Celebrity Apprentice is an American reality game show and spin-off television series to
the United States version of The Apprentice.
Like the show's precursor, the show is hosted by real estate magnate, businessman and television
personality Donald Trump.
Also like its precursor, the show's opening theme song is "For the Love of Money" by The
O'Jays.
Unlike its precursor, however, Celebrity Apprentice consists of celebrities as the competing apprentices
as opposed to unknowns.
The show features celebrities, typically who have been out of the public eye for quite
some time or are looking for publicity for one reason or another, competing for charities.
These celebrities come from a wide variety of different fields in the media: sitcoms,
professional sports, music industry, reality television, radio, and other backgrounds.
Celebrity Apprentice is linked in seasons to its precursor TV show: The Apprentice which
consists of seasons one through six and ten.
Thus, Celebrity Apprentice follows up with seasons seven onwards—except for season
ten which revisited the original program.
Season six, the most recent, aired from March to May 2013.
The show was renewed for a seventh season, which is slated to air in the 2014–15 TV
season.
History On July 6, 2007, it was announced that The
Apprentice had been renewed for a seventh season, with a possibility of an eighth.
In an effort to revitalize interest in the series, season seven featured celebrities
playing the game to raise money for charities, going under the name The Celebrity Apprentice
as opposed to continuing under The Apprentice format.
British tabloid editor Piers Morgan was declared the victorious player of that season.
On January 28, 2008, NBC confirmed that season eight would feature celebrities playing the
game to raise money for charity.
That season premiered in January 2009, and resulted in a win for comedian Joan Rivers.
Season three of The Celebrity Apprentice aired in the spring of 2010, and was won by musician
Bret Michaels.
On March 17, 2010, NBC officially stated that a new season of the original Apprentice would
be brought back, with the explanation that regular working people would again attract
audiences in light of the damaged U.S. economy.
That season premiered September 16, 2010.
This time the ratings were low, and both Trump and Producer Mark Burnett returned to the
'Celebrity' format, which saw John Rich win in season four.
In season five, late night host Arsenio Hall won.
In season six, the first all-star season took place, bringing back 14 of the most memorable
celebrities to compete for the first title of the All-Star Celebrity Apprentice, which
country singer Trace Adkins won.
Season installments Existing as a sequel television series to
the U.S. version of The Apprentice, Celebrity Apprentice seasons are numerically continued
from seasons of its predecessor.
As of 2013, six seasons of Celebrity Apprentice have aired:
The Apprentice, airing January – March 2008 The Apprentice, airing March – May 2009
The Apprentice, airing March – May 2010 The Apprentice, airing March – May 2011
The Apprentice, airing February – May 2012 The Apprentice, airing March – May 2013
The Apprentice, airing 2014 Statistics by season
(Note: Given that the show is a sequel television series, the below "statistics by season" chart
is a continuation from its precursor's "statistics by season" chart.
Note as well that season 10 is omitted from the chart below as the show reverted back
to The Apprentice for that season) Contestants by season
Celebrity Apprentice 1
Celebrity Apprentice 2
Celebrity Apprentice 3
Celebrity Apprentice 4
Celebrity Apprentice 5
Celebrity Apprentice 6
Upcoming Celebrity Apprentice 7
Bold indicates that the contestant won the competition.
Italics indicate that the contestant was the runner-up of his/her season.
Similar shows in other nations Spin-offs of the British series The Apprentice
Comic Relief Does The Apprentice, airing in March 2007 and March 2009
Sport Relief Does The Apprentice, airing in March 2008
Spin-off of the Australian series The Apprentice Australia
The Celebrity Apprentice Australia, airing October–November 2011
The Celebrity Apprentice Australia, airing April–May 2012
The Celebrity Apprentice Australia, airing April–June 2013
Spin-off of the Brazilian series O Aprendiz Aprendiz Celebridades, airing April-July 2014
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