14 Facts About Undercover Boss

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Undercover Boss is a reality television series franchise created by Stephen Lambert and produced in many countries.

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Austrian version of Undercover Boss premiered on ORF eins on 16 January 2013 with the CEO of ASFiNAG, Klaus Schierhackl.

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Canadian version of Undercover Boss premiered on W Network on 2 February 2012 with the CEO of Toronto Zoo, John Tracogna.

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Chilean version of Undercover Boss, named El jefe en tus zapatos, premiered on Chilevision on 17 August 2016 with the CEO of Monarch, Alejandro Magnasco.

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Colombian version of Undercover Boss, named Jefe encubierto, launched on RCN Television on 3 December 2017.

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Czech version of Undercover Boss, named Utajeny sef, premiered on TV Nova on 25 April 2018.

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German version of Undercover Boss premiered on RTL on 28 March 2011 with the CEO of Eismann, Mika Ramm.

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Hungarian version of Undercover Boss, named Fonok inkognitoban, premiered on RTL Klub on 29 April 2019.

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9.

Undercover Boss Israel, premiered in January 2013 and has aired 15 episodes over 2 seasons.

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10.

Norwegian version of Undercover Boss premiered on TV2 on 8 March 2011 with the CEO of Rimi, Thor Linge.

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11.

Spanish version of Undercover Boss premiered on 11 June 2011 on Antena 3 named El jefe, but it was cancelled after 3 episodes due to low viewership ratings.

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12.

Repeats of Undercover Boss were picked up by TLC, beginning 25 July 2011; and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, beginning Fall 2012.

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13.

Undercover Boss won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program in 2013 and 2012 having been nominated in the same category in 2011 and 2010.

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14.

Undercover Boss has been criticised as a reality show for presenting scenarios and situations which rarely happen to employees in real workplaces and are in fact dramatic tricks.

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