The Apprentice

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Contents 1 Original Series 2 Non-US Remakes 2.1 Belgium 2.2 Brazil 2.3 Colombia 2.4 Denmark 2.5 Finland 2.6 Germany 2.7 Greece 2.8 India 2.9 Indonesia 2.10 The Netherlands 2.11 Norway 2.12 Pan-Arab 2.13 Russia 2.14 South Africa 2.15 Switzerland 2.16 Turkey 2.17 United Kingdom 3 Similar programs 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Original Series

Main article: The Apprentice (US TV Series)

The Apprentice is a reality television show that originated in the United States on NBC. Billed as "The Ultimate Job Interview", the show depicts a group of 15-18 businessmen and businesswomen competing in an elimination-style competition for a one-year, $250,000 job of running one of host and executive producer Donald Trump's companies.

The first season aired during the winter and the spring of 2004. The Apprentice is produced by Mark Burnett and real estate magnate Donald Trump, with Trump as the host. The premise of the show is to conduct a job talent search for a person to head one of Trump's companies. The position starts with an introductory one-year contract with a starting yearly salary at six figures ($250,000 USD to be exact, roughly about $4807.70 USD per week assuming a 52-week work-year). The show led Trump to become known for his fateful catch phrase, "You're fired!" The contestants live communally in a suite at Trump Tower in Manhattan and the boardroom showdown is with Trump and two of his associates (usually Carolyn Kepcher, Former Chief Operating Officer and General Manager for the Trump National Golf Club, and George H. Ross, Executive Vice President and Senior Counsel, The Trump Organization). Season 6 saw the show move to Los Angeles, and it is rumored that Season 7 will originate from another city where Trump does considerable business.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Non-US Remakes

[edit] Belgium

In Belgium, VT4 broadcasted 'De Topmanager' on March 1, 2006.

[edit] Brazil

O Aprendiz, a Brazilian version of The Apprentice hosted by marketing business man Roberto Justus, premiered on November 4, 2004. People+Arts (a cable channel that broadcasts The Apprentice in Latin America) and Rede Record (a Brazilian broadcasting network) teamed up with Fremantle Media to create the show. The show is aired twice a week with new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. People+Arts shows the episode 8:00pm while Rede Record shows it with a two-hour delay. The last episode aired on December 23, 2004 on a live show, with parts recorded earlier (the last task and a part of the board room). Justus' catchphrase is "Você está demitido" ("you're fired"). The second season of the show was shown in 2005.

The final two were Denis and Vivianne. On the last task both of them had to organize two charity auctions. Vivianne got 45% more money than Denis. Another point that was brought up on the board room was that when asked by Roberto Justus himself to change the day of the auction, while Vivianne accept the idea right away, Denis did not.

By the end of the show, Justus decided Vivianne should be The Apprentice, and just like the U.S. version, when he told her he hired her the whole stage opened showing a live audience and all the others candidate's as well as Vivianne's family run to hug her and gave her a tee shirt with the saying "I'm hired".

Justus then told Vivianne she wouldn't leave in a taxi like the ones who lost the show, but she would leave driving her new Mercedes-Benz A-Class. He also showed her in which of his enterprises she would work on her new R$250,000 yearly job.

Due to success of this show, another Brazilian version of The Apprentice was aired, Porcel being the winner.

[edit] Colombia

Hosted By Jean-Claude Bessudo, a French-born tourism entrepreneur. The show first aired in May 2005 on Canal Caracol. The Spanish version is called El Aprendiz (literal translation from the original show's name). The show's catchphrase is "Estás despedido!" (You're fired!).

[edit] Denmark

Hosted by Klaus Riskaer Pedersen in the Danish version. Pedersen's catchphrase is "Du er fyret" ("you're fired"). Louise Holm was hired at the end of the first season.

[edit] Finland

Former talkshow-host Jari Sarasvuo hosted the Finnish version on MTV3, called Diili (slang term for "deal"). The Finnish catchphrase is "Olet vapautettu", or "You're free to leave". Olli Rikala was the winner of the first season.

Currently there are no plans for a second season.

[edit] Germany

In the fall of 2004, German TV station RTL aired an adaption of The Apprentice on German television called Big Boss. The show was hosted by former soccer manager Reiner Calmund and only scored fair to poor ratings. The catchphrase was "Sie haben frei", or "you are excused". Carmen Dohmen was hired at the end of the first season and Sandra Trögl wound up getting fired at the end of the first season.

In september 2004 aired an adoption of The Apprentice on German television called "Hire or Fire", produced and starred by John de Mol, on ProSieben. But the show was cancelled after only one episode due to low ratings.

[edit] Greece

Publishing tycoon Petros Kostopoulos hosts the Greek version, where the catchphrase is "Efiges", which is slang for "you're out." Thanos Marinis was hired at the end of the game, while Nikolaos Bartzoulianos lost in the final stage presenting a controversial public speech about "the severeness of being yourself in business". According to the "Boss", Nikolaos Bartzoulianos could be "closer to show-biz than real-biz."

Thanos Marinis is now working as a marketing consultant in Petros Kostopoulos publishing company,"IMAKO".

Nikolaos Bartzoulianos, after declining offers from national media, was admitted with the Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2008.

[edit] India

Cyrus Sahukar is the host of the Indian version, called Business Baazigar, which literally translates to Business Tycoon. It was seen on Sunday evenings and early Monday mornings on Zee TV. this may be inspired by The Apprentice but is not a syndicated show. Irfan is the winner of the first season of Business Baazigar. The 'you are fired' phrase was subtly substituted by handing out air tickets for the candidates who were fired/eliminated.

[edit] Indonesia

Media mogul Peter Gontha is the host. The show, the first Apprentice spin-off in Asia, started on October 3, 2005, and aired every Monday on 21.30 Western Indonesian Time (GMT +7) on the television station Indosiar. According to the show's official website, the apprentice winner, a 29-year old male whose name is Fendi Gunawan Liem, will be earning a salary of 600 million Rupiahs, equivalent to about USD 66,000. The catchphrase is "Anda saya pecat", or "you are fired". The direct translation means, "I fire you".

[edit] The Netherlands

High-profile barrister Bram Moszkowicz offered a highly paid position ("the new Moszkowicz") in his law firm in AVRO's show De Nieuwe Moszkowicz. The show focused much on the character of Moszkowicz, a flamboyant man known for defending a number of very unpopular figures, most notably Desi Bouterse.

Eventually Nienke Hoogervorst won out.

[edit] Norway

Produced for network TVNORGE, this was notable for being the first Apprentice spinoff in Europe. It is also notable for having the first female host-- Hairdressing mogul Inger Ellen Nicolaisen hosted the first season of the Norwegian version. The show is titled Kandidaten (The Candidate), and the catchphrase is "Du har sparken" ("you're fired").

[edit] Pan-Arab

Real estate tycoon Mohamed Ali Allabar hosts the Arabic version from Dubai called " el idara jadara". The show hasn't started yet on LBC Lebanon.

People's Republic of China

Has had a version airing on CCTV since 2006.

[edit] Russia

In Russia the show is called "Candidate" (Russian: Кандидат) and is broadcast on the TNT channel. The first season in 2005 was hosted by restaurant tycoon Arkady Novikov, and the winner was hired as the CEO for one of Novikov's companies. The second season in late summer of 2006 was hosted by the mining, banking and property tycoon Vladimir Potanin. As of January 2007, Potanin's personal wealth is estimated to be $14.2 billion [1], which makes him the richest host of any version of the show so far. The catchphrase is "Вы уволены", or "you are fired".

[edit] South Africa

The South African version that aired on SABC3 is hosted by Tokyo Sexwale a mining magnate. During the live finale September 22, Mr. Sexwale hired the final two -- Zanele Batyashe, 24, and Khomotso Choma, 34, which not only elicited anger from viewers, but also resulted in complaints across the country after the announcement was made. Later, US Series 4 winner Randal Pinkett recommended Trump not do so in the finale (See US Series 4) after he pondered hiring the runner-up, something which may have been inspired by this incident. The catch phrase Tokyo Sexwale used was "You're dismissed!" [2], [3]

[edit] Switzerland

Swiss publishing mogul Jürg Marquard hosts the show, which first aired in April 2005 on SF1. The show is titled Traum Job (Dream Job), and the catchphrase is "Sie sind duss" ("You are out"). Martin was ultimately hired at the end of the first season.

[edit] Turkey

Turkey's version is hosted by one of that country's most successful businessmen, Tuncay Özilhan the CEO of Anadolu Group. The show is titled Cırak (The Apprentice), and the catchphrase is "Seninle çalışmak istemiyorum!" ("I do not want to work with you"). Ahmet Isik was the winner of the first season.

[edit] United Kingdom

Main article: The Apprentice (UK)

Sir Alan Sugar, founder of electronics company Amstrad, hosts the show The Apprentice in the United Kingdom. He ranks 71st on The Sunday Times Rich List 2006 list of richest people in Great Britain, with an estimated worth of around £800m. His catchphrase is "You're fired". Unlike the US version, the show also has an unseen narrator, Mark Halliley. The show started on 16 February 2005 on BBC TWO, with the final episode of the first series shown on 4 May 2005. Tim Campbell, a former transport manager for the London Underground, was ultimately hired on May 4, 2005, and as a result, landed a position at Amstrad with an introductory contract of 1 year with a salary exceeding £100,000. Saira Khan was fired on the season finale^[1] but has used the show to help launch a media career including a regular column on the BBC Apprentice website.

Series 2 of The Apprentice UK began on Wednesday 22 February 2006 at 9pm and ended on Wednesday 10 May 2006, with the winner being Michelle Dewberry, chosen over Ruth Badger.

Series 3 of The Apprentice UK began on Wednesday 28 March 2007 at 9pm on (the more mainstream) BBC One instead of BBC TWO because of the high ratings of series 2.

Oddly, despite the RTL Group licence (RTL Group holds international licence rights for the show worldwide), and the show being produced by RTL's Talkback Thames, the UK opening theme is Dance of the Knights from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, with the Boardroom music provided by UK artist Dru Masters.

The BBC has also screened series 1, 2 and 3 of the US version (as of autumn 2006), the show is being broadcast some considerable time after the original US airing, and in the Graveyard Slot (11pm onwards).

[edit] Similar programs

• The Assistant, with Andy Dick, an MTV-produced parody.
• The Benefactor, with Mark Cuban of the NBA Dallas Mavericks
• The Cut with Tommy Hilfiger
• Fire Me... Please/The Sack Race, where contestants try to get fired from their job
• Hell's Kitchen with Gordon Ramsay
• The Law Firm with Roy Black
• My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss, a parody and hoax
• The Rebel Billionaire, with Richard Branson of the Virgin Group
• Project Runway, with Heidi Klum
• Top Chef, with Katie Lee Joel (season 1) and Padma Lakshmi (season 2)
• Ultimate Hustler, with Damon Dash This new series will be shown on 8 March 2006, which starts from 8pm to 9pm.

[edit] References

1. ^ Story about the winner of the BBC edition from the BBC

[edit] External links

• The Apprentice Official Podcast and Blog Site
• The Apprentice Official Site on Yahoo!
• NBC.com: The Apprentice season 1, season 2, season 3, season 4 , season 5, season 6
• NBC.com: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
• The site for the UK version on the BBC
• The Apprentice UK Blog at Blogger
• The site for the South African version on SABC3
• The site for the German version on RTL
• The site for the Colombian version on Canal Caracol
• O Aprendiz - The Brazilian version of The Apprentice (Portuguese language)
• The site for the Finnish version on MTV3
• The site for the Indonesian version
• NBCUniversalStore.com - NBC's The Apprentice Store
• "Who's the Boss," a theory on how Donald Trump and Martha Stewart were picked to host the two Apprentice shows
• Kendra Todd Season 3 Winner interviewed by Nubricks.com
• All seasons of The Apprentice on Yahoo! TV
• Interview with Casey Sherrel of The Apprentice: LA

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