The Apprentice

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Mark Burnett

Donald Trump

Robin Himmler

George Ross

Carolyn Kepcher

Ivanka Trump

Donald Trump Jr.

Amanda Miller

Bill Rancic

Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth

Kendra Todd

Sean Yazbeck

Piers Morgan

United States

Mark Burnett & Donald Trump

Glenn Weiss & Bob McKinnon

January 8, 2004 – present

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

Donald J. Trump Presents The Ultimate Merger

"For the Love of Money" (The O'Jays) (1974 recording)

Gene Simmons | Joan Rivers | Sharon Osbourne | Andrew Dice Clay | Lil' Kim | Backstreet Boys | Kathy Griffin | Shania Twain |

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

2009 Won ASCAP Award Top Television Series

2006 Won ASCAP Award Top TV Series David Vanacore For the third season.

2005 Won ASCAP Award Top TV Series David Vanacore For season 1 and 2.

BMI Film & TV Awards

2005 Won BMI TV Music Award Kenny Gamble For The Apprentice 3.

2004 Won BMI TV Music Award Kenny Gamble

Emmy Awards

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming for episode "Grave Reservations"

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming - Multi-Camera Productions for episode #509

2005 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming Glenn Weiss (directed by) for episode "Season 2 Finale"

2005 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) for episode "Lights! Camera! Transaction!"

2005 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) for episode "Wheeling & Dealing"

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) for episode "DNA, Heads And The Undead Kitty"

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) for episode "DNA, Heads & The Undead Kitty"

PGA Awards

2005 Nominated Television Producer of the Year Award in Non-Fiction Television

People's Choice Awards

2005 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite Reality Show - Competition

Teen Choice Awards

2010 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star Bret Michaels

2005 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice TV Reality/Variety Star - Female Kendra Todd

2004 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Breakout TV Show

2004 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Reality/Variety Jackass Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth

2004 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Reality/Variety TV Star - Male Bill Rancic

2004 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Reality/Variety TV Star - Male Donald Trump

Television Critics Association Awards

2004 Nominated TCA Award Program of the Year

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The Apprentice is a reality television show with each season beginning with a group of contestants vying to earn a place in one of Donald Trump's organizations. The contestants (who are referred to as candidates) come from various backgrounds.

Eliminations proceed in two stages. In the first stage, the entire team is confronted with their loss in a boardroom meeting. The project manager is then asked to select up to either one, two, or three of their team members who are believed to belong in the final boardroom meeting. In the second stage, the rest of the team is dismissed, while the project manager and the selected members face a final boardroom showdown where at least one of the candidates is fired and subsequently leaves the show.

Trump reserves the right at times to do the following: not allow the losing project manager to choose who goes into the boardroom for a final hearing, fire any candidate without a final boardroom session if there's enough information to warrant so, and fire multiple people if they are found liable for an unsatisfactory performance.

The show bills itself as the "ultimate job interview" in the "ultimate jungle.

The contestants live communally in a suite at Trump Tower in Manhattan and the boardroom showdown is with Trump and two of his associates.

The winner manages one of Trump's companies with an introductory 1-year contract with a starting yearly salary at six figures ($250,000 USD).

Known for his tendency to surround himself with beautiful women, Trump's on-screen (and real-life) assistants have each grown in personal fame.

Criticism has been leveled at the series for allegedly giving jobs to the season winners that are less than what they are claimed to be on the show.

In the wake of Trump's statements about the current president of the United States, Barack Obama, The Apprentice has been criticized for its involvement with Trump. There have been public calls for NBC to fire Trump from his role on The Apprentice. NBC also reported having been contacted by a number of its sponsors in response to consumer complaints.

The apartment we see the contestants return to was built as a set in the Trump Tower.

The boardroom is on the same floor as the suite the contestants are staying in. So the contestants don't take an elevator up as Donald tells them to.

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Donald Trump: You're Fired.

Donald Trump: You're Hired!

Nick Warnock: She's trying to tell me how to sell! It's absurd! It's like trying to tell the Pope how to pray.

Nick Warnock: I am the Zen master of presentations.

Isaac Mizrahi: I love how you're speaking to me as though I, like, have never spoken the English language.

Donald Trump: So as a reward, you have 10 minutes with me. You know, a lot of people would like that opportunity, so take advantage of it.

Donald Trump: At least now, in this wind, people are gonna realize I have my own hair. They always say, "Trump - does he wear a wig?" I say, "I have my own hair." At least they'll see it now in the wind.

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