This is a list of episodes for Secret Millionaire. Secret Millionaire is a television series that aired on Fox for its first season and then on ABC for its remaining seasons. The show's first season ran from December 3 to December 18, 2008, and the second season ran from March 3 to April 10, 2011. The third season ran from June 3, 2012, to September 8, 2013.
The series originated in the UK. The concept of the series involves millionaires going undercover in impoverished communities and agreeing to give away tens of thousands of dollars. Members of the community are informed that the cameras are present to film a documentary. The U.S. version was much like the British and featured each week wealthy benefactors entering deprived neighborhoods of the United States incognito. They spend a week mingling within the community and live on a very low-cost budget. At the end of the show, the millionaires reveal their identities and proceed to donate at least $100,000 to the members of the community.
From a small steel mill town in Indiana, motivational speaker James Malinchak spends a week in Gary (near Chicago), finding those who need help the most.
Auntie Anne's Pretzels founder Anne Beiler spends a week working with grass roots organizations in Baltimore. Biler masqueraded as a volunteer at the food non-profit Moveable Feast, then made a donation to the charity.[14]
WellMed Medical Management, Inc. CEO George Rapier and his wife Kym travel to Oakridge, Oregon, donating over $1.3 million dollars to organizations and citizens of the city.