The Apprentice (American TV series) season 9

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The Apprentice
Season 9
No. of contestants14
Winner Bret Michaels
Runner-up Holly Robinson Peete
No. of episodes11
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseMarch 14 (2010-03-14) 
May 23, 2010 (2010-05-23)
Additional information
Filming datesOctober 19 (2009-10-19) 
November 12, 2009 (2009-11-12)
Season chronology
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Season 10

The Celebrity Apprentice 3 (also known as The Apprentice 9) is the ninth installment of the reality game show The Celebrity Apprentice . On April 29, 2009, NBC officially announced the renewal of The Celebrity Apprentice for spring 2010.[ citation needed ] The show premiered on Sunday, March 14, 2010. [1] The two-hour season finale was on Sunday, May 23, 2010, 9–11 p.m., ET/PT and the winner was Poison lead singer and Rock of Love star Bret Michaels. [2] Michaels also returned for All-Star Celebrity Apprentice . Michaels was the only person from this season to return. Michaels was also the only previous winner to return and was fired first, coming in 14th.

Candidates

The candidates for this season, as officially announced. [3]

CelebrityProfessionOriginal teamAgeHometownCharityResultRaised
Bret Michaels Poison singer & Rock of Love starRocksolid47 Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. American Diabetes Association
(Sponsor of Camps for Kids with Diabetes) [4]
The Celebrity Apprentice
(05–23–2010)
$640,000
Holly Robinson Peete ActressTenacity45 Germantown, Pennsylvania, U.S. HollyRod Foundation [5] Fired in the season finale
(05–23–2010)
$597,893
Sharon Osbourne Music manager & reality television starTenacity57 London, England Cedars-Sinai: Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program [6] Fired in week 10
(05–16–2010)
$50,000
Curtis Stone Celebrity chefRocksolid34 Melbourne, Australia Feeding America [7] Fired in week 10
(05–16–2010)
$40,000
Maria Kanellis Professional wrestler & modelTenacity28 Ottawa, Illinois, U.S. Make-A-Wish Foundation [8] [9] Fired in week 10
(05–16–2010)
$20,000
Cyndi Lauper Singer & actressTenacity56 New York City, New York, U.S. Stonewall Community Foundation: True Colors Fund [10] Fired in week 9
(05–09–2010)
$45,000
Summer Sanders Olympic swimmerTenacity37 Roseville, California, U.S. Right to Play [11] Fired in week 8
(05–02–2010)
$45,000
Bill Goldberg WWE wrestler & actorRocksolid43 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.Specchio Family Foundation: Sons of the Fallen [12] Fired in week 6
(04–18–2010)
Selita Ebanks Victoria's Secret modelTenacity27 George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Shine on Sierra Leone [13] Fired in week 5
(04–11–2010)
$20,000
Michael Johnson Olympic sprinterRocksolid42 Dallas, Texas, U.S. Laureus Sport for Good Foundation [14] Quit in week 5
(04–11–2010)
Rod Blagojevich Former Governor of Illinois Rocksolid53 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Children's Cancer Center [15] Fired in week 4
(04–04–2010)
Darryl Strawberry Former MLB right fielderRocksolid48 Los Angeles, California, U.S. The Darryl Strawberry Foundation [16] Fired in week 3
(03–28–2010)
$25,000
Sinbad Stand-up comedian & actorRocksolid53 Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S. Omega Boys Club: Street Soldiers [17] Fired in week 2
(03–21–2010)
Carol Leifer Comedian & writerTenacity53 East Williston, New York, U.S. North Shore Animal League America [18] Fired in week 1
(03–14–2010)
$10,000

Weekly results

CandidateOriginal teamWeek 7 teamWeek 9 teamFinal task teamApplication resultRecord as project manager
Bret MichaelsRocksolidRocksolidTenacityRocksolidThe Celebrity Apprentice2–0 (win in weeks 1 & 8)
Holly Robinson PeeteTenacityTenacityTenacityTenacityFired in the Season Finale1–2 (win in week 7, loss in weeks 5 & 9)
Sharon OsbourneTenacityRocksolidRocksolidFired in week 101–1 (win in week 9, loss in week 7)
Curtis StoneRocksolidTenacityRocksolidTenacityFired in week 101–0 (win in week 5)
Maria KanellisTenacityRocksolidRocksolidTenacityFired in week 101–0 (win in week 2)
Cyndi LauperTenacityTenacityTenacityFired in week 91–1 (win in week 6, loss in week 1)
Summer SandersTenacityTenacityRocksolidFired in week 81–1 (win in week 3, loss in week 8)
Bill GoldbergRocksolidFired in week 60–1 (loss in week 6)
Selita EbanksTenacityFired in week 51–0 (win in week 4)
Michael JohnsonRocksolidQuit in week 50–1 (loss in week 3)
Rod BlagojevichRocksolidFired in week 40–1 (loss in week 4)
Darryl StrawberryRocksolidRocksolidFired in week 3
SinbadRocksolidFired in week 20–1 (loss in week 2)
Carol LeiferTenacityFired in week 1
No.Elimination chart
Candidate1234567891011
1BretWINBRINININININWINBRIN CA
2HollyININININLOSEINWININLOSEINFIRED
3SharonININININININLOSEINWINFIRED
4CurtisINININBRWINININBRINFIRED
5MariaINWINININBRININININFIRED
6CyndiLOSEININININWININBRFIRED
7SummerININWINININININFIRED
8BillINININININFIRED
9SelitaINININWINFIRED
10MichaelININLOSEBR QUIT
11RodINBRINFIRED
12DarrylININFIRED
13SinbadINFIRED
14CarolFIRED

1 No one was fired during this episode because both teams raised a lot of money.

  The contestant was on the losing team.
  The contestant won the competition and was named the Celebrity Apprentice.
  The contestant won as project manager on his/her team.
  The contestant lost as project manager on his/her team.
  The contestant was on the losing team and brought to the final boardroom.
  The contestant was fired.
  The contestant lost as project manager and was fired.
  The contestant was absent during the project due to a previous engagement.
  The contestant quit the show.

Episodes

Episode 1: True Colors

Task 1

Episode 2: Smooth In, Smooth Out

Task 2

Episode 3: Yellow Blur

Episode 4: Focus on that Image

Episode 5: He Shoots, He Scores

Episode 6: Beauty and Brains

Episode 7: Rock n Roll All Night

Episode 8: Rebuilding the Tension

Episode 9: Apartment Journey

Episode 11 (Finale): You're Hired, You're Fired

Trivia

US Ratings

EpisodeRatingShare Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Rank
(Timeslot)
Rank
(Night)
133
24.272.6/76.8634
34.672.8/77.3535
44.282.8/87.3734
54.783.5/87.935
64.682.9/87.2037
74.562.8/66.6036
84.473.3/77.3035
94.582.7/87.2037
104.783.1/87.7034
114.063.4/99.3026

References

  1. "The Celebrity Apprentice Two-Hour Premiere! Sunday March 14th, 9/8c". NBC.com. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
  2. "NBC Announces Season Finale Dates". NBC.com. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  3. Tuned In Blago Moves to the Private Sector, on Celebrity Apprentice. Retrieved 2010-01-04
  4. Bret Michaels's charity
  5. Holly Robinson Peete's charity
  6. Sharon Osbourne's charity
  7. Curtis Stone's charity
  8. http://fans.wwe.com/maria/blog/2010/01/28/sevin_sins [ dead link ]
  9. Maria Kanellis's charity
  10. Cyndi Lauper's charity
  11. Summer Sanders's charity
  12. Bill Goldberg's charity
  13. Selita Ebanks's charity
  14. Michael Johnson's charity
  15. Rod Blagojevich's charity
  16. Darryl Strawberry's charity
  17. Sinbad's charity
  18. Carol Leifer's charity
  19. Sharon Osbourne [@MrsSOsbourne] (May 21, 2010). "Unfortunately I'm not going to be at the Celeb Apprentice finale on Sunday because I have a pre-existing charity commitment" (Tweet) via Twitter.

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