Steve Harvey's Funderdome, a portmanteau of funding and Thunderdome, is an American business reality competition show that premiered June 11, 2017 on ABC and produced by MGM Television.
In a format similar to Shark Tank, the show features two contestants who pitch products to a studio audience which votes on who will get seed funding for their project.
Most cash out offers are between 5 and 25 percent of the desired amount (e.g., $5,000–$25,000 for inventors seeking $100,000).
In some cases, Harvey has revealed the percentages of the vote before giving the inventors the chance to cash out.
There are three possible outcomes for each competition: On June 5, 2017, a message from a believed-to-be cybercriminal stated that eight episodes of this series were already online.