The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)

The Apprentice (Eng. The Apprentice ) is an American television reality show that is broadcast by NBC.

The first season of the show was shown from January till April 2004. Content these so-called " 13 -week job interview " show, is the selection of a suitable candidate for a doped with $ 250,000 one-year contract in the company of Donald Trump.

In weekly installments, two teams are entrusted with a task whose results are compared to the end. A member of the losing team will then usually with in the U.S. now winged words " You're fired! " ( You're fired! ) Dismissed from the team and sent home. Host of the show is the American real estate mogul Donald Trump himself

The Apprentice is produced by "Mark Burnett Productions " with the support of " Trump Productions LLC".

Meet the Teams

Launched as a midseason replacement Reality series became an unexpected surprise for success with viewing figures of some 20 million viewers per episode. The winner was Bill Rancic, who was appointed to the manager for the construction of the Trump International Hotel and Tower.

The second season ran from September to December in 2004 and was won by Kelly Perdew.

The third season ran from January to May 2005 and was won by Kendra Todd.

For the television season autumn 2005 Apprentice 4 was already a fixed value in the program of NBC, although it initially looked after that the relay should fail due to increased salary demands by Donald Trump. The winner is Randal Pinkett.

The fifth season ran from February to June 2006 and was won by Sean Yazbeck.

From January to March 2008, a celebrity version ran under the name of The Celebrity Apprentice. The celebrities who donated their winnings to charity, were: Tiffany Fallon, Trace Adkins, Carol Alt, Stephen Baldwin, Nadia Comaneci, Jennie Finch, Nely Galan, Marilu Henner, Lennox Lewis, Omarosa Manigault - Stallworth, Tito Ortiz, Vincent Pastore, Gene Simmons and the winner Piers Morgan.

The eighth season ran from March to May 2009, although it was the second time around The Celebrity Apprentice. The duration of a sequence has been extended to two hours. The celebrity contestants were: Brian McKnight, Dennis Rodman, Herschel Walker, Clint Black, Tom Green, Jesse G. James, Tionne Watkins, Khloe Kardashian, Melissa Rivers, Claudia Jordan, Annie Duke, Brande Roderick, Natalie Gulbis, Scott Hamilton and Andrew Dice Clay and the winner Joan Rivers.

The ninth season ran in spring 2010

The tenth season was in autumn / winter 2010/11

The eleventh season ran in spring 2011

International Editions

The format ran in 17 other countries:

  • Brazil: O Aprendiz
  • Belgium: De top managers
  • Colombia: El Aprendiz
  • Denmark: Hyret eller Fyret
  • Finland: Diili
  • Germany: Big Boss, with moderator Reiner Calmund
  • Greece: Efiges
  • India: Business Baazigar
  • Indonesia: the Apprentice Indonesia
  • Netherlands: De Nieuwe Moszkowicz
  • Norway: candidate
  • Arabia: el Idara jadara
  • Russia: Candidate
  • South Africa: The Apprentice: SA
  • Switzerland: dream job
  • Turkey: Cirák
  • United Kingdom: The Apprentice, with presenter Alan Sugar

Martha Stewart Martha Stewart: Due to the great success, further broadcasts, which were based on a similar principle, so among other things, the U.S. series "The Rebel Billionaire " with Richard Branson and The Apprentice originated in the United States.

The first season of the American original has been dubbed into 13 episodes aired on RTL.

Awards

2006 - Rose d'Or in the category of reality show for the British offshoot

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