The Apprentice

The Apprentice, and later The Celebrity Apprentice, is an American reality television program. It first premiered on January 8, 2004 on NBC. The show was created by Mark Burnett, and starred Donald Trump for the first fourteen seasons. Arnold Schwarzenegger was announced as the new star of the show starting in season fifteen.

The premise of the show is to find the best candidate in the world of business. For the first six seasons, the contestants were comprised of ordinary people; from that point on the show used celebrities as the contestants. Only season ten used the original premise after celebrities were introduced.

Format
Each week, the two teams compete against each other in tasks dealing with business related issues, primarily with sales and marketing. One team would be deemed the winner and receive a reward; the other team must face Donald Trump and his two advisors in the boardroom. After a discussion, the Project Manager for the team picks two other candidates to go to the final room. One of the three selected is then fired by Donald Trump. In the end, the final two candidates left compete for the title of The Apprentice.