The WORST seasons of The Apprentice (US)

Every season of The Apprentice (US) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst seasons of The Apprentice (US)!

The ultimate sixteen-week job interview where eighteen Americans compete in a series of rigorous business tasks, many of which include prominent Fortune 500 companies and require street smarts and intelligence to conquer, in order to show the boss that they are the best candidate for his companies. In each episode, the losing team is sent to the boardroom where they are judged on their performance in the task. One person is fired and sent home.

Last Updated: 8/14/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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Season 15
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3.25
4 votes

#1 - Season 15

First Aired 1/3/2017

Season 1
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6.25
4 votes

#2 - Season 1

First Aired 1/9/2004

The Apprentice 1 is the first season of The Apprentice, which aired on NBC in the winter and spring of 2004. It is currently available on DVD. It featured 16 candidates. The first season was a ratings smash, ranking at #7 in the average weekly Nielsen Rankings, with an average viewership of 20.7 million viewers each week. The final episode of the season was seen by an estimated 28.05 million viewers and ranked as the #1 show of the week, beating out a new episode of CSI. It was the most popular new show of 2004.

Season 14
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6.33
3 votes

#3 - Season 14

First Aired 1/5/2015

The Celebrity Apprentice 7 is the seventh installment of the reality game show, Celebrity Apprentice. On July 23, 2013, NBC announced that the show will film the following spring and would be returning for a seventh season in 2014.

Season 13
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7.00
1 votes

#4 - Season 13

First Aired 3/4/2013

Season 8
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7.00
1 votes

#5 - Season 8

First Aired 3/2/2009

Season 12
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8.00
1 votes

#6 - Season 12

First Aired 2/20/2012

Season 9
star
8.00
1 votes

#7 - Season 9

First Aired 3/15/2010

The Celebrity Apprentice 3 is the ninth installment of the reality game show, Celebrity Apprentice. On April 29, 2009, NBC officially announced the renewal of Celebrity Apprentice for Spring 2010. The show premiered on Sunday, March 14, 2010. The two-hour season finale was on Sunday, May 23, 2010, from 9-11 p.m., ET/PT and the winner was Poison lead singer and Rock of Love star Bret Michaels. The Celebrity Apprentice is auctioning off items to help benefit the Hollyrod Foundation and the American Diabetes Association. Auction items include photos taken by Bret Michaels, clothing, posters, and other rare items signed by the cast. Michaels also returned for All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. Michaels was the only previous winner to return and was ironically fired first, coming in 14th being unable to raise any money.

Season 2
star
8.00
3 votes

#8 - Season 2

First Aired 9/10/2004

Season 7
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8.50
2 votes

#9 - Season 7

First Aired 1/4/2008

The Celebrity Apprentice is the seventh installment of the reality game show, Celebrity Apprentice. This season features celebrity candidates vying for the title of Donald Trump's, "Best Business Brain," as a way to revitalize the series, with the winner donating their proceeds to charity. The series was designed after Comic Relief Does The Apprentice, a charity special of the British Apprentice series. This installment marks the series' return to New York after spending the previous season in Los Angeles and features abstract paintings by Seattle-based artist Maeve Harris. The series premiered on NBC on January 3, 2008 at 9:00PM. This is the first season where the candidates did not reside in a communal penthouse of Trump Tower which was more as a meeting vicinity and also the boardroom. The celebrities lived in Trump International Hotel and Tower. There are also no traditionally given rewards to the winning team apart from the winning project manager receiving an amount of $20,000 along with available proceeds from the tasks to be donated to his or her favorite charity. Nevertheless, the firing rule remained. America's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan was the winner, beating country music singer Trace Adkins in the finals. Ironically, Morgan was the only celebrity fired during the original British celebrity edition of the show.

Season 3
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9.00
2 votes

#10 - Season 3

First Aired 1/21/2005