The Celebrity Apprentice

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The format of The Celebrity Apprentice follows that of the original The Apprentice, outside of housing arrangements; there is no communal living space, and celebrities are not required to live in the city during filming, allowing them to maintain their own appearance schedule, which may cause them to miss out on tasks at times. The two teams are given separate suites near the boardroom which they can use for planning and other activities related to the tasks.

Additionally, the celebrities as contestants are not vying for a job, but instead each selects a charity for which they are playing. The winner of each season gets a large donation made to that charity by the host, but in addition, winning project managers may also receive additional charity money by winning a task, either as a fixed amount set by the host and/or a participating business, or by the total charitable take they make on the task. The host also has discretion to provide charity funds to eliminated celebrities as a consolation prize.

On July 6, 2007, it was announced that The Apprentice had been renewed for a seventh season, with a possibility of an eighth.[http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/report-nbc-announce-renewal-of-donald-trump-the-apprentice-5462.php Rocchio, Christopher; Rogers, Steve; "Report: NBC to announce renewal of Donald Trump's The Apprentice] realityworld.com; July 6, 2007 In an effort to revitalize interest in the series, season seven[http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-apprentice-trump-says-nbc-wants-him-back/ "The Apprentice: Trump Says NBC Wants Him Back"] tvseriesfinale.com; 31 May 2007 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 winner 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 March 2009, and resulted in a win for comedian Joan Rivers.[http://nbcumv.com/entertainment/release_detail.nbc/entertainment-20080129000000-nbcsays34you.html NBC Says "You're Hired" for Second Season Pick Up of 'The Celebrity Apprentice' and Announces Live Two-Hour Finale of Season One on March 27th at 9:00 pm–11:00 pm ET]

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Season 3 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.[http://www.nbc.com/news/2010/03/17/nbc-donald-trump-and-mark-burnett-want-to-help-america-get-back-to-work-with-new-version-of-popular/ NBC.com – NBC, Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Want To Help America Get Back To Work With New Version Of Popular Original Series 'The Apprentice'] 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 4. In season 5, late night host Arsenio Hall won. In season 6, 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. In season 7, Donald Trump returned the show to the regular Celebrity Apprentice format; TV anchor and talk show host Leeza Gibbons won the season.

After Trump announced his intentions to run for President of the United States in the 2016 election in 2015, NBC began to re-evaluate their business relationship with Trump and whether he could still be host of The Apprentice series.{{cite web|url = https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/16/media/donald-trump-apprentice-nbc/?iid=EL|title =NBC to 're-evaluate' Trump's 'Apprentice' role|first1 = Frank|last1 = Pallotta|first2 = Brian|last2 = Stelter|work = CNN|date = June 13, 2015|access-date = October 26, 2016 }} NBC stated that they opted to sever their business ties with Trump following "derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants" in June 2015, and began seeking a new host for the show.{{Cite web|url = https://money.cnn.com/2015/06/29/media/donald-trump-nbc-ends-relationship/?iid=EL|title = NBCUniversal cuts ties with Donald Trump|first2 = Frank|last2 = Pallotta|first1 = Brian|last1 = Stelter|work = CNN|date = June 30, 2015|access-date = October 26, 2016 }} However, Trump stated that it was his decision to end the relationship with NBC "out of respect", even though he had been approached by Burnett and NBC to host two more seasons of the show just prior to his presidential bid.{{cite web|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/donald-trump-murdoch-ailes-nbc-816131|title = The Donald Trump Conversation: Murdoch, Ailes, NBC and the Rush of Being TV's "Ratings Machine"|first = Janice|last = Min|date = August 13, 2015|access-date = October 26, 2016|work = The Hollywood Reporter}} In an April 2016 interview, Trump revealed he earned about $213 million from the show over its 14 seasons.{{cite news|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/04/donald-trump-just-explained-his-vision-for-the-country-whoa-boy/|title = Donald Trump just explained his amazingly depressing vision for the country. Oh Boy|first = Chris|last = Cillizza|date = April 5, 2016|access-date = October 26, 2016|newspaper = The Washington Post}}

In September 2015, NBC announced that actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger would become the new host of The Celebrity Apprentice to premiere during the 2016–17 television season.{{Cite web|title = Arnold Schwarzenegger to Replace Donald Trump As Host of 'Celebrity Apprentice'|url = https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-donald-trump-celebrity-apprentice-1201592993/|website = Variety|date = 2015-09-14|access-date = 2015-09-10}} The rebooted series, The New Celebrity Apprentice first broadcast on January 2, 2017.{{cite magazine|last1=Lawrence|first1=Derek|title=Arnold Schwarzenegger's Celebrity Apprentice gets premiere date|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/08/arnold-schwarzenegger-celebrity-apprentice-premiere-date|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time, Inc.|access-date=June 8, 2016}} Trump remained credited as an Executive Producer to the show, including what was estimated as a five-figure per-show fee as well as ongoing profits from the franchise through MGM, the production entity for the show.{{Cite web|url = https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/donald-trump-mark-burnett-celebrity-apprentice-executive-producer-1201937420/|title = Donald Trump to Remain Executive Producer on 'Celebrity Apprentice'|first = Cynthia|last = Littleton|date = December 8, 2016|access-date = December 8, 2016|work = Variety }}

On March 3, 2017, NBC announced that Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped down as host of The Celebrity Apprentice. Schwarzenegger cited poor ratings as well as his feud with President Trump as factors in his decision.[https://www.yahoo.com/tv/arnold-schwarzenegger-bails-celebrity-apprentice-citing-shows-baggage-192608783.html Arnold Schwarzenegger Bails on 'Celebrity Apprentice' Citing Show's 'Baggage'] The Hollywood Reporter (via Yahoo!); March 3, 2017

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of The Celebrity Apprentice on NBC.

Note: Given that the show was a sequel television series, the below "statistics by season" chart is a continuation from its precursor's (The Apprentice) "statistics by season" chart. Note as well that season 10 is omitted from the chart below as the show reverted to The Apprentice for that season.

Note: Winners are indicated in Bold; second-place finishers are indicated in Italics.

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• Trace Adkins
• Carol Alt
• Stephen Baldwin
• Nadia Comăneci
• Tiffany Fallon
• Jennie Finch
• Nely Galán
• Marilu Henner
• Lennox Lewis
• Piers Morgan
• Tito Ortiz
• Omarosa
• Vincent Pastore
• Gene Simmons

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• Clint Black
• Andrew Dice Clay
• Annie Duke
• Tom Green
• Natalie Gulbis
• Scott Hamilton
• Jesse James
• Claudia Jordan
• Khloé Kardashian
• Brian McKnight
• Joan Rivers
• Melissa Rivers
• Brande Roderick
• Dennis Rodman
• Herschel Walker
• Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins

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• Rod Blagojevich
• Selita Ebanks
• Bill Goldberg
• Michael Johnson
• Maria Kanellis
• Cyndi Lauper
• Carol Leifer
• Bret Michaels
• Sharon Osbourne
• Holly Robinson Peete
• Summer Sanders
• Sinbad
• Curtis Stone
• Darryl Strawberry

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• Gary Busey
• Jose Canseco
• David Cassidy
• Hope Dworaczyk
• Richard Hatch
• La Toya Jackson
• Star Jones
• NeNe Leakes
• Lil Jon
• Marlee Matlin
• Mark McGrath
• John Rich
• Lisa Rinna
• Niki Taylor
• Dionne Warwick
• Meat Loaf

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• Clay Aiken
• Michael Andretti
• Adam Carolla
• Tia Carrere
• Lou Ferrigno
• Debbie Gibson
• Teresa Giudice
• Victoria Gotti
• Arsenio Hall
• Penn Jillette
• Lisa Lampanelli
• Dayana Mendoza
• Aubrey O'Day
• Dee Snider
• George Takei
• Paul Teutul Sr.
• Cheryl Tiegs
• Patricia Velásquez

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• Trace Adkins
• Stephen Baldwin
• Gary Busey
• Marilu Henner
• La Toya Jackson
• Penn Jillette
• Claudia Jordan
• Lil Jon
• Bret Michaels
• Omarosa
• Lisa Rinna
• Brande Roderick
• Dennis Rodman
• Dee Snider

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• Jamie Anderson
• Johnny Damon
• Vivica A. Fox
• Leeza Gibbons
• Brandi Glanville
• Kate Gosselin
• Gilbert Gottfried
• Sig Hansen
• Shawn Johnson
• Kevin Jonas
• Lorenzo Lamas
• Kenya Moore
• Terrell Owens
• Keshia Knight Pulliam
• Geraldo Rivera
• Ian Ziering

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• Laila Ali
• Brooke Burke-Charvet
• Eric Dickerson
• Boy George
• Matt Iseman
• Carrie Keagan
• Carson Kressley
• Lisa Leslie
• Jon Lovitz
• Vince Neil
• Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
• Kyle Richards
• Chael Sonnen
• Porsha Williams
• Ricky Williams
• Carnie Wilson{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcumv.com/news/sixteen-celebrities-tv-film-music-and-sports-compete-favorite-charities-arnold-schwarzenegger?division=1&network=33129|title=Sixteen Celebrities from TV, Film, Music and Sports Compete for Favorite Charities on Arnold Schwarzenegger-led 'the The Celebrity Apprentice' | NBC Universal Media Village|access-date=2016-01-28|archive-date=2017-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118220324/http://www.nbcumv.com/news/sixteen-celebrities-tv-film-music-and-sports-compete-favorite-charities-arnold-schwarzenegger?division=1&network=33129|url-status=dead }}

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• The Celebrity Apprentice Australia
• Celebrity Apprentice Ireland
• Comic Relief Does The Apprentice (UK)
• Sport Relief Does The Apprentice (UK)
• Kandidaten (Norwegian)

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