Mark Cuban's Final 'Shark Tank' Episode Revealed & Why He's Leaving the Show Explained

Mark Cuban announced his departure from Shark Tank back in November 2023 and now it’s finally time for his run on the show to end.

The 66-year-old businessman, who has a net worth of $5.7 billion as of now, is saying goodbye to the show after 14 seasons on the investor panel.

Mark‘s final episode will be the season 16 finale, which is airing on Friday (May 16).

So, why is he leaving?

Keep reading to find out more…

He told The Wrap in October 2024 that he’s leaving to spend time with family, and he’d probably never return to reality TV.

Mark said, “I’m leaving just to spend more time with my kids — they’re teenagers now. When they were younger, my wife and I got to tell them where to be and when; now they ain’t listening to us. We shoot in June and September, and just getting the opportunity now when they’re getting out of school to be able to spend time directly with them, that’s important. I’m tired of missing that.”

However, we’ll still hear from Mark occasionally with updates on some of the 85 businesses he’s invested in since his start on the series.

He then said, “I still have to do updates with the companies that I’ve invested in. So I’ll come back and visit, do my updates and I’ll turn it over to somebody.”

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