re: American Greed was the only reason to watch CNBC in prime time

I've enjoyed a number of episodes of The Profit. I don't find Marcus to be an a-hole at all. He's usually dealing with people who have highly questionable business acumen. At times he's shown he has a very decent side in the way he seems personally offended in the way some of the employers treat their most valued employees, who are often the very people keeping the doors to some of the places open through their own personal sacrifices.

To be successful in business you have to make tough decisions and stick to them. Maybe some people think that's being an a-hole, but at the end of the day his businesses make money and the people that do buy into his process seem to be the better for it and they don't seem to dislike him personally. Quite the opposite, actually.