• Crushed by 'Idol,' NBC's 'Apprentice' limps back to Thursdays

  January 22, 2004
  What a difference a week, and one show, can make. After watching the third night of FOX's American Idol third season premiere destroy NBC's previously dominant The Apprentice series in the ratings, NBC immediately concluded that the only action to take when facing an unstoppable force is to quickly get out of the way -- and moved Apprentice off to Thursdays at 9 PM ET/PT (via CBS' CSI) for the duration of its fifteen episode run. Talk about out of the frying pan and into the fire.

• Ratings: Third 'The Apprentice' episode gets crushed in 'American Idol' matchup

  January 22, 2004
  So much for those reality show ratings records that the second episode of NBC's The Apprentice set last week.

• The Apprentice - Episode 2 summary

  January 20, 2004
  "Swingers and Sleepers," our episode summary for the second episode of NBC's The Apprentice, written by Bebo, is now available.

• Second 'The Apprentice' episode sets reality ratings records, draws 20.2 million viewers

  January 17, 2004
  It's official -- Survivor producer Mark Burnett and NBC appear to have a new breakout smash hit reality television show on their hands as the second episode of The Apprentice set several "all-time" reality programming ratings records.

• The Apprentice - Episode 1 summary

  January 17, 2004
  "Trumped Again," our episode summary for the premiere episode of NBC's The Apprentice, written by AyaK, is now available.

• NBC to repeat 'The Apprentice' episodes on CNBC cable network

  January 16, 2004
  Never let there be any doubt that NBC, the broadcast kings of "repurposing," know how to milk a good thing for all they can.

• NBC moves second 'The Apprentice' episode to Thursday after 'Friends'

  January 12, 2004
  NBC has announced that due to the incredible ratings that The Apprentice premiere drew last Thursday when airing after Friends, the second episode of the hit reality show will now air Thursday, January 15 (8:30-9:30 PM ET) followed by “Will & Grace” at 9:30 PM.

• 'The Apprentice' contestant Kristi Frank has soft-core porno past

  January 9, 2004
  It turns out Kristi Frank, one of the contestants of NBC's hit new The Apprentice reality show, has a more interesting past than NBC has been letting on. According to Friday's Inside Edition entertainment news show broadcast, Frank also has a soft-core pornography past.

• NBC's 'The Apprentice' premieres big, draws over 18 million viewers

  January 9, 2004
  NBC's special Thursday premiere of the new The Apprentice reality series scored the highest adult 18-49 rating for any preview or premiere of any new television series in a year.

• NBC to repeat 'The Apprentice' premiere on Saturday, January 10

  January 9, 2004
  NBC has announced that it will air a special encore broadcast of the premiere episode of its new hit The Apprentice series on Saturday, January 10 at 9 PM ET.

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