• 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.

• The women show off their "Marketing 101" in 'The Apprentice' premiere

  January 7, 2004
  Leave it to a reality TV program about the business world to make Madison Avenue's "sex sells" be its first lesson of big business.

• It's the men vs. the women on NBC's 'The Apprentice'

  January 6, 2004
  Clearly Survivor producer Mark Burnett recognizes a good idea when he sees it. After witnessing the ratings success that a men vs. women gender theme brought to his Spring 2003 edition of Survivor: The Amazon, Burnett is bringing the idea back -- this time for his new NBC The Apprentice reality show.

• NBC unveils the sixteen contestants competing on 'The Apprentice'

  December 16, 2003
  NBC has announced the identities and profiles of the sixteen smart young entrepreneurs who will compete in The Apprentice, the new reality drama featuring Donald Trump and executive produced by Survivor’s Mark Burnett.

• NBC's 'The Apprentice,' starring Donald Trump, to premiere January 8

  November 24, 2003
  After 215,000 applications, a 16-city recruiting tour and several months of production, NBC has announced that The Apprentice, the network's new reality series that stars Donald Trump and was created by Survivor producer Mark Burnett, will make its super-sized premiere after Friends on January 8 (8:30 - 10:00 PM ET). The following week it will move into its regular timeslot, Wednesdays (8-9 PM ET), beginning January 14.

• 'Survivor' producer Mark Burnett begins shooting NBC's 'The Apprentice' for February 2004 premiere

  September 16, 2003
  Daily Variety has reported that "Survivor" producer Mark Burnett began shooting his new NBC "The Apprentice" reality series in New York City today. Starring Donald Trump as a mentor to sixteen would-be personal assistants, the series is currently scheduled to premiere sometime during the February 2004 sweeps period.

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