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  • 2004-01-09T01:00:00Z on NBC
  • 1h 25m
  • 19h 45m (16 episodes)
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The Apprentice 1 is the first season of The Apprentice, which aired on NBC in the winter and spring of 2004. It is currently available on DVD. It featured 16 candidates. The first season was a ratings smash, ranking at #7 in the average weekly Nielsen Rankings, with an average viewership of 20.7 million viewers each week. The final episode of the season was seen by an estimated 28.05 million viewers and ranked as the #1 show of the week, beating out a new episode of CSI. It was the most popular new show of 2004.

16 episodes

Series Premiere

2004-01-09T01:00:00Z

1x01 Meet the Billionaire

Series Premiere

1x01 Meet the Billionaire

  • 2004-01-09T01:00:00Z1h 25m

The contestants are split into two teams, one team of 8 men and another team of 8 women. The two teams are then given their first challenge - sell lemonade on the streets of New York with a budget of $250. The team that makes the most profit wins.

2004-01-16T01:00:00Z

1x02 Sex, Lies and Altitude

1x02 Sex, Lies and Altitude

  • 2004-01-16T01:00:00Z1h 25m

For the second task, the corporations have to design advertisements for the Marquis Jet Card.

2004-01-22T01:00:00Z

1x03 Respect

1x03 Respect

  • 2004-01-22T01:00:00Z1h 25m

The challenge this week is a lesson in negotiation. The task is a scavenger hunt of sorts - the teams are given a list of items to buy from vendors from all over New York City.

2004-01-30T01:00:00Z

1x04 Ethics, Shmethics

1x04 Ethics, Shmethics

  • 2004-01-30T01:00:00Z1h

This weeks task is to manage a Planet Hollywood restaurant in Times Square. The object is to make more money in one night than the same night last year.

2004-02-06T01:00:00Z

1x05 Trading Places

1x05 Trading Places

  • 2004-02-06T01:00:00Z1h

After a corporate restructuring, where Project Managers Nick and Kristi choose their own team, the new co-ed teams are given their fifth task: hold a flee market.

2004-02-13T01:00:00Z

1x06 Tit for Tat

1x06 Tit for Tat

  • 2004-02-13T01:00:00Z1h 25m

This week's task is to raise money for charity at a Sotheby's celebrity auction.

2004-02-20T01:00:00Z

1x07 Dupe-lex

1x07 Dupe-lex

  • 2004-02-20T01:00:00Z1h

This week's task is renovating and leasing apartments in New York City.

2004-02-27T01:00:00Z

1x08 Ice Escapades

1x08 Ice Escapades

  • 2004-02-27T01:00:00Z1h 25m

This week's task is marketing a new product.

This week's task is to pick one artist from an array of controversial and strange painters, sculptors, and other kinds of artists, and then sell the art at a gallery.

2004-03-12T01:00:00Z

1x10 Wheeling & Dealing

1x10 Wheeling & Dealing

  • 2004-03-12T01:00:00Z1h 25m

This weeks task is operating a rickshaw pedicab service.

2004-03-19T01:00:00Z

1x11 A Look Back

1x11 A Look Back

  • 2004-03-19T01:00:00Z1h 25m

Nobody gets fired on this episode, in which Mr. Trump recaps the first 10 shows and explains his termination decisions. The episode also includes outtakes from past episodes.

2004-03-26T01:00:00Z

1x12 Circus, Circus

1x12 Circus, Circus

  • 2004-03-26T01:00:00Z1h

This week's task is to lure gamblers to Trump's Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City by creating a new and unique game of chance for customers to play.

2004-04-02T01:00:00Z

1x13 The Price is Height

1x13 The Price is Height

  • 2004-04-02T01:00:00Z1h 25m

This week's task is to rent out a luxurious penthouse for one evening. The catch is it must be rented for at least $20,000.

2004-04-09T00:00:00Z

1x14 Down to the Wire (1)

1x14 Down to the Wire (1)

  • 2004-04-09T00:00:00Z1h

In the first individual task, the remaining four candidates participate in a series of round robin, one-on-one interviews with some of Trump's most trusted advisors, who give their feedback, which is somewhat surprising, to Trump.

2004-04-16T00:00:00Z

1x15 Down to the Wire (2)

1x15 Down to the Wire (2)

  • 2004-04-16T00:00:00Z1h 25m

The final two tasks, running a Chrysler-Trump golf tournament.

Season Finale

2004-04-16T00:00:00Z

1x16 Down to the Wire (3)

Season Finale

1x16 Down to the Wire (3)

  • 2004-04-16T00:00:00Z1h

The final two tasks, running a Chrysler-Trump golf tournament.

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