Redemption Inc.

Redemption Inc.
Created by	Wide Eyed Entertainment and Formatfreak Ltd.
Starring	Kevin O'Leary
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Producer(s)	Jasper James
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Proper Television
Release
Original network	CBC
Original release	January 9 – March 9, 2012

Redemption Inc. is a nine-part Canadian reality game show hosted by business commentator Kevin O'Leary, broadcast on CBC, produced by Proper Television. The show stars 10 ex-cons, from cocaine dealers to fraud artists, in an elimination-style competition that results in the winner earning $100,000 of O'Leary's money to start up their own business.

On Redemption Inc., every week the contestants are plunged into another business, in order to prove themselves to the business manager and O'Leary himself. O'Leary assigns a team leader (or multiple team leaders) and they are given a business task that they are to meet. Often there will be a training day followed by the business day.

Eliminations proceed as thus: All contestants come into the studio to discuss the pros and cons of the business challenge, and then Kevin selects players to stay behind with him and those players make their case to stay. Finally, Kevin offers someone an exit package, to start up their own business. The exit package does not have to be taken; however, the package cannot be offered again.

The contestants were:

^1 Leslie was designated as the team leader for this task.

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