The Apprentice (American TV series) season 10

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The Apprentice
Season 10
No. of contestants16
WinnerBrandy Kuentzel
Runner-upClint Robertson
No. of episodes13
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseSeptember 16 (2010-09-16) 
December 9, 2010 (2010-12-09)
Additional information
Filming datesJune 1 (2010-06-01) 
June 29, 2010 (2010-06-29)
Season chronology
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Season 11

The Apprentice 10 is the tenth and final original format installment of the United States version of international franchise and reality game series The Apprentice . For this particular season, the show departed from The Celebrity Apprentice and returned to its precursor, featuring unknowns as apprentices instead of celebrities. Not since season six, during the 2006–07 television season, did the show use this format. The theme of the season is "second chance" and the contestants are those affected by the Great Recession.

Contents

The format of the show is much the same as was employed between the first and fifth seasons, with the changes introduced in The Apprentice: Los Angeles being discarded. The biggest change is to the rewards—unlike the often lavish rewards that had been granted in prior seasons to the winning teams, in this season, the winning Project Managers are rewarded with one-on-one meetings with some of America's best-known business leaders and CEOs. Taping began June 1, 2010, [1] and ended on June 29, 2010. [2] The season premiered on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at 9–11 pm ET. [3]

Despite hopes by fans that this season would lead to a permanent return of the original format, the season received the lowest audience figures of any Apprentice season, managing barely half the ratings of the panned season six, which had been the previous lowest-rated season. In addition, critics roundly condemned the decision to bring back the non-charity format, saying it was inappropriate to do so during an economic crisis (although this season was dedicated to helping victims of the recession). Because of the poor ratings and lackluster reception of this season, Donald Trump confirmed on the day of the final episode that the original format would be permanently discontinued after this season, and that all future seasons of the show would be in the Celebrity Apprentice format. The season was the first in the history of The Apprentice to end without a live finale. [4]

Candidates

CandidateBackgroundOriginal teamAgeHometownResult
Brandy KuentzelFormer corporate attorneyFortitude30 San Francisco, California Hired by Trump
(12–09–2010)
Clint RobertsonStruggling property developerOctane40 Fort Worth, Texas Fired in the season finale
(12–09–2010)
Liza Mucheru-WisnerStruggling business ownerFortitude30 Corpus Christi, Texas Fired in week 12
(12–02–2010)
Steuart MartensFledgling entrepreneurOctane27 Washington, D.C. Fired in week 11
(11–25–2010)
Stephanie CastagnierUnemployed bankerFortitude34 Chicago, Illinois Fired in week 10
(11–18–2010)
Poppy CarligUnemployed grad studentFortitude24 Richmond, California Fired in week 9
(11–11–2010)
Anand VasudevStruggling business ownerOctane31 Tampa, Florida Disqualified in week 9
(11–11–2010)
David JohnsonUnemployed account managerOctane34 Portage, Michigan Fired in week 8
(11–04–2010)
Mahsa Saeidi-AzcuyAssistant district attorneyFortitude29 Brooklyn, New York Fired in week 7
(10–28–2010)
Kelly Smith BeatyUnemployed publicistFortitude30 Fayetteville, Georgia Fired in week 6
(10–21–2010)
Wade HansonStruggling realtorOctane33 Woodbury, Minnesota Fired in week 5
(10–14–2010)
Gene FolkesUnemployed financial adviserOctane46 Wylie, Texas Fired in week 5
(10–14–2010)
Tyana AlvaradoUnemployed sales rep.Fortitude41 Miami, Florida Fired in week 4
(10–07–2010)
James WeirUnemployed attorneyOctane31New York, New YorkFired in week 3
(09–30–2010)
Alex DelgadoFormer construction engineerOctane43 Santa Ynez, California Fired in week 2
(09–23–2010)
Nicole ChiuUnemployed attorneyFortitude27 Palos Verdes, California Fired in week 1
(09–16–2010)

Weekly results

CandidateOriginal teamWeek 8 teamWeek 9 teamWeek 11 teamFinal Task teamApplication resultRecord as project manager
Brandy KuentzelFortitudeOctaneOctaneFortitudeFortitudeHired by Trump1–0 (win in week 8)
Clint RobertsonOctaneOctaneOctaneOctaneOctaneFired in the season finale2–1 (win in weeks 4 & 9, loss in week 11)
Liza Mucheru-WisnerFortitudeOctaneFortitudeFortitudeFortitudeFired in week 121–1 (win in week 11, loss in week 7)
Steuart MartensOctaneOctaneOctaneOctaneOctaneFired in week 112–0 (win in weeks 7 & 10)
Stephanie CastagnierFortitudeFortitudeFortitudeFortitudeFired in week 101–1 (win in week 5, loss in week 10)
Poppy CarligFortitudeFortitudeFortitudeOctaneFired in week 91–1 (win in week 2, loss in week 9)
Anand VasudevOctaneFortitudeFortitudeDisqualified in week 91–0 (win in week 6)
David JohnsonOctaneFortitudeFired in week 80–2 (loss in weeks 2 & 8)
Mahsa Saeidi-AzcuyFortitudeOctaneFired in week 70–1 (loss in week 4)
Kelly Smith BeatyFortitudeFired in week 60–1 (loss in week 6)
Wade HansonOctaneFired in week 50–1 (loss in week 5)
Gene FolkesOctaneFired in week 51–0 (win in week 1)
Tyana AlvaradoFortitudeFired in week 41–0 (win in week 3)
James WeirOctaneFired in week 30–1 (loss in week 3)
Alex DelgadoOctaneFired in week 2
Nicole ChiuFortitudeFired in week 10–1 (loss in week 1)
Elimination chart
No.Candidate12345678910111213
1BrandyINININININININWINININININ HIRED
2ClintINININWINININININWININLOSEINFIRED
3LizaINININBRINBRLOSEINBRBRWINFIRED
4SteuartININININININWINININWINFIRED
5StephanieININININWINBRINBRBRFIRED
6PoppyINWININININININBRFIRED
7AnandINININININWINININDQ
8DavidINLOSEBRININININFIRED
9MahsaBRININLOSEININFIRED
10KellyINININININFIRED
11WadeININBRINFIRED
12GeneWININININFIRED
13TyanaBRINWINFIRED
14JamesINBRFIRED
15AlexINFIRED
16NicoleFIRED
  The candidate was hired and won the competition.
  The candidate won as project manager on his/her team.
  The candidate lost as project manager on his/her team.
  The candidate was on the losing team.
  The candidate was on the losing team and brought to the final boardroom.
  The candidate was fired.
  The candidate lost as project manager and was fired.
  The candidate was disqualified from the competition for breaking the rules.
  The candidate didn't participate in the challenge.

Episodes

Episode 1: Back to Work

Episode 2: Frozen Assets

Episode 3: Working Like A Dog

Episode 4: Snack Attack

Episode 5: Rock the Catwalk

Episode 6: Pedicab Confessions

Episode 7: Broadway Boardroom

Episode 8: Dressed To Kill

Episode 9: Fragrant Disregard

Episode 10: Must-see Mobile TV

Episode 11: Driving Miz-rahi

Episode 12: Tee'd Off

Episode 13: Welcome to the Club - Season Finale

Sources

  1. "Ivanka Trump". Verified Twitter account. Retrieved June 1, 2010. Today is the first day of filming for The Apprentice. Very exciting." June 01, 2010 12:05:58 PM. She later specified, "The original Apprentice. We film the Celebrity version in the fall.
  2. Benischek, Mike (June 14, 2010). "Donald Trump hits links at golf course with his name". Poughkeepsie Journal. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  3. "NBC Announces Updated Fall Schedule Premieres". The Futon Critic. July 30, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  4. "Donald Trump ('The Apprentice')". Digital Spy. December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  5. Andy Dehnart (December 10, 2010). "Apprentice films Trump hiring and firing each finalist in case NBC opts to not air live finale". realityblurred.com. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  6. Philpot, Robert (December 10, 2010). "What's next for Fort Worth's 'Apprentice' contestant?". Star-Telegram . Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  7. Andy Dehnart (December 10, 2010). "Anticlimactic finale to a decent Apprentice season ends with Brandy's win". realityblurred.com. Retrieved December 13, 2010.

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