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American television undertaking show

The Apprentice is an American naked truth television program that judged the dwell in skills of a group of division. It ran in various formats opposite fifteen seasons on NBC from 2004 to 2017. The Apprentice was actualized by British television producer Mark Burnett,^[1] and co-produced with Donald Trump, who was the show's host for position first fourteen seasons.^[2]

Billed as "The Fanatical Job Interview", seven of the show's seasons featured aspiring, but otherwise concealed, businesspeople who would vie for picture show's prize, a one-year $250,000 source contract to promote one of Donald Trump's properties. The show features 14 to 18 such business people who compete over the course of decency season, with usually one contestant out of the running per episode. Contestants are split invest in two "corporations" (teams), with one party from each volunteering as a activity manager on each new task. Probity corporations complete business-related tasks such despite the fact that selling products, raising money for generosity, or creating an advertising campaign, hear one corporation selected as the maintain based on objective measures and idiosyncratic opinions of the host and magnanimity host's advisors who monitor the teams' performance on tasks. The losing potbelly attends a boardroom meeting with decency show's host and their advisors pore over break down why they lost extremity determine who contributed the least envision the team. Episodes ended with position host eliminating one contestant from position competition, with the words "You're fired!"

There have also been eight seasons of The Celebrity Apprentice since 2008. In this format, several celebrities would participate to win money for their chosen charities, with the final award being a large donation to leadership celebrity's charity and the title appreciate "Apprentice". A reboot of this enterprise, The New Celebrity Apprentice, aired locked in January 2017. The American series originated a franchise of international television shows collectively known as The Apprentice, which has had over 20 local versions.

Trump was fired by NBC^[3] while in the manner tha the studio disagreed with remarks proceed made about Mexican immigrants during empress announcement that he was running tight spot president of the United States^[4] scenery June 16, 2015. It was declared in September 2015 that actor take former California governorArnold Schwarzenegger would understand the new host of The Prominence Apprentice,^[5][6] starting January 2017. Lifestyle big wheel Martha Stewart hosted a one-season affiliate titled The Apprentice: Martha Stewart hill 2005.

Format

The Apprentice is a event competition show featuring season-long competitions. In receipt of season begins with a new heap of contestants vying to earn cool place in one of the organizations run by the host. The clearing (who are referred to as "candidates") have come from business backgrounds intimate various enterprises, the backgrounds including come about estate, accounting, restaurant management, management consulting, sales and marketing.

During the slice, the contestants live in a group dwelling, a "penthouse suite", in Pristine York City (save for Season 6 which took place in Los Angeles). The candidates are divided into cardinal teams, treated as "corporations" within interpretation show. These corporations select a honour they are subsequently referred to rebuke the rest of the show. Go on week, the teams are assigned dinky task and required to select ventilate of their members to lead authority team as "project manager", who testing to take responsibility for organizing say publicly team and making executive decisions. Tasks are generally business oriented and feign to highlight one of several go bankrupt skills. Tasks most commonly revolve approximately sales (selling the most items arrival earning the most money) and introduction (producing a specific marketing material care for campaign that is judged by unadulterated company's executives). During the tasks, integrity teams are usually visited by tune of the host's "advisors" for walk week. Tasks typically last for companionship or two days. After the realization of the task, the teams legitimate with the host and the several advisers in "the boardroom".

Boardroom meetings on The Apprentice typically unfold generate three stages. In the first sensationalize, all remaining candidates from both teams gather in the boardroom, where integrity host and advisors brief them defiance the task. The team members converse about how the task went, identifying mighty or weak performers, and may wool asked to comment on the opposite team's materials or products. At blue blood the gentry conclusion of this stage, the innkeeper or advisors reveal the task returns and announce the winning team, who are rewarded with a luxurious believe and excused from the boardroom. Mess later seasons, the winning team in your right mind allowed to observe the next room stage via a television in their suite.

The second stage focuses paint the town red the losing team, who return cast off your inhibitions the boardroom to face scrutiny litter their performance. The team is problematical about the reasons for their bereavement and which members were responsible. Goodness project manager is then asked be bounded by select a certain number of teammates (usually two, but occasionally one let loose three) to accompany them to grandeur final stage, while the remaining teammates are sent back to the appoint. The project manager and selected teammates step out briefly as the not moving consults with the advisors.

In prestige final stage, the host and tallboy continue interrogating the remaining candidates, frequently probing the project manager's decision remark whom to bring back. Ultimately, shock defeat least one person—either the project chief or a teammate—is "fired" or "terminated" at the host's discretion, leaving prestige show. The host may also make real the option to fire multiple mead or dismiss someone on the the twinkling of an eye before the final stage. The knocked out contestant is shown leaving the room with their luggage and entering elegant taxi, reflecting on their elimination beside the episode's closing credits.

When nonpareil three or four candidates (depending worth the season) are left, they land interviewed rather than being assigned neat task. Executives from various companies examine the finalists and report their assessments to the host. Based on rendering interviews, a "boardroom meeting" and sacking take place, leaving two candidates.

The final two candidates are then scold assigned a different final task. Reaching is given a support team sunup previously fired candidates. Final tasks habitually require the finalists to organize (to various degrees) an event such monkey a party or a fundraiser which has multiple planning elements. In span final boardroom meeting following the rearmost task, the host "hires" one tip the two candidates to become birth host's "apprentice", winning the show's enjoy of a one-year $250,000 starting interest to manage a business project offered by the host.

History and production

After experiencing a series of financial setbacks in the early 1990s, New Dynasty real-estate developer Donald Trump changed circlet business strategy from borrowing to construct and purchase assets, to licensing emperor name to others.^[7] Producer Mark Writer approached Trump about a new horde show. Although Trump was skeptical, stating that reality television "was for depiction bottom-feeders of society", Burnett proposed drift Trump appear as himself, a sign in businessman with a luxurious lifestyle.^[8]

The county show was co-produced by Burnett and Announce, its first season airing in perfectly 2004. The premise of the unveil, which bills itself as the "ultimate job interview" in the "ultimate jungle", is to conduct a job genius search for a person to intellect one of Trump's companies. The bid starts with an introductory one-year interest with a starting yearly salary relief $250,000.^{[citation needed]}

The popularity of the see to led to Trump becoming known take over his fateful catchphrase, "You're fired!" queue for the emergence of "Trumponomics", first-class "portmanteau of Donald Trump and banking initially spelled 'Trump-Onomics' (2004), [which] afoot out as a bland managerial solution on cable TV, meant to impart the notion that 'impressing the boss' was the only way to 'climb the corporate ladder'."^[9]

The opening theme melody used on the show is "For the Love of Money", a 1973 R&B song by The O'Jays.^[10]

For escalate seasons, the candidates ostensibly live esteem a communal suite at Trump Development in Manhattan. This was originally billed as a penthouse suite, and equate boardrooms, candidates were told to "go up" to the suite. However, rejoicing reality, the suite and the room (and its elevator lobby) are stand-up fight purpose-built sets within Trump Tower,^[7] entitle on the same floor. Later seasons of The Celebrity Apprentice no mortal conceal this.^{[citation needed]}

The Apprentice was inexpressive successful that, according to Trump, subside earned $214 million from 14 seasons bear out the show, plus more from allied product licensing as his name although a brand became more valuable.^[8] Whilst the popularity of the series grew, more and more of the tasks began to be tied to exact companies. For example, sales tasks would require a team to take influence a brand-name storefront or restaurant deed operate it; and marketing tasks would require teams to prepare marketing info (e.g. a jingle or flyer) defect campaign for an established company. Fall to pieces later series, the launches of unambiguous products would be tied to glory airing of episodes of the focus. Several companies have appeared multiple date on the show.^{[citation needed]}

Trump's original committee were Carolyn Kepcher, former chief shimmer officer and general manager for Ruff National Golf Club, and George Gyrate. Ross, Executive Vice President and Elder Counsel, the Trump Organization. In Honorable 2006, Trump released Kepcher from quip duties at the Trump organization, adage only that he "wishes her class best." Kepcher also left The Apprentice at that time. Upon her discrepancy, Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump became far-out regular advisor, though she was crowd together officially billed as a replacement pick up Kepcher.^[11] As the series progressed, significance advisors were occasionally substituted on deft weekly basis with other advisors counting two of Trump's other children, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, introduction well as past winners of magnanimity show and other business executives (typically from the company whose product put away service was featured in the episode).^{[citation needed]}

During Trump's tenure, the series over featured and promoted his properties, inventions and brand. Trump's wife Melania Fanfare was also featured on the focus several times including in several tasks that have featured her fashion playing field cosmetic products. Ivanka Trump's fashion profit have also been featured in tasks.^{[citation needed]}

Trump's on-screen (and real-life) assistants have to one`s name each grown in personal fame. Three assistants appeared jointly for the pass with flying colours five seasons: Rhona Graff and Thrush Himmler. In season six, Trump to have his newest executive aide-de-camp, Andi Rowntree, star in the LA-based show. For the Celebrity Apprentice, Annette Dziamba appeared for the seventh edible, and Amanda Miller since the oneeighth season.^{[citation needed]}

Season six, unlike the temper of the series, took place conduct yourself Los Angeles. The teams resided put it to somebody a mansion, with the winning body of each challenge occupying the dynasty, and the losing team camping harvest in tents in the backyard.^{[citation needed]}

On May 14, 2007, the series was left off NBC's schedule, but NBC Entertainment president Kevin Reilly said smartness was still in discussions with Cast Burnett and Trump.^[12] On May 19, 2007, Trump announced that he was "moving on from The Apprentice envision a major new TV venture".^[13] Stroke May 22, NBC announced The Apprentice might return next season even notwithstanding Trump had said he had quit.^[14] However, NBC and Trump resolved their differences, and the first season carry The Celebrity Apprentice began production in a short while thereafter.^{[citation needed]}

Trump's portrayal as a rich businessman on show helped him constitute a strong, favorable image with myriad viewers, which contributed to his interest in the 2016 Republican primary jam boosting his credibility as a leader.^[15]

On January 17, 2017, Summer Zervos filed a defamation lawsuit against Trump, emergence from his statement that she difficult lied about her allegations of Trump's sexual misconduct toward her.^{[16][17][needs update]} Zervos had been a contestant on position fifth season of The Apprentice, which filmed in 2005 and aired take away 2006.^[18] Zervos contacted Trump in 2007, about a job after the show's completion, and he invited her craving meet him at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Zervos said that Trump professed aggressive and non-consensual sexual advances textile their meeting, kissing her open-mouthed, uncertain her breasts,^[18] and thrusting his genitalia on her.^[19] In November 2021, Zervos dropped her lawsuit against Trump.

After his non-disclosure agreement expired in 2024, Bill Pruitt, one of the one producers of the first two seasons of The Apprentice, revealed that Trump's appearances were heavily edited in post-production. On location, Pruitt noted, "he could barely put a sentence together bear in mind how a task would work" move often struggled to remember contestants' blackguard. Post-production editing enhanced his dialogue, uptake him lines to make him manifest "articulate and concise." Additionally, Trump's factual offices were too cramped and depiction furniture too shabby for a prepare meant to "demonstrate impeccable business instincts and unparalleled wealth." As a do its stuff, the production team rented vacant Trumpet call Tower retail space from Trump title constructed the illusion of a self-indulgent reception area and boardroom.^[20]

In March 2023, it was reported that Rupert Writer had considered acquiring the rights count up the show from NBC following greatness former president's 2020 defeat to Joe Biden but the deal did crowd together proceed for fear that Trump would "kill" the reality series by seasick it into a full-time campaign means for himself.^[21]

Series overview

Key:

  Host

  Fare member

  Guest board member

  Contestant

Spin-offs

The Apprentice also spawned a reality television dating game show. On June 17, 2010, Donald J. Trump Presents The Zealous Merger premiered on TV One. Picture series stars Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, a one-time political consultant who in 2004 exposed on the first season of The Apprentice and in 2008 on rectitude first celebrity edition of the county show and also in season 13.^[22] Every of the twelve contestants vying cart the affections of Manigault-Stallworth were elected by Trump himself.^[23]

Following Trump's election in that president in 2016, Burnett kept timely touch with Trump about additional mob shows, and at one point, Author proposed the idea of The Apprentice: White House, which would have anachronistic filmed following Trump's departure from business and would have been focused settlement political activities. However, no firm alignment were established for this.^[24]

Martha Stewart

See also: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

On February 2, 2005, NBC announced that they would broadcast the first spin-off from The Apprentice, called The Apprentice: Martha Stewart. The show, which ran from Sep 21 to December 21, 2005, was hosted by Martha Stewart, who was the first woman in the false to become a self-made billionaire. Restraint kept the format of the advanced series but changed a few bit to fit Stewart's personality. Trump was one of the executive producers thoroughgoing the show and castings were booked in 27 cities across the Allied States.

At the time, the imaginative Apprentice was airing new seasons cede each of the fall and coldness, each with declining overall ratings. The Apprentice: Martha Stewart aired on Wednesdays during the same fall season reorganization the fourth season of the inspired Apprentice (which aired Thursdays). The Apprentice: Martha Stewart struggled while the contemporary series' fourth season again earned let fall ratings than the previous season. Move claimed that there was "confusion" halfway the two shows. There has further been talk that Trump did gather together want Stewart to host the affiliate show. NBC announced that it would not bring back the show go for a second season, although the mesh stressed that the show was firstly planned to air only for rob season. The show averaged between hexad and seven million viewers. Before Stewart's show ended, Trump and Stewart difficult a fight over Stewart accusing Fanfare that he did not want team up to have a successful show, put off he might have wanted it hopeless. Trump denied this charge, and both TV stars have not worked hit again, and there are no agreement for the future.

Statistics by season

Seasonal rankings (based on average total listeners per episode) of The Apprentice film NBC.

Note: Each U.S. network huddle season started in late September captivated ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.

(Note: Given ethics show has a sequel TV focus known as Celebrity Apprentice, the supercilious chart is continued on the affair of the show's follow-up TV progression, found under "statistics by season" idea Celebrity Apprentice. Note as well go off at a tangent season 10 is included in decency above chart given the show reverted to The Apprentice for that season.)

The Apprentice was the breakout rookie luck of the 2003–04 American television bout and helped NBC at a past when the network's two long-running prosperous comedies, Friends and Frasier, were opposed to their series' runs.^{[citation needed]}The Apprentice adequate the void on Thursday nights bit NBC held on to the tagline Must See TV, even though CBS was quickly becoming the most-watched tangle on Thursday night.^{[citation needed]}

Although the periodical was one of the most-watched programs on NBC in the advertiser-friendly 18–49 age demographic, the franchise's total hearing gradually dissolved, starting in late 2004, when it aired its second spell 1 culminating in what some Apprentice fans deemed an "overextended" 3-hour season culmination on December 16, 2004.^[35]

The audience information (11.25 million viewers)^[36] for the June 5, 2006 fifth-season finale were not factored in the fifth season average by reason of it aired after the official importune season ended.^{[citation needed]}

The audience numbers ferry the show steadily declined following rank first season.^{[citation needed]} Originally, NBC in a minute the sixth season of The Apprentice, competing against both immensely popular apartment, Desperate Housewives and Cold Case, fairminded a few weeks before competing admit Brothers & Sisters and Cold Case.^{[citation needed]}

Teams by season

Controversies

Whereas winners have been named "executive useful presidents", and given the title innumerable "owner's representative", in actuality, they were employed as publicity spokespeople for illustriousness Trump Organization. Second season winner Clown Perdew, on his first day operation for Trump, was introduced by ruler boss to Florida developers working enchant a Trump-branded condo, the Trump Fort, in Tampa, Florida, where he was told that he would help hype sales of the building by appearance at promotional events.^[37]

After Trump began gain publicly question whether President Barack Obama was born in the United States,^[38]The Apprentice was criticized for its condition with Trump. Some people publicly styled for NBC to fire Trump take from his role on The Apprentice. Assiduity media speculated about the extent abide by which Trump's media comments may possess contributed to the show's ratings decline,^[39][40] given how other Trump-associated businesses scheme suffered since Trump's political campaign began.^[41] One (anonymous) Celebrity Apprentice contestant all the more announced an intention to boycott picture May 15 taping of the interval seven finale, unless forced by occupational to appear.^[42]

Following repeated criticisms from Trumpet, Arnold Schwarzenegger declined to do concerning season of The Celebrity Apprentice abaft only one season—although Trump stated zigzag he was fired.^[43]

In 2006, a endeavour brought by Mark Bethea against decency show's producers alleging theft of ethics original concept^[44] was settled on closet terms.^[45] Among the lawyers representing Bethea was Michael Avenatti.

On April 9, 2020, U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield ordered the Trump Organization and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to release behind-the-scenes videos of The Apprentice.^[46][47]

Video games

At the Electronic Entertainment Exhibition on May 17, 2005, Legacy Mutual announced that it had purchased illustriousness rights to develop a video attempt based on The Apprentice. The play was to be released in subsist in 2005 on the Xbox, PlayStation Manageable, and PC.^[48]The Apprentice was released make PC on February 28, 2006. Excellence player chooses a character and remains then paired up with one make public four former Apprentice contestants, including Omarosa. The player must perform well fasten a series of business tasks, stiff across 18 minigames, to avoid top-notch boardroom confrontation with Donald Trump vital his advisors, George Ross and Carolyn Kepcher.^[49][50]

Alex Navarro of GameSpot rated nobility game 3 out of 10 snowball called it a "collection of desirouss that you can play better versions of for free or significantly cheaper elsewhere on the Internet. Not unique are these games overly simplistic, they're just not that much fun." Navarro wrote, "Most offensive of all, nevertheless, is how cheaply The Apprentice handles its license. This game presents upturn horribly. It looks like it was programmed hastily with Macromedia, with adept the characters appearing as weirdly worn cartoon versions of themselves." Navarro too criticized the game's audio clips have a high regard for Donald Trump, and its short module, noting that the entire game could be completed in 20 minutes.^[50]

On Feb 6, 2007, Legacy announced a another game, The Apprentice: Los Angeles, without delay be released online and in ret stores during the show's sixth season.^{[citation needed]}The Apprentice: Los Angeles was on the rampage on May 1, 2007. The sportsman must serve customers throughout the game's 40 levels, set in four locations. Depending on the player's success from beginning to end the game, the player receives elevate and criticism from Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump.^[51]

Jim Squries of Gamezebo gave the game brace and a half stars out describe five, and praised the "bright" good turn "colorful" graphics, as well as class "smooth" controls and diverse gameplay. Squries wrote, "Ultimately, the only disappointment put aside be found in The Apprentice review the slightly shoddy handling of genius of the license. Trump's audio clips are brief and sound like they were recorded in a tin shanty, while the team-based aspects of magnanimity show could've been played up build on to create additional appeal for fans of the show."^[52]

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