The Celebrity Apprentice Australia season 2

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The Celebrity Apprentice Australia
Season 2
Starring
  • Mark Bouris (CEO)
  • Dane Bouris (advisor)
  • Deborah Thomas (advisor)
No. of contestants12
Winner Ian Dickson
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network Nine Network
Original release18 April (2012-04-18) –
16 May 2012 (2012-05-16)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 1
Next →
Season 3

The second season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia began airing on 18 April 2012 on the Nine Network. The series was commissioned in late 2011 following the popularity of the first celebrity season, and will be the third edition of The Apprentice Australia overall. The official cast was announced in January 2012, with filming beginning on 15 January 2012. [1] Mark Bouris returned as CEO, with his son Dane replacing Brad Seymour as boardroom advisor, alongside Deborah Thomas. [2] TV personality Ian "Dicko" Dickson was the celebrity winner, defeating reality star Nathan Jolliffe in the final boardroom.

Candidates

Following the success of the first series it was reported that many Australian celebrities had expressed interest in participating in a second series of the show. [3] Reports regarding the participation of Chopper Read, [4] Nikki Webster, [4] Kris Smith, [4] Julie Goodwin [5] and Stephen Belafonte [5] as candidates failed to eventuate, with media reporting in early January 2012 that David Hasselhoff [5] was set to appear in the series alongside former MasterChef Australia contestant Marion Grasby and The Amazing Race Australia winner Nathan Jolliffe, [4] as well as other expected candidates including Ian Dickson [4] and former Australian rules footballer Jason Akermanis. [4] These celebrities were all confirmed as candidates on 16 January 2012, with the full line-up of participants also consisting of Patti Newton, Charlotte Dawson, Lauryn Eagle, Vince Sorrenti, Fiona O'Loughlin, Ben Dark and Tania Zaetta. [1] [6] It has also been confirmed that Hasselhoff will be raising money for Surf Life Saving Australia, [1] while Newton and Dawson's chosen charities are SIDS for Kids and the Smile Foundation respectively. [1]

CandidateBackgroundOriginal teamAgeCharityResultRaised
Ian Dickson Music GuruPlatinum49Australian Children's Music FoundationWinner$154,253
Nathan Joliffe Reality Star Platinum25Epilepsy AustraliaRunner-Up$30,000
Lauryn Eagle SportswomanFortune23Bay City Care Fired in task 8
(10-05-2012)
Ben Dark TV PresenterPlatinum40Brisbane Royal Children's Hospital Fired in task 8
(10-05-2012)		$40,000
Vince Sorrenti ComicPlatinum51 The Cancer Council Fired in task 7
(09-05-2012)
Charlotte Dawson Australia's Next Top Model JudgeFortune46 Smile Foundation Fired in task 7
(09-05-2012)		$20,000
Jason Akermanis Former AFL PlayerPlatinum36Vicdeaf Fired in task 6
(03-05-2012)		$152,000
Patti Newton Entertainment IconFortune67Sids and Kids Fired in task 5
(02-05-2012)
Tania Zaetta Bollywood ActressFortune42Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Fired in task 4
(26-04-2012)
David Hasselhoff American ActorPlatinum59Starlight Foundation Quit in task 3
(25-04-2012)		$231,649
Marion Grasby Celebrity ChefFortune30Save The Children Fired in task 2
(19-04-2012)		$70,120
Fiona O'Loughlin ComedienneFortune49Angel Care Fired in task 1
(18-04-2012)

Weekly results

CandidateOriginal teamTask 2 teamTask 3 teamTask 4 teamTask 5 teamTask 6 teamTask 7 teamTask 8 teamApplication resultRecord as project manager
Ian "Dicko" DicksonPlatinumPlatinumPlatinumFortunePlatinumPlatinumFortuneFortuneThe Celebrity Apprentice1-1 (win in task 2, loss in task 6)
Nathan JoliffePlatinumPlatinumPlatinumPlatinumPlatinumFortunePlatinumFortuneFired in the final task1-1 (win in task 6, loss in task 3)
Ben DarkPlatinumPlatinumFortuneFortunePlatinumFortunePlatinumPlatinumFired in task 82-0 (win in tasks 5 & 7)
Lauryn EagleFortuneFortuneFortuneFortuneFortuneFortunePlatinumPlatinumFired in task 80-1 (loss in task 4)
Vince SorrentiPlatinumPlatinumPlatinumPlatinumFortuneFortuneFortuneFired in task 70-2 (loss in tasks 5 & 7)
Charlotte DawsonFortuneFortuneFortunePlatinumFortunePlatinumFortuneFired in task 71-0 (win in task 3)
Jason AkermanisPlatinumPlatinumPlatinumPlatinumPlatinumPlatinumFired in task 61-0 (win in task 4)
Patti NewtonFortunePlatinumFortuneFortuneFortuneFired in task 5
Tania ZaettaFortuneFortuneFortuneFortuneFired in task 40-1 (loss in task 1)
David HasselhoffPlatinumFortunePlatinumQuit in task 31-0 (win in task 1)
Marion GrasbyFortuneFortuneFired in task 20-1 (loss in task 2)
Fiona O'LoughlinFortuneFired in task 1
No.CandidateElimination chart
12345678
1DickoINWINBRININLOSEBRIN CA
2NathanININLOSEININWINININFIRED
3BenININININWININWINFIRED
4LaurynBRININLOSEINININFIRED
5VinceININININLOSEINFIRED
6CharlotteININWININBRBRFIRED
7JasonININBRWININFIRED
8PattiINININBRFIRED
9TaniaLOSEBRINFIRED
10DavidWINBR QUIT
11MarionINFIRED
12FionaFIRED
  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 brought to the final boardroom.
  The candidate was fired.
  The candidate lost as project manager and was fired.
  The candidate quit the competition.

Tasks

Unlike last season, the show aired 2 episodes a week and each episode had the challenge and the boardroom.

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

Task 4

Task 5

Task 6

Task 7

Task 8 (Finale)

Part 1

  • Airdate: 10 May 2012 (Task & Boardroom)
  • Fortune's Project manager: None
  • Platinum's Project manager: None
  • Task: To record a charity single
  • Winner: Fortune
  • Losing team: Platinum
    • Reasons for loss:Their single was felt to be less commercially viable.
  • Fired: Ben Dark & Lauryn Eagle- Simply they were eligible to be fired for being on the losing team
  • Notes:

Part 2

  • Airdate: 16 May 2012 (Task, Boardroom & Winner Announced)
  • Task: Ian and Nathan must create a music video for a version of the charity song they wrote in the previous episode.
  • Winner: Ian "Dicko" Dickinson
  • Runner-Up: Nathan Joliffe
  • Notes:
  • Each contestant got to choose three celebrities each from either this series or the previous one. Nathan chose Charlotte Dawson, Jason Akermanis and Didier Cohen. Dicko chose Patti Newton, Tania Zaetta and Jesinta Campbell

Ratings

EpisodeAirdateTimeslotViewers
(millions)		Night
Rank		Source
1"Ultimate Dog Pamper Experience"
"Boardroom"		18 April 2012Wednesday 8:30 pm0.859
0.908		10
9		 [7]
2"Pop Up Shop"
"Boardroom"		19 April 2012Thursday 8:30 pm0.835
0.941		9
6		 [8]
3"Hair Show"
"Boardroom"		25 April 2012Wednesday 8:30 pm0.812
0.858		13
11		 [9]
4"Celebrity Funfair"
"Boardroom"		26 April 2012Thursday 8:30 pm0.783
0.917		9
6		 [10]
5"The Buzz"
"Boardroom"		2 May 2012Wednesday 8:30 pm0.841
0.815		11
12		 [11]
6"Run a Tight Ship"
"Boardroom"		3 May 2012Thursday 8:30 pm0.810
0.907		9
7		 [12]
7"BMW 3 Series Print Advert"
"Boardroom"		9 May 2012Wednesday 8:30 pm0.729
0.817		14
11		 [13]
8"Charity Song"
"Boardroom"		10 May 2012Thursday 8:30 pm0.686
0.719		10
9		 [14]
9"Final Challenge"
"Final Boardroom"
"Winner Announced"		16 May 2012Wednesday 8:30 pm0.837
0.901
1.036		12
11
7		 [15]

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