The Apprentice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Apprentice is an American reality game show that judges the business skills of a group of contestants. It is closely associated with real estate magnate, politician, businessman, and television personality, Donald Trump. Combining the original The Apprentice and The Celebrity Apprentice, there have been 14 seasons of the show from its inception in January 2004 until 2016 (as of mid-2016).

Series details

• Title: The Apprentice
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2004-01-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-12-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 18754

Cast and credited roles

• Donald Trump — Host
• Carolyn Kepcher — Board Member
• George H. Ross — Board Member
• Ivanka Trump — Board Member
• Donald Trump Jr. — Board Member
• Bill Rancic — Board Member

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-01-08; final listed air date 2004-04-15; episode order: 16.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-09-09; final listed air date 2004-12-16; episode order: 17.
• Season 3: premiered 2005-01-20; final listed air date 2005-05-19; episode order: 18.
• Season 4: premiered 2005-09-22; final listed air date 2005-12-22; episode order: 14.
• Season 5: premiered 2006-02-27; final listed air date 2006-06-05; episode order: 15.
• Season 6: premiered 2007-01-07; final listed air date 2007-04-22; episode order: 14.
• Season 7: premiered 2010-09-16; final listed air date 2010-12-09; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

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