| Image Alt: | The title card of the program, with the title West Texas Investors Club superimposed over a desert road and cloudy sky. |
| Genre: | Documentary Reality |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 18 |
| Camera: | Multiple |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes (adverts) |
| Company: | The Ebersol Lanigan Company |
| Channel: | CNBC |
West Texas Investors Club was an American television docu-series which airs on CNBC. The series follows self-made millionaires Mike 'Rooster' McConaughey and Wayne 'Butch' Gilliam meeting entrepreneurs in Texas, offering them the chance to pitch their products and secure funding from Rooster and Butch.[1] The eight part hour-long series was commissioned by CNBC in January 2015[2] and is produced by The Ebersol Lanigan Company.[3]
Both hosts Mike 'Rooster' McConaughey and Wayne 'Butch' Gilliam made their fortune largely from oil related businesses. Gil Prather, a musician, also features in the series.[4] Rooster is the older brother of actor Matthew McConaughey.[5]
In the first season of the series, McConaughey and Gilliam invested a total of 1.97 million.
The series premiered in the United States on CNBC on August 4, 2015, with episodes airing each week.[4] The series was renewed for a second season in September 2015,[6] which premiered on June 7, 2016.