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The Celebrity Apprentice
Overview
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.
Status
Ended
Created By
Mark Burnett
Network
NBC
Seasons & Episodes
Season 11
Episodes
Pepperoni Profit
The 16 celebrities are divided into two teams and tasked with running pizzerias; the teams set a fundraising record; the first contestant is eliminated.
Child's Play
In the second episode of the season, the Celebrities must write an original children’s book based on one of their own teammates and perform it for 4- and 5-year-olds.
Unhappy Campers
Each team is given two Camping World RVs to stage an 'experience' in mid-town Manhattan. One Celebrity wrestles control away from their project manager. The other team questions the sanity of their leader, who stops working on the task to play a game of catch. It's a race to the finish, but one team ultimately stands victorious. The losing team faces Donald Trump in the boardroom where another Celebrity is fired.
Off The Hook
The teams are asked to produce a commercial for ACN's new video phone the 'IRIS 5000'.
The Art of the Deal
The remaining celebrity players create original artwork and sell the pieces for charity, but a misunderstanding, a fiery confrontation and nasty traffic test the teams and jeopardize the task.
Australian Gold
The star contestants are charged with organizing a public marketing event for a sunscreen and skin-care product. The heat is on when one team hatches an innovative theme, yet one undisciplined team member jeopardizes the task. Meanwhile, the other group gambles with a late-hour creative change.
Raising The Steaks
The star contestants are charged with writing, producing and starring in a live cooking demonstration for Omaha Streaks. One group elects a vegetarian to lead the meat, while the other team selects a loose cannon to lead the charge.
Bitter Suites
The teams are tasked with creating a 4-page ad campaign for the Trump Hotel Collection, and both sides feel the pressure to produce for their boss. One project manager finds the creative juices of their team running dry, while on the other side, tensions between bitter rivals reaches new heights. A surprise decision from the judges leads to a heated boardroom
Shear Madness
The celebrities must put on a live hair show featuring products and stylists; a celebrity yells at a teammate; a team calls on a fired contestant for help.
Laugh On
In the first of two business challenges, the stars must produce a live comedy show, but it's no laughing matter when one celebrity goes missing. Jimmy Fallon and Tracy Morgan assist in the task. Later, the stars shoot a 60-second promotional video for an in-vehicle safety and navigation system, yet one team loses its way because of bickering.
Retro Rumble
The Donald enlists previous winners Piers Morgan, Joan Rivers and Bret Michaels to help him choose Season 11's two finalists. Following the crowning selection, the remaining duo are charged with arranging a campaign for a soda company's retro product. There's plenty of pop when they must design a new can and shoot a 30-second commercial. Six ousted celebrities return to help the finalists with their task.
7UP Final: Sweet Victory
Hirer-and-firer Donald Trump names the winning player in the Season 11 finale. Before that, the final two stars continue to stage their retro-soda events, resulting in not-so-bubbly dramas and developments. One finalist seemingly lacks direction and the other finalist's event is jeopardized by an awkward moment.
Top Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Self - Host
