Buy It Now

*Buy It Now*
Buy It Now
Genre	Reality television
Starring	J. B. Smoove
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	46 minutes
Original release
Network	Amazon Prime Video
Release	October 28, 2024

Buy It Now is a business reality television series where people pitch their product ideas to investors and potential customers for the chance to have their products sold on Amazon. It is hosted by J. B. Smoove.^[1]^[2] The show is by Studio Lambert and Amazon MGM Studios, with executive production by Susan House, Jack Burgess, Tim Harcourt, and Stephen Lambert.^[3]

Premise

The Wall Street Journal has described the show as "Shark Tank meets Home Shopping Network".^[4] Contestants have 90 seconds to convince a live studio audience of 100 everyday customers, as well as a panel of three esteemed judges, to take a liking with their products. If the contestant has 10 green lights or above, after announcing about the products price, and getting two approvals from the panel, their product will be sold and featured in the "Buy It Now" store on Amazon. One contestant from each episode also wins $20,000.

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"The Panel Gets Dirty"	October 28, 2024
Panel: Carmen Nestares, Jamie Siminoff, Gwyneth Paltrow "CPR Wrap" — $9.⁹⁹/97↑99 (YES); "Super Dirt Foods" — $5.⁴⁹/91↑94 (YES); "Beer Darts" — $29.⁹⁹/30↓18 (NO); "Beauty Moss ATL" — $24.⁹⁹/93 (YES)
2	"The Bug Scream"	October 28, 2024
Panel: Michelle Rothman, Jamie Siminoff, Tabitha Brown "Notx CurveBand" — $25.⁰⁰/22↑24 (YES); "VacDaddy" — $1,295.⁰⁰/8↓7 (NO); "Maskee" — $25.⁹⁹/42↑47 (YES); "Swap-N-Scoop" — $19.⁹⁵/51↑60 (YES)
3	"Turning Up the Spice"	October 29, 2024
Panel: Tanner Elton, Jamie Siminoff, Anthony Anderson "Savepod" — $59.⁹⁹/73↑78 (YES); "Splatz" — $18.⁹⁹/66↓38 (NO); "Spice King" — $9.⁹⁹/80↑89 (YES); "CLIP" — $499.⁰⁰/33↓31 (NO)
4	"Lions, Ducks, and Skunks, Oh My!"	November 5, 2024
Panel: Carmen Nestares, Jamie Siminoff, Christian Siriano "Skunk Skin" — $18.⁰⁰/53↑79 (YES); "Looky Lou" — $24.⁰⁰/47↓19 (YES); "RockPro" — $59.⁹⁹/79↑95 (YES); "Duckeys" — $11.⁹⁹/27↓13 (YES); "Nanodropper" — $19.⁹⁹/84↓70 (YES)
5	"Tony Pops Off"	November 12, 2024
Panel: Jenny Freshwater, Jamie Siminoff, Tony Hawk "Clean Camp Dish Wipes" — $12.⁹⁹/54↑66 (YES); "Sunsa Wand" — $126.⁰⁰/78↓61 (YES); "Agua Bonita" — $2.⁴⁹/85↓82 (YES); "HydraLamp" — $169.⁹⁹/36↓18 (NO)
6	"JB Gets Stuck in the Middle Seat"	November 19, 2024
Panel: Carmen Nestares, Jamie Siminoff, Christian Siriano "Armbie" — $24.⁹⁹/46↓36 (YES); "Nimble Beauty" — $599.⁰⁰/80↓51 (YES); "Maddie's Natural Sweetener" — $24.⁰⁰/78↓35 (NO); "Mixxtape" — $79.⁹⁹/61↓51 (YES); "Forever Sponge" — $11.⁹⁵/76↑100 (YES)

References

^ "Buy It Now Store (Amazon)". Amazon. 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
^ Davis, Wes (2024-09-30). "Amazon is launching its own Shark Tank where winners get to be Amazon sellers". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
^ Schneider, Michael (2024-05-14). "Nick Cannon, JB Smoove to Host New Game Shows for Prime Video; 'Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?' Star Participants Revealed". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
^ Toonkel, Jessica. "Amazon's New 'Shark Tank'-Style Show Gives Winners Top Billing in Its Store". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-11-22.

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[1] "Buy It Now Store (Amazon)". Amazon. 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2024-11-19.

[2] Davis, Wes (2024-09-30). "Amazon is launching its own Shark Tank where winners get to be Amazon sellers". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

[3] Schneider, Michael (2024-05-14). "Nick Cannon, JB Smoove to Host New Game Shows for Prime Video; 'Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?' Star Participants Revealed". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-22.

[4] Toonkel, Jessica. "Amazon's New 'Shark Tank'-Style Show Gives Winners Top Billing in Its Store". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-11-22.

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