Episode
The Profit: Detroit Denim
Overview
At a Detroit-based denim business, the three owners all have their own pet interests and goals; one owner stamps out any idea that he didn't come up with; another obsesses over the smallest of details; the third cares only about his own payout.
Details
- Series
- The Profit
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2017-12-05
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Detroit Denim is Episode 3 in Season 5 of The Profit. It aired on 2017-12-05. The runtime is 45 min.
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