The Apprentice Australia

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The Apprentice Australia
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Genre Reality
Created byMark Burnett
Starring Mark Bouris (CEO)
Narrated by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Producer FremantleMedia Australia
Running time60-minute episodes (90 min. premiere)
Original release
Network Nine Network
Release28 September (2009-09-28) 
23 November 2009 (2009-11-23)
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The Apprentice Australia was an Australian reality television series which aired on the Nine Network. It was based on NBC's The Apprentice . It first aired on 28 September 2009 and last aired on 23 November 2009, and features Mark Bouris, the founder and chairman of Wizard Home Loans and Yellow Brick Road, as the chief executive officer (CEO). It is narrated by Andrew Daddo, [2] and the series' winner received a one-year employment contract worth $200,000 at a job managing Bouris' newest business venture, Yellow Brick Road.

Contents

Candidates

CandidateBackgroundOriginal teamAgeHometownResult
Andrew "Morello" MorelloAuctioneerPinnacle23 Melbourne Hired by Bouris
Heather WilliamsAdvertising Sales ConsultantEventus31 Maylands, Western Australia Fired 2nd in Finale
Gavin McInnesLawyerPinnacle33 Brisbane, QueenslandFired 1st in Finale
Mary-Anne LoweBusiness OwnerEventus30 Melbourne Fired in week 9
Sabrina Houssami University Student and Miss World Australia 2006Eventus23SydneyFired in week 8
Samuel "Sam" HooperLaw StudentPinnacle19 Adelaide, South Australia Fired in week 7
Carmen ParnosBankrupt. Former EntrepreneurEventus44 Melbourne Fired in week 6
John van YzerlooUnemployedPinnacle44 Romsey, Victoria Fired in week 5
Blake ChandlerCustomer Service ManagerPinnacle28 Central Coast, New South Wales Fired in week 4
Amy CatoBusiness OwnerEventus25 Adelaide, South Australia Fired in week 3
Lynton PipkornMarketing ConsultantPinnacle30 Melbourne Fired in week 2
Jane BarclayUnemployedEventus54SydneyFired in week 1

Weekly results

CandidateOriginal teamWeek 3 teamWeek 4 teamWeek 6 teamWeek 7 teamWeek 9 teamFinal task teamApplication resultRecord as project manager
Andrew "Morello" MorelloPinnaclePinnaclePinnaclePinnaclePinnacleEventusPinnacleHired by Bouris2–0 (win in weeks 1 & 8)
Heather WilliamsEventusEventusEventusPinnacleEventusPinnacleEventusFired 2nd in Finale1–1 (win in week 6, loss in week 4)
Gavin McInnesPinnacleEventusEventusEventusPinnaclePinnacleFired 1st in Finale2–1 (win in weeks 3 & 9, loss in week 7)
Mary-Anne LoweEventusEventusPinnacleEventusEventusEventusFired in week 91–2 (win in week 4, loss in weeks 8 & 9)
Sabrina HoussamiEventusEventusPinnaclePinnacleEventusFired in week 82–0 (win in weeks 2 & 7)
Samuel "Sam" HooperPinnaclePinnacleEventusEventusPinnacleFired in week 71–0 (win in week 5)
Carmen ParnosEventusEventusEventusEventusFired in week 60–2 (loss in weeks 1 & 6)
John van YzerlooPinnaclePinnaclePinnacleFired in week 50–1 (loss in week 5)
Blake ChandlerPinnaclePinnacleEventusFired in week 4
Amy CatoEventusPinnacleFired in week 30–1 (loss in week 3)
Lynton PipkornPinnacleFired in week 20–1 (loss in week 2)
Jane BarclayEventusFired in week 1
Elimination table
No.Candidate12345678910
1MorelloWININBRINININBRWINBRINHIRED
2HeatherINININLOSEINWININBRININFIRED
3GavinININWINBRINBRLOSEINWINFIRED
4Mary-AnneINININWINBRININLOSEFIRED
5SabrinaBRWINININBRINWINFIRED
6SamINBRBRINWININFIRED
7CarmenLOSEININININFIRED
8JohnINBRININFIRED
9BlakeINININFIRED
10AmyININFIRED
11LyntonINFIRED
12JaneFIRED
  The candidate was on the winning team.
  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.

Challenges

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10 (Finale)

Ratings and reception

The premiere episode had 692,000 viewers nationally, rating third in its timeslot. [3] The second episode sank to fourth for the timeslot with 657,000 viewers nationally tuning in. [4] The third episode rated a better with 823,000 viewers and winning the 9.30 pm timeslot. [5] Viewer numbers remained steady for the fourth episode, with the same numbers as the previous week, 823,000. [6] The fifth episode managed 742,000 viewers, which was followed up by an increasing figures of 832,000 and 874,000 viewers for the sixth and seventh episodes respectively.

EpisodeOriginal airdateFive-city metropolitan figuresViewers Total (in millions)RankRef
Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth NightWeek
128 September 2009223,000263,00087,00060,00053,0000.686No. 25No. 76 [7] [8]
30 September 2009 [nb 1] 272,000372,000146,00087,00076,0000.953No. 10 [7] [nb 2]
25 October 20090.627
7 October 2009 [nb 3] 1.677
312 October 2009269,000256,000132,00089,00073,0000.819No. 19No. 68 [9] [10]
419 October 2009266,000274,000123,00080,00079,0000.634No. 16No. 65 [11] [12]
526 October 2009241,000233,000105,00087,00076,0000.742No. 22No. 84 [13] [14]
62 November 2009258,000281,000116,000106,00071,0000.832No. 16No. 66 [15] [16]
79 November 2009261,000302,000127,00084,000100,0000.874No. 17 [17] [nb 2]
816 November 2009235,000258,000117,00078,00096,0000.783No. 17No. 66 [18] [19]
9215,000267,00069,00082,00075,0000.708No. 21No. 75 [18] [19]
1023 November 2009245,000283,000111,00095,00099,0000.834No. 17 [20] [nb 2]
Figures are adjusted from preliminary figures using data from the weekly rankings reports where possible.

Notes

  1. An "encore" of the first episode aired on 30 September 2009 following the first Hey Hey It's Saturday reunion special.
  2. 1 2 3 Figures and rankings for this episode are unadjusted from preliminary figures and therefore may be inaccurate.
  3. An "encore" of the second episode aired on 7 October 2009 following the second Hey Hey It's Saturday reunion special, which overran The Apprentice Australia's entire timeslot. Due to the overrun of this special, and the fact that figures and rankings for this episode are unadjusted from preliminary figures, the figures and rankings therefore may be inaccurate.

The Celebrity Apprentice Australia

The Celebrity Apprentice version of the series began to air on the Nine Network on 24 October 2011. A second series aired in 2012 and the third in 2013. After a one year break, the series was renewed for a fourth series, which aired in 2015. The series will return for a fifth season in 2021 after a six year hiatus with new CEO, Alan Sugar.

References

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  6. "Charlie Sheen wins Monday for Nine while The Apprentice remains steady". www.mumbrella.com.au. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
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