Additional Companies Going Undercover This Season Include

AMERICAN SEAFOODS, POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN and

ORIENTAL TRADING COMPANY

CHEAT TWEET: The Boss of Checkers&Rally’s has a beef with 1 of his restaurants on #UndercoverBoss, New Night Fri, 2/17 @ 8pm,ET/PT http://bit.ly/zwbRht 

“Checkers & Rally’s” – Rick Silva, President and CEO of Checkers & Rally’s, one of the nation’s largest fast food chains, serving more than two million hamburgers a week, travels to the front lines of his industry, where he’s forced to make a drastic decision regarding one of his restaurants, on UNDERCOVER BOSS, which moves to its new night, beginning Friday, Feb. 17 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  

Among the additional companies whose bosses will go undercover this season are:

• Friday, Feb. 24 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT): American Seafoods (Bernt Bodal, Chairman and CEO)   
• Friday, March 2 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT): Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (Lynne Zappone, Chief Talent Officer)
• Friday, March 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT): Oriental Trading Company (Sam Taylor, CEO)

         The most recent original episode of UNDERCOVER BOSS, which featured Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates (Jan. 29), was first in viewers (13.06m), tied for second in adults 25-54 (4.2/09) and averaged 3.0/07 in adults 18-49.   This was the series’ best viewer performance since Jan. 16, 2011, best adults 25-54 delivery since March 27, 2011 and matched the season premiere's adults 18-49 ratings.

         Each week, the two-time Emmy Award-nominated UNDERCOVER BOSS follows a different executive as they leave the comfort of their corner office for an undercover mission to examine the inner workings of their companies.  While working alongside their employees, they see the effects their decisions have on others, where the problems lie within their organizations and get an up-close look at both the good and the bad while discovering and rewarding the unsung heroes who make their companies run.  

        UNDERCOVER BOSS is produced by Studio Lambert.  Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman and Chris Carlson are executive producers. 

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