'The Apprentice' star Donald Trump: NBC wants to do another season May 30, 2007 Donald Trump had some hurt feelings when NBC shunned his The Apprentice reality series by leaving it off its 2007-2008 primetime programming schedule, causing the real-estate mogul to claim he was "moving on" from NBC before he could officially be fired. However now that reports that, should NBC actually decide to order it, The Donald is contractually obligated to appear in a seventh The Apprentice season and can't quit have emerged, Trump has apparently decided to go back to re-embracing the idea of another season.
'The Apprentice' star Donald Trump to NBC: You can't fire me, I quit May 20, 2007 Rather than give NBC the chance to formally cancel his fading The Apprentice reality series and fire him, Donald Trump has reportedly told the network he's "moving on" and quitting the one-time smash-hit but now ratings-challenged reality series.
'The Apprentice' not part of NBC's 2007-08 lineup, future still uncertain May 14, 2007 A seventh edition of Donald Trump's sagging The Apprentice reality series was not included in the 2007-2008 primetime programming schedule that NBC formally unveiled on Monday. However, according to the network, that doesn't mean it has decided to fire Trump and cancel his one-time smash-hit but now ratings-challenged reality series.
Mark Burnett: If NBC doesn't renew 'Apprentice' I'll take it elsewhere April 20, 2007 The Apprentice's recent lack of ratings success could lead to NBC firing Donald Trump, but show creator Mark Burnett said if that happens, The Donald will simply be end up being employed by someone else.