While Geraldo Rivera was complimented for suggesting what turned out to be the task-winning concept, there was still disharmony between him and the other men, especially when he insisted on incorporating a shirtless picture of himself into the advert. In season five, late night host Arsenio Hall won. Fox also expressed confidence, but cited Shawn Johnson as the weakest link because of her menstrual issue. Brandi Glanville suggested Gold as there were two Olympic medalists on the team, but Kenya Moore's suggestion of Infinity was chosen. During the making of the pies, Kevin felt Geraldo ignored the men who were in the kitchen to concentrate on raising money. While Vivica A. Shawn Johnson and Sig Hansen were not present at the live reunion show. [3] In an effort to revitalize interest in the series, season seven[4] 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. Despite this season having long concluded filming in early 2014, it premiered on Sunday, January 4, 2015. Fox calling her the stronger competitor between her and Kate Gosselin, as Trump felt that Kate still made more of an effort to step up and contribute to the tasks, whereas Shawn had tried to stay in the background throughout the season. Shawn Johnson stated in the boardroom that she did not believe the women raised enough money to win. It was a variation of The Apprentice series, hosted by then real estate developer (later president of the United States) Donald Trump from 2008 to 2015, and actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from January to August 2017, when it was canceled.[1][2]. 20 young entrepreneurs compete in several business tasks, and must survive the weekly firings in order to become the business partner of one of the most successful businessmen. The host also had discretion to provide charity funds to eliminated celebrities as a consolation prize. Former Vice President Joe Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 presidential election on November 3, 2020. Leeza Gibbons won $100,000 for her charity. Jamie also said Kenya was rude due to the incident in the kitchen, but Kenya stated that her family owned a restaurant, so Jamie just didn't know what to expect as much as she did. BEL also conducts the direct walk-in-interview to select the qualified candidates. Unlike its precursor, Celebrity Apprentice consists of celebrities as competing apprentices rather than unknowns. Vortex's victory ended the team's 5-week losing streak. Infinity lost all of its members by the end of this task. This was Donald Trump's final season as host as he was replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger amidst Trump's campaign for the U.S. Presidency in advance of the 2016 election. Biden received 306 electoral votes, while Trump received 232.. Trump assumed office on January 20, 2017, and filed to run for re-election on the same day. ... 'The Apprentice' Season 7… The format of The Celebrity Apprentice followed that of the original The Apprentice, outside of housing arrangements; there was no communal living space, and celebrities were not required to live in the city during filming, allowing them to maintain their own appearance schedule which may have caused them to miss out on tasks at times. With Ian's win, every remaining candidate has won at least once as project manager. Despite the two having feuded from the very start of the season, Vivica A. Kate stated that Keshia was a poor Project Manager because she did not give any clear direction, which Piers agreed with. The men's team chose to go with a chocolate-vanilla layer pie suggested by Kevin and a low-calorie chicken pot pie suggested by Lorenzo Lamas. In her closing taxi ride, Kenya still denied having stolen Vivica's phone. Note: Given that the show is a sequel television series, the below "statistics by season" chart is a continuation from its precursor's (The Apprentice) "statistics by season" chart. Additionally, Terrell Owens only raised $750. Additionally, Sig Hansen burned a batch of 600 pies. Before announcing the results, Donald asked Geraldo and Ian if they would allow the opposing project manager to keep the money they earned, regardless of the outcome; both project managers agreed, despite the mutual animosity between the two. Vivica A. Trump moved Leeza Gibbons to Vortex to even out the teams. During his presentation Geraldo Rivera earned the ire of his team by twice mispronouncing Ian Ziering's name, and also getting the name of Lorenzo Lamas's former TV show, This page was last edited on 15 November 2020, at 00:51. Despite Infinity's victory, Kate's work as project manager received a poor reception from her team-mates, who near unanimously agreed that she deserved little (if any) credit for the win. On the women's team, Leeza Gibbons raised the most, while Kate Gosselin was unable to raise any money. [11] The rebooted series, The New Celebrity Apprentice first broadcast on January 2, 2017. 4. 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Donald switched the teams up with three women and three men on both teams. In season seven, Donald Trump returned the show to the regular Celebrity Apprentice format; TV anchor and talk show host Leeza Gibbons won the season. Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of The Celebrity Apprentice on NBC. Note: Winners are indicated in Bold; second-place finishers are indicated in Italics. Before firing him, Trump gave Sig's charity $25,000. Fox's cellphone (, 1. The Celebrity Apprentice consists of seasons seven to nine and eleven to fifteen. Brandi Glanville – for her lack of control over the team, especially Ian Ziering, making very few of the creative decisions, and for refusing to blame the loss on Johnny Damon. Leeza Gibbons was the winner, while Geraldo Rivera was the runner-up. Schwarzenegger cited poor ratings as well as his feud with President Trump as factors in his decision.[14].