The Apprentice (American TV series) season 4

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The Apprentice
Season 4
No. of contestants18
Winner Randal Pinkett
Runner-up Rebecca Jarvis
No. of episodes13
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseSeptember 22 (2005-09-22) 
December 15, 2005 (2005-12-15)
Additional information
Filming datesApril 2005 (2005-04) 
May 2005 (2005-05)
Season chronology
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Season 3
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Season 5

The Apprentice 4 is the fourth season of The Apprentice , with Donald Trump as the executive producer and host. The show was aired on Thursday nights at 9 p.m. on NBC and started September 22, 2005.

This was the first season of the show not to place in the Top 20 Nielsen Ratings; it averaged #38 with 11.01 million viewers.

Starting with this season, frequent boardroom adviser George H. Ross began to lessen his involvement with the show, with The Apprentice first season winner Bill Rancic effectively sharing the role with him throughout this and the following season.

Candidates

Unhappy with both the choice of candidates and the "street smarts" vs. "book smarts" premise from the preceding season, Trump went to the auditions and hand-picked 17 of the 18 candidates in season 4. In addition to candidate handpicking, Trump decided to go back to the premise of men versus women (there was eventually corporate restructuring). The all-women team named their corporation Capital Edge while the all-men team named their corporation Excel.

Recalling how some of the contestants in season 3 such as Michael Tarshi and Tana Goertz abused their exemptions from getting fired by choosing to be lazy instead of continuing to work hard on the tasks they were given, Trump made a new rule for exemptions in this season. The winning project manager, throughout the season, may be exempt from firing for the following week only if the majority of the other members in their team believed he/she did a satisfactory job. In the previous two seasons, the winning project manager would automatically be exempt from firing. The season had 3 episodes end with multiple firings, 2 of them were double firings, and one was a quadruple firing.

Team 1Team 2
Capital EdgeExcel
CandidateBackgroundOriginal teamAgeHometownResult
Randal Pinkett Consulting firm ownerExcel34 Somerset, New Jersey Hired by Trump
(12-15-2005)
Rebecca Jarvis Financial journalistCapital Edge23 Chicago, Illinois Fired in the season finale
(12-15-2005)
Alla WartenbergSalon & spa chain ownerCapital Edge31 Las Vegas, Nevada Fired in week 11
(12-1-2005)
Felisha MasonReal estate developerCapital Edge29 Kansas City, Missouri Fired in week 11
(12-1-2005)
Adam IsraelovRisk managerExcel22 Atlanta, Georgia Fired in week 10
(11-24-2005)
Clay LeeRealtorExcel28 College Station, Texas Fired in week 9
(11-17-2005)
Marshawn EvansRecent law school graduateCapital Edge26Atlanta, GeorgiaFired in week 8
(11-10-2005)
Brian MandelbaumPrint company executiveExcel23 New York, New York Fired in week 8
(11-10-2005)
Markus GarrisonInventorExcel41 Sarasota, Florida Fired in week 7
(11-3-2005)
James DillonSales executiveExcel27 Alexandria, Virginia Fired in week 6
(10-27-2005)
Mark LamkinWealth managerExcel35 Louisville, Kentucky Fired in week 6
(10-27-2005)
Jennifer Murphy Beauty pageant contestantCapital Edge26 Los Angeles, California Fired in week 6
(10-27-2005)
Josh ShawBeauty company ownerExcel30New York, New YorkFired in week 6
(10-27-2005)
Kristi CaudellSales executiveCapital Edge24 Gainesville, Georgia Fired in week 5
(10-20-2005)
Toral MehtaInvestment bankerCapital Edge29 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fired in week 4
(10-13-2005)
Jennifer WallenRealty company ownerCapital Edge31 Anthem, Arizona Fired in week 3
(10-6-2005)
Chris Valletta Marketing executiveExcel27 Dallas, Texas Fired in week 2
(9-29-2005)
Melissa HolovachReal estate investorCapital Edge30 Tampa, Florida Fired in week 1
(9-22-2005)

Weekly results

CandidateOriginal teamWeek 5 teamWeek 6 teamWeek 7 teamWeek 9 teamFinal week teamApplication resultRecord as project manager
Randal PinkettExcelCapital EdgeCapital EdgeExcelExcelExcelHired by Trump3–0 (win in weeks 3, 7, & 10)
Rebecca JarvisCapital EdgeCapital EdgeExcelExcelExcelCapital EdgeFired in the Season Finale1–2 (win in week 11, loss in weeks 3 & 9)
Alla WartenbergCapital EdgeCapital EdgeCapital EdgeCapital EdgeCapital EdgeFired in week 111–1 (win in week 6, loss in week 10)
Felisha MasonCapital EdgeCapital EdgeCapital EdgeCapital EdgeCapital EdgeFired in week 111–2 (win in week 9, loss in weeks 4 & 11)
Adam IsraelovExcelExcelCapital EdgeCapital EdgeCapital EdgeFired in week 100–1 (loss in week 7)
Clay LeeExcelExcelCapital EdgeCapital EdgeExcelFired in week 92–0 (win in weeks 4 & 8)
Marshawn EvansCapital EdgeCapital EdgeExcelExcelExcelFired in week 81–0 (win in week 2)
Brian MandelbaumExcelExcelExcelExcelFired in week 81–1 (win in week 5, loss in week 8)
Markus GarrisonExcelExcelCapital EdgeCapital EdgeFired in week 71–0 (win in week 1)
James DillonExcelExcelExcelCapital EdgeFired in week 6
Mark LamkinExcelExcelExcelExcelFired in week 6
Jennifer MurphyCapital EdgeCapital EdgeExcelFired in week 60–1 (loss in week 5)
Josh ShawExcelExcelExcelExcelFired in week 60–1 (loss in week 6)
Kristi CaudellCapital EdgeCapital EdgeFired in week 50–1 (loss in week 1)
Toral MehtaCapital EdgeCapital EdgeFired in week 4
Jennifer WallenCapital EdgeFired in week 3
Chris VallettaExcelCapital EdgeFired in week 20–1 (loss in week 2)
Melissa HolovachCapital EdgeFired in week 1
Elimination Chart
No.Candidate123456789101112
1RandalININWININININWINININWININHIRED
2RebeccaININLOSEINININININLOSEINWINFIRED
3–4AllaINININININWININININLOSEFIRED
FelishaINININLOSEININININWINBRFIRED
5AdamININININININLOSEININFIRED
6ClayINININWINININBRWINFIRED
7–8MarshawnINWININININININFIRED
BrianININININWINININFIRED
9MarkusWINBRININININFIRED
10–13JamesINININININFIRED
MarkINININININFIRED
Jennifer M.ININBRINLOSEFIRED
JoshINININININFIRED
14KristiLOSEINININFIRED
15ToralINININFIRED
16Jennifer W.ININFIRED
17ChrisINFIRED
18MelissaFIRED
  The candidate was on the losing team.
  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 brought to the final boardroom.
  The candidate was fired.
  The candidate lost as project manager and was fired.

Episodes

Week 1: Let's Get Physical

Week 2: There's No Little "i" in Team

Week 3: Something Old, Something New

Week 4: Ice Cream of Genie

Week 5: Lost in Space

Week 6: Take Me Out to the Boardroom

Week 7: Back to School

Week 8: Store Wars

Week 9: One Hit Blunder

Week 10: Shaniagans

Week 11: To Lead or Not to Lead

Week 12: The Final Showdown

Week 13: Decision Time

At Randal's recommendation, Trump rescinded what could have been the first multiple-hiring and a US Apprentice first. [14] Throughout the following week, many were critical of Randal's decision. In an interview with Larry King, Randal defended his decision and said he had no objection to Trump hiring Rebecca at a later date.

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