The Apprentice (American TV series) season 12

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The Apprentice
Season 12
No. of contestants18
Winner Arsenio Hall
Runner-up Clay Aiken
No. of episodes14
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseFebruary 19 (2012-02-19) 
May 20, 2012 (2012-05-20)
Season chronology
 Previous
Season 11
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Season 13

The Celebrity Apprentice 5 (also known as The Apprentice 12) is the fifth installment of the reality game show The Celebrity Apprentice . On May 15, 2011, NBC announced that the show would be returning for a fifth season in 2012. [1] The following day, at NBC's annual upfront presentations to advertisers, Donald Trump confirmed that he would be hosting the fifth season. [2] On January 4, 2012, Trump officially announced the cast on Today and NBC issued a press release with more details. [3] [4] On January 13, 2012, NBC announced the fifth season would premiere February 19, 2012, and would be the first season to air each week's finale live. The network announced that it would air a one-hour version of the previous week's episode prior to the airing of new episodes on February 26 and March 4 at 8 p.m. [5]

Candidates

CelebrityBackgroundOriginal teamAgeHometownCharityResultRaised
Arsenio Hall Comedian, actor & talk show hostUnanimous55 Warrensville Heights, Ohio Magic Johnson Foundation Hired as The Celebrity Apprentice
(5–20–2012)
$522,100
Clay Aiken Singer-songwriter & activistUnanimous33 Raleigh, North Carolina National Inclusion Project Fired in the season finale
(5–20–2012)
$361,500
Aubrey O'Day Danity Kane singer & actressForte27 La Quinta, California Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network Fired in task 14
(5–13–2012)
$50,000
Lisa Lampanelli ComedianForte50 Trumbull, Connecticut Gay Men's Health Crisis Fired in task 14
(5–13–2012)
$130,000
Teresa Giudice The Real Housewives of New Jersey starForte39 Paterson, New Jersey The NephCure Foundation Fired in task 13
(5–06–2012)
$70,000
Dayana Mendoza Miss Universe 2008 Forte25 Caracas, Venezuela Latino Commission on AIDS Fired in task 12
(4–29–2012)
$30,000
Penn Jillette MagicianUnanimous56 Greenfield, Massachusetts Opportunity Village Fired in task 11
(4–22–2012)
$50,000
Paul Teutul Sr. American Chopper starUnanimous62 Pearl River, New York Make-A-Wish Foundation Fired in task 10
(4–15–2012)
$494,082
Lou Ferrigno Actor & retired professional bodybuilderUnanimous60 Brooklyn, New York Muscular Dystrophy Association Fired in task 9
(4–08–2012)
$50,000
Dee Snider Twisted Sister singerUnanimous56 Baldwin, New York March of Dimes Fired in task 8
(4–01–2012)
$326,000
Debbie Gibson Singer-songwriter & actressForte41 Merrick, New York Children International Fired in task 7
(4–01–2012)
$50,000
Patricia Velasquez Model, actress & philanthropistForte40 Maracaibo, Venezuela The Wayuu Taya Foundation Fired in task 6
(3–25–2012)
Tia Carrere Actress, singer & modelForte45 Honolulu, Hawaii After-School All-Stars Fired in task 5
(3–18–2012)
Michael Andretti [6] IZOD IndyCar Series team ownerUnanimous49 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Racing for Cancer Fired in task 4
(3–11–2012)
Adam Carolla Comedian, actor & podcasterUnanimous47 Studio City, California Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters Fired in task 4
(3–11–2012)
George Takei Former Star Trek actorUnanimous74 Los Angeles, California Japanese American National Museum Fired in task 3
(3–04–2012)
Victoria Gotti Reality television star & authorForte48 Howard Beach, New York Association to Benefit Children Fired in task 2
(2–26–2012)
Cheryl Tiegs SupermodelForte64 Alhambra, California The Farrah Fawcett Foundation Fired in task 1
(2–19–2012)

Weekly results

CandidateOriginal teamTask 8 teamTask 10 teamFinal Task teamApplication resultRecord as project manager
Arsenio HallUnanimousUnanimousUnanimousUnanimousThe Celebrity Apprentice2–0 (win in tasks 8 & 12)
Clay AikenUnanimousUnanimousForteForteFired in the season finale1–1 (win in task 6, loss in task 11)
Aubrey O'DayForteUnanimousUnanimousForteFired in task 141–1 (win in task 11, loss in task 6)
Lisa LampanelliForteForteForteUnanimousFired in task 142–1 (win in tasks 10 & 13, loss in task 2)
Teresa GiudiceForteUnanimousUnanimousUnanimousFired in task 131–2 (win in task 9, loss in tasks 7 & 13)
Dayana MendozaForteForteForteFired in task 121–2 (win in task 3, loss in tasks 9 & 12)
Penn JilletteUnanimousForteForteForteFired in task 111–0 (win in task 2)
Paul Teutul Sr.UnanimousUnanimousUnanimousUnanimousFired in task 101–1 (win in task 1, loss in task 10)
Lou FerrignoUnanimousForteFired in task 91–1 (win in task 5, loss in task 8)
Dee SniderUnanimousForteForteFired in task 81–0 (win in task 7)
Debbie GibsonForteForteFired in task 71–0 (win in task 4)
Patricia VelásquezForteFired in task 60–1 (loss in task 1)
Tia CarrereForteFired in task 50–1 (loss in task 5)
Michael AndrettiUnanimousFired in task 4
Adam CarollaUnanimousUnanimousFired in task 40–1 (loss in task 4)
George TakeiUnanimousFired in task 30–1 (loss in task 3)
Victoria GottiForteFired in task 2
Cheryl TiegsForteFired in task 1
Elimination chart
No.Candidate123456789101112131415
1ArsenioININBRBRINININWININININWINININ CA
2ClayINININBRINWINININININLOSEINININFIRED
3AubreyINININININLOSEINININBRWINININFIRED
4LisaINLOSEININININININBRWINININWINFIRED
5TeresaININININININLOSEINWINBRININFIRED
6DayanaINBRWINININBRBRBRLOSEINBRFIRED
7PennINWININBRININININININFIRED
8PaulWINININBRINININININFIRED
9LouININBRBRWINININLOSEFIRED
10DeeINININBRININWINFIRED
11DebbieINININWINININFIRED
12PatriciaLOSEININININFIRED
13TiaININININFIRED
14MichaelINININFIRED
15AdamINININFIRED
16GeorgeININFIRED
17VictoriaBRFIRED
18CherylFIRED
  The candidate was on the losing team.
  The candidate won the competition and was named the Celebrity Apprentice.
  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 and brought to the final boardroom.
  The candidate was fired.
  The candidate lost as project manager and was fired.
  The candidate did not participate in the task.

Episodes

Episode 1: Hero Worship

Task 1

Episode 2: Getting Medieval

Task 2

Episode 3: How Much is That Celebrity in the Window?

Task 3

Episode 4: Failure to Launch

Task 4

Episode 5: I'm Going to Mop the Floor with You

Task 5

Episode 6: Party Like a Mock-star

Task 6

Episode 7: Walking Papers

Task 7
Task 8

Episode 8: Ad Hawk

Task 9

Episode 9: Puppet Up!

Task 10

Episode 10: Winning by a Nose

Task 11

Episode 11: Jingle All the Way Home

Task 12

Episode 12: Blown Away

Task 13
Task 14

Episode 13: And Then There Were Two

Task 15

Episode 14: And the Winner Is... (Season Finale)

US Nielsen ratings

OrderAirdateRatingShare Rating/Share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Rank
(timeslot)
Rank
(night)
1February 19, 20124.4 [12] 72.6/6[ citation needed ]7.42#2#6
2February 26, 20123.1 [13] 51.8/4[ citation needed ]5.20#3#6
3March 4, 20124.1 [14] 72.3/6 [15] 6.67#3#7
4March 11, 20122.0/5 [16] 6.45
5March 18, 20121.8/4 [17] 5.80
6March 25, 20121.8/5 [18] 6.04
7April 1, 20121.9/5 [19] 5.96
8April 8, 20122.1/6 [20] 6.52
9April 15, 20122.2/6 [21] 6.66
10April 22, 20122.1/5 [22] 6.31
11April 29, 20122.0/5 [23] 6.38
12May 6, 20121.9/5 [24] 6.23
13May 13, 20121.8/5 [25] 5.48
14May 20, 20122.2/6 [26] 6.86

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