Undercover Boss: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Undercover Boss (2010): Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

By the Pop Culture Files editorial team•Updated September 29, 2026•2 min read•✓ Fact-checked

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Story and premise

Undercover Boss is a reality series that follows high level corporate executives as they slip anonymously into the lowest level jobs within their companies. Once undercover, they'll get their hands dirty with the rank and file, find out what their employees REALLY think of them and discover how smoothly their companies are REALLY run. In the process, these senior executives learn about themselves, the perception of their company and the spirit of their work force.

Series details

Title: Undercover Boss
Format: Reality
Language: English
Premiere date: 2010-02-07
Final broadcast date listed: 2022-04-08
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 6.1/10
TVMaze ID: 326

Cast and credited roles

Mark Keller — Announcer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 2010-02-07; final listed air date 2010-04-11; episode order: 9.
Season 2: premiered 2010-09-26; final listed air date 2011-05-01; episode order: 22.
Season 3: premiered 2012-01-15; final listed air date 2012-05-11; episode order: 13.
Season 4: premiered 2012-11-02; final listed air date 2013-05-17; episode order: 17.
Season 5: premiered 2013-09-27; final listed air date 2014-03-14; episode order: 15.
Season 6: premiered 2014-12-14; final listed air date 2015-02-20; episode order: 13.
Season 7: premiered 2015-12-20; final listed air date 2016-05-22; episode order: 12.
Season 8: premiered 2016-12-21; final listed air date 2017-05-05.
Season 9: premiered 2020-01-08; final listed air date 2020-01-27.
Season 10: premiered 2020-10-02; final listed air date 2020-11-13.
Season 11: premiered 2022-01-07; final listed air date 2022-04-08; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Undercover Boss 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.