The Apprentice (American TV series) season 14

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The Apprentice
Season 14
No. of contestants16
Winner Leeza Gibbons
Runner-up Geraldo Rivera
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseJanuary 4 (2015-1-4) 
February 16, 2015 (2015-2-16)
Season chronology
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Season 15

The Celebrity Apprentice 7 (also known as The Apprentice 14) is the seventh installment of the reality game show, Celebrity Apprentice . Despite this season having long concluded filming in early 2014, it premiered on Sunday, January 4, 2015. [1] As a result of the significant time between the season's filming and its airing, numerous spoilers were released. The season aired more than a year and a half after the conclusion of the previous season. This was Donald Trump's final season as host as he was replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger amidst Trump's campaign for the U.S. presidency in advance of the 2016 election.

Shortly following the death of Celebrity Apprentice 2 winner, Joan Rivers, Trump revealed that Rivers was one of his advisors for two episodes of this (then-upcoming) season (specifically as a judge in episodes 4 and 6). [2]

The season had 16 cast members. Leeza Gibbons was the winner, while Geraldo Rivera was the runner-up.

Candidates

CelebrityBackgroundOriginal teamAgeHometownCharityResultRaised
Leeza Gibbons Talk show hostInfinity57 Irmo, South Carolina Leeza's Care Connection The Celebrity Apprentice
(02–16–15)
$714,000
Geraldo Rivera Journalist & talk show hostVortex71 West Babylon, New York Life's WORC Fired in the Season Finale
(02–16–15)
$726,000
Vivica A. Fox Film & television actressInfinity50 Indianapolis, Indiana Best Buddies International Fired in task 12
(02–09–15)
$50,000
Brandi Glanville The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills starInfinity41 Sacramento, California Make-A-Wish Foundation Fired in task 11
(02–02–15)
$50,000
Johnny Damon MLB outfielderVortex41 Orlando, Florida The Johnny Damon Foundation Archived February 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Fired in task 11
(02–02–15)
$40,000
Ian Ziering Beverly Hills, 90210 actorVortex50 West Orange, New Jersey EB Medical Research Foundation Fired in task 11
(02–02–15)
$320,000
Kenya Moore Miss USA 1993 & The Real Housewives of Atlanta starInfinity43 Detroit, Michigan Detroit Public Schools Foundation Fired in task 10
(02–02–15)
$20,000 [3]
Kate Gosselin Reality television star & authorInfinity39 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Camp Barnabas Fired in task 9
(01–26–15)
$40,000
Sig Hansen Sea captain & Deadliest Catch starVortex48 Shoreline, Washington Coast Guard Foundation Fired in task 8
(01–26–15)
$25,000
Lorenzo Lamas Television actorVortex56 Pacific Palisades, California Boot Campaign Fired in task 7
(01–19–15)
Shawn Johnson Former Olympic artistic gymnast Infinity23 West Des Moines, Iowa Character Counts in Iowa Fired in task 6
(01–19–15)
Terrell Owens NFL wide receiverVortex41 Alexander City, Alabama Boys & Girls Clubs of America Fired in task 5
(01–12–15)
Jamie Anderson Olympic snowboarderInfinity24 South Lake Tahoe, California Protect Our Winters Fired in task 4
(01–12–15)
Gilbert Gottfried Stand-up comedian & actorVortex59 Brooklyn, New York Autism Speaks Fired in task 3
(01–05–15)
Kevin Jonas Jonas Brothers guitaristVortex27 Wyckoff, New Jersey Convoy of Hope Fired in task 2
(01–05–15)
Keshia Knight Pulliam Television actressInfinity35 Middleburg, Virginia Kamp Kizzy Fired in task 1
(01–04–15)
$25,000

Weekly results

CandidateOriginal teamTask 5 teamTask 9 teamTask 11 teamFinal Task teamApplication resultRecord as project manager
Leeza GibbonsInfinityInfinityInfinityVortexInfinityThe Celebrity Apprentice2–0 (win in tasks 7 & 11)
Geraldo RiveraVortexVortexVortexVortexVortexFired in the season finale2–0 (win in tasks 1 & 5)
Vivica A. FoxInfinityVortexVortexVortexVortexFired in task 121–1 (win in task 3, loss in task 6)
Brandi GlanvilleInfinityInfinityInfinityInfinityInfinityFired in task 111–1 (win in task 8, loss in task 11)
Johnny DamonVortexInfinityInfinityInfinityInfinityFired in task 112–0 (win in tasks 4 & 10)
Ian ZieringVortexInfinityInfinityInfinityVortexFired in task 111–1 (win in task 9, loss in task 5)
Kenya MooreInfinityInfinityVortexFired in task 101–1 (win in task 6, loss in task 10)
Kate GosselinInfinityVortexVortexFired in task 91–1 (win in task 2, loss in task 9)
Sig HansenVortexVortexFired in task 80–1 (loss in task 8)
Lorenzo LamasVortexVortexVortexFired in task 70–1 (loss in task 7)
Shawn JohnsonInfinityVortexFired in task 6
Terrell OwensVortexInfinityFired in task 50–1 (loss in task 3)
Jamie AndersonInfinityFired in task 40–1 (loss in task 4)
Gilbert GottfriedVortexFired in task 3
Kevin JonasVortexInfinityFired in task 20–1 (loss in task 2)
Keshia Knight PulliamInfinityFired in task 10–1 (loss in task 1)
Elimination chart
No.Candidate12345678910111213
1LeezaININININININWININININWININ CA
2GeraldoWINBRBRINWININININININININFIRED
3VivicaININWINININLOSEINININININFIRED
4BrandiINININININININWINININFIRED
5JohnnyINININWINBRININININWINFIRED
6IanINBRININLOSEINININWININFIRED
7KenyaINININBRINWININININFIRED
8KateBRWININBRINBRININFIRED
9SigINININININININFIRED
10LorenzoININININININFIRED
11ShawnINININININFIRED
12TerrellININLOSEINFIRED
13JamieBRININFIRED
14GilbertININFIRED
15KevinINFIRED
16KeshiaFIRED
  The candidate was on the winning team.
  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: "May the Gods of Good Pies Be With Us!"

Task 1

Episode 2: "Nobody Out Thinks Donald Trump"

Task 2

Task 3

Episode 3: "A Family Affair"

Task 4

Task 5

Episode 4: "I Wish I Had a Project Manager"

Task 6

Task 7

Episode 5: "It's Like a Booze Cruise With Knowledge"

Task 8

Task 9

Episode 6: "Who Stole My Phone?"

Task 10

Task 11

Episode 7: "Top Feuds, Firings and Fails"

Episode 8: "Universal Wizards"

Episode 9: "Live Finale"

Reception

U.S. Nielsen ratings

OrderEpisode TitleAirdateTime slot (EST) Rating/Share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Rank
(Timeslot)
Rank
(Night)
1"May The Gods of Good Pies Be with Us!"January 4, 2015
Sunday
9:00 pm
2.4/7 [7] 6.31 [7] 25
2"Nobody Out Thinks Donald Trump"January 5, 2015
Monday
8:00 pm
2.0/6 [8] 6.49 [8] 47
3"A Family Affair"January 12, 20151.7/5 [9] 5.85 [9] 34
4"I Wish I Had A Project Manager"January 19, 20151.9/5 [10] 6.51 [10] 46
5"It's Like A Booze Cruise Of Knowledge"January 26, 20151.8/5 [11] 6.32 [11] 44
6"Who Stole My Phone?"February 2, 20152.1/6 [12] 6.98 [12] 3
7"Top Feuds, Firings and Fails"February 9, 20151.2/4 [13] 4.61 [13] 49
8"Universal Wizards"February 9, 2015
Monday
9:00 pm
1.4/4 [13] 4.98 [13] 28
9"Live Finale"February 16, 2015
Monday
8:00 pm
1.7/5 [14] 6.10 [14] 45

References

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  2. "Breaking News — Donald Trump Returns to the Boardroom for NBC's 14th Season of "The Apprentice" and 7th Installment of "The Celebrity Apprentice" - TheFutonCritic.com" . Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  3. Moore, Kenya. "Kenya Moore's Twitter page". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
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  6. Johnson, Shawn. "Shawn Johnson Twtitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
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