed air date 2011-03-30.
• Season 6: premiered 2011-09-14; final listed air date 2012-06-03.
• Season 7: premiered 2012-09-19; final listed air date 2013-04-14.
• Season 8: premiered 2013-10-02; final listed air date 2014-04-02.
• Season 9: premiered 2014-10-15; final listed air date 2015-04-08.
• Season 10: premiered 2015-10-07; final listed air date 2016-04-06; episode order: 22.
• Season 11: premiered 2016-10-05; final listed air date 2017-03-22.
• Season 12: premiered 2017-09-28; final listed air date 2018-04-05; episode order: 20.
• Season 13: premiered 2018-09-20; final listed air date 2019-03-07; episode order: 20.
• Season 14: premiered 2019-09-26; final listed air date 2019-11-21; episode order: 9.
• Season 15: premiered 2020-10-22; final listed air date 2020-12-17; episode order: 10.
• Season 16: premiered 2021-10-21; final listed air date 2021-12-16.
• Season 17: premiered 2022-09-15; final listed air date 2022-11-17; episode order: 10.
• Season 18: premiered 2023-09-21; final listed air date 2024-02-01; episode order: 16.
• Season 19: premiered 2024-09-26; final listed air date 2025-01-09; episode order: 12.
• Season 20: premiered 2025-09-25; final listed air date 2026-03-05.
• Season 21: premiered 2026-09-17; final listed air date 2026-10-15.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dragons' Den on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.