The Celebrity Apprentice
The Celebrity Apprentice
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The Celebrity Apprentice

5.0 / 10
2004
15 seasons
206 episodes
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The ultimate sixteen-week job interview where eighteen Americans compete in a series of rigorous business tasks, many of which include prominent Fortune 500 companies and require street smarts and intelligence to conquer, in order to show the boss that they are the best candidate for his companies. In each episode, the losing team is sent to the boardroom where they are judged on their performance in the task. One person is fired and sent home.

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Seasons

The Apprentice 1 is the first season of The Apprentice, which aired on NBC in the winter and spring of 2004. It is currently available on DVD. It featured 16 candidates. The first season was a ratings smash, ranking at #7 in the average weekly Nielsen Rankings, with an average viewership of 20.7 million viewers each week. The final episode of the season was seen by an estimated 28.05 million viewers and ranked as the #1 show of the week, beating out a new episode of CSI. It was the most popular new show of 2004.

  • Meet the Billionaire

    1.Meet the Billionaire

    1.0
    08-01-2004

    The contestants are split into two teams, one team of 8 men and another team of 8 women. The two teams are then given their first challenge - sell lemonade on the streets of New Y...

  • Sex, Lies and Altitude

    2.Sex, Lies and Altitude

    1.0
    15-01-2004

    For the second task, the corporations have to design advertisements for the Marquis Jet Card.

  • Respect

    3.Respect

    1.0
    21-01-2004

    The challenge this week is a lesson in negotiation. The task is a scavenger hunt of sorts - the teams are given a list of items to buy from vendors from all over New York City.

  • Ethics, Shmethics

    4.Ethics, Shmethics

    1.0
    29-01-2004

    This weeks task is to manage a Planet Hollywood restaurant in Times Square. The object is to make more money in one night than the same night last year.

  • Trading Places

    5.Trading Places

    1.0
    05-02-2004

    After a corporate restructuring, where Project Managers Nick and Kristi choose their own team, the new co-ed teams are given their fifth task: hold a flee market.

  • Tit for Tat

    6.Tit for Tat

    1.0
    12-02-2004

    This week's task is to raise money for charity at a Sotheby's celebrity auction.

  • Dupe-lex

    7.Dupe-lex

    1.0
    19-02-2004

    This week's task is renovating and leasing apartments in New York City.

  • Ice Escapades

    8.Ice Escapades

    1.0
    26-02-2004

    This week's task is marketing a new product.

  • Ep 9

    9.DNA, Heads and the Undead Kitty

    1.0
    04-03-2004
  • Wheeling & Dealing

    10.Wheeling & Dealing

    1.0
    11-03-2004

    This weeks task is operating a rickshaw pedicab service.

  • A Look Back

    11.A Look Back

    1.0
    18-03-2004

    Nobody gets fired on this episode, in which Mr. Trump recaps the first 10 shows and explains his termination decisions. The episode also includes outtakes from past episodes.

  • Circus, Circus

    12.Circus, Circus

    1.0
    25-03-2004

    This week's task is to lure gamblers to Trump's Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City by creating a new and unique game of chance for customers to play.

  • The Price is Height

    13.The Price is Height

    1.0
    01-04-2004

    This week's task is to rent out a luxurious penthouse for one evening. The catch is it must be rented for at least $20,000.

  • Down to the Wire (1)

    14.Down to the Wire (1)

    1.0
    08-04-2004

    In the first individual task, the remaining four candidates participate in a series of round robin, one-on-one interviews with some of Trump's most trusted advisors, who give their...

  • Down to the Wire (2)

    15.Down to the Wire (2)

    1.0
    15-04-2004

    The final two tasks, running a Chrysler-Trump golf tournament.

  • Down to the Wire (3)

    16.Down to the Wire (3)

    1.0
    15-04-2004

    The final two tasks, running a Chrysler-Trump golf tournament.

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