The Apprentice Asia

The Apprentice Asia
Created by	Mark Burnett
Directed by	Chee Kong Cheah (CheeK)
Presented by	Tuna fish
Starring	Mark Lankester Kathleen Tan
Voices of	Bill Wolff
Narrated by	Michael Douglas
Country of origin	Malaysia
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	11-episode.
Production
Producer(s)	Mark Burnett Donald Trump
Location(s)	Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia
Running time	1-hour
Production company(s)	All American Television Atlantis
Distributor	FremantleMedia Asia
Release
Original network	///// AXN Asia TV3 DZBB-7 (GMA Network) MediaCorp TV Channel 5/HD5 BEC-TERO Channel 3 / TVB Pearl SINDOtv
Picture format	SDTV (480i 4:3) PAL (576i 4:3) DVB-T (Digital UHF) HDTV (1080i 16:9)
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1 Datasat Digital 5.1 Sony Digital 5.1
First shown in	22 May 2013
Original release	22 May – 31 July 2013
External links
Website

The Apprentice Asia is an Asian reality game show that was broadcast from June until July 2013.^[1] In this show, a group of aspiring young businesspeople compete for the chance to work with the host of the show, Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes. Dubbed as “The World’s Toughest Job Interview,” the show is the Asian version of the original American show, The Apprentice. It was aired on AXN Asia and produced by FremantleMedia Asia, All American Television and Atlantis.^[2]

After the last show, Tony Fernandes hired contestant Jonathan Allen Yabut of the Republic of Philippines, a senior product manager. Andrea Loh Ern-Yu, a civil-and-commercial litigation lawyer, of Singapore was the runner-up.^[3][4] Yabut beat eleven finalists, winning a one-year contract and a six-figure salary job in Fernandes' airline, AirAsia.^[5]

Overview

The Apprentice Asia was hosted by magnate Tony Fernandes, who was later joined by Mark Lankester, CEO of the Tune Hotels’ Group, and Kathleen Tan, CEO of Expedia Asia. The role of the hosts in this show is to analyze what went wrong with the contestants' strategies and business outcomes, and to determine which team member of the losing team should be "fired" from the show.^[2][6]

The season started with 12 contestants, six men and six women from across Asia. All of the participants had been successful in various enterprises, including restaurant management, IT, and sales. During the show, the contestants lived communally in a suite in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where they were divided into two teams based on their gender. Each week, Fernandes assigned the teams a task. Each team selected a "project manager" to lead them in the week's assigned task. The winning team received a reward, while the losing team faced a boardroom showdown with Fernandes and two of his associates in order to determine which team member would be fired. Elimination proceeded in two stages. In the first stage, Fernandes confronted the losing team and required the week's project manager to select two additional team members which the project manager believed were most responsible for the loss. The rest of the team was dismissed (allowed to go back up to the suite, because they were safe to stay for the next round), and the project manager and the two other selected members faced a final confrontation several minutes later in which Fernandes fired one of the three.

Candidates

Initially both teams, or "corporations", were divided by their gender.

Color key

•      Team Mavericks (Men)
•      Team Apex (Women)

Contestant	Age	Background	Origin	Original Teams	Week 3 Teams	Week 5 Teams	Result	Episode Date
Jonathan Allen Yabut[7]	27[2]	Senior product manager[2]	Philippines	Mavericks	Mavericks	Mavericks	Hired (Finale)	31 July 2013
Andrea Loh Ern-Yu[8]	25[8]	Civil-and-commercial litigation lawyer[8]	Singapore	Apex	Mavericks	Mavericks	Fired (Finale)	31 July 2013
Alexis Lothar Bauduin	29	Asia-Pacific director in a liquor company	China	Mavericks	Mavericks	Apex	Fired (Week 9)	17 July 2013
Samuel Rufus Nallaraj	37	IT infrastructure company vice-president	India	Mavericks	Mavericks	Apex	Fired (Week 9)	17 July 2013
Dian Krishna Mukti[9]	36	Miss universe indonesia 2003 / Homemaker[9]	Indonesia	Apex	Apex	Mavericks	Fired (Week 8)	10 July 2013
Celina Le Neindre[7]	30[2]	Food & Beverage consultant[2]	Philippines	Apex	Apex	Apex	Fired (Week 7)	3 July 2013
Nazril Idrus[10]	38	Financial coach, trainer and entrepreneur[10]	Malaysia	Mavericks	Mavericks	Mavericks	Fired (Week 6)	26 June 2013
Nik Aisyah Amirah Binti Mansor[11]	25[11]	Auditor[11]	Malaysia	Apex	Apex	Apex	Fired (Week 5)	19 June 2013
Ningku Lachungpa[12]	29[12]	Infrastructure development company director[12]	India	Apex	Apex		Fired (Week 4)	12 June 2013
Dussadee Oeawpanich	35	Restaurateur	Thailand	Apex	Apex		Quit (Week 3)	5 June 2013
Hanzo Ng Kian Tat	34	Business owner	Malaysia	Mavericks			Fired (Week 2)	29 May 2013
Hendy Setiono[13]	30[13]	Founder and Chief Executive Officer of an F&B company[13]	Indonesia	Mavericks			Fired (Week 1)	22 May 2013

Weekly elimination results

Elimination chart based on the per week results

Candidates	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Finale
Jonathan Allen Yabut	IN	BR	IN	IN	IN	LOSE	IN	BR	IN	HIRED
Andrea Loh Ern-Yu	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	IN	IN	LOSE	IN	FIRED
Alexis Lothar Bauduin	BR	IN	IN	WIN	BR	IN	LOSE	IN	FIRED
Samuel Rufus Nallaraj	IN	LOSE	IN	IN	LOSE	IN	BR	WIN	FIRED
Dian Krishna Mukti	IN	IN	IN	BR	IN	BR	WIN	FIRED
Celina Le Neindre	IN	IN	LOSE	BR	IN	WIN	FIRED
Nazril Idrus	BR	IN	IN	IN	WIN	FIRED
Nik Aisyah Amirah Binti Mansor	WIN	IN	BR	IN	FIRED
Ningku Lachungpa	IN	IN	BR	FIRED
Dussadee Oeawpanich	IN	WIN	QUIT
Hanzo Ng Kian Tat	IN	FIRED
Hendy Setiono	FIRED
References	[14]	[15]	[16]	[17]	[18]	[19]	[20]	[21]	[22]	[3][23]

Color keys

The contestant was hired and won the competition.      The contestant won as project manager      The contestant lost as project manager

The contestant was on the winning team.      The contestant was a member of the losing team.      The contestant was brought to the final boardroom.

The contestant was fired.      The contestant lost as project manager and was fired.      The contestant quit the competition.

International broadcasts

The Apprentice Asia is expected to broadcast in all parts of Asia via the cable channel Sony Pictures Television International. Additionally, other local free-to-air channels aired the series.

Country of Broadcast	Broadcasting Station	Broadcasting Channel	Start Date	End Date	Aired	UTC	Dubbing	Subtitle
Indonesia  Malaysia  Singapore  Philippines  Thailand  Vietnam  Sri Lanka	Sony Pictures Television International	AXN Asia	22 May 2013	31 May 2013	Wednesday at 20:00 WIB	+07:00	English	Subtitle in various languages in Southeast Asia(s)
					Wednesday at 21:00 MST/SST/PST/HKT	+08:00
Malaysia	Media Prima (Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad)	TV3	1 August 2013	11 October 2013	Saturday at 00:30 MST			Malaysian
Thailand	BEC-TERO	Channel 3			Saturday at 00:30 TST	+07:00		Thai
Indonesia	SINDOMedia (Media Nusantara Citra)	SINDOtv	31 May 2013	16 August 2013	Friday at 21:03 WIB[24]	+07:00		Indonesian
					Friday at 22:03 WITA[24]	+08:00
Philippines	GMA Network	DZBB-7			Friday at 22:00 PST			Tagalog/Filipino
Singapore	MediaCorp TV	Channel 5/HD5	1 August 2013	11 October 2013	Friday at 22:00 SST			Chinese
Hong Kong	TVB	TVB Pearl	1 October 2013	11 October 2013	Weekday at 20:00 HKT
Macau
Vietnam	VTC	Let's Viet/VTC9	23 June 2013	1 September 2013	Sunday at 21:30 VST	+07:00		Vietnamese

References

1. "AXN presents The Ultimate Job Interview in The Apprentice Asia". MSN Malaysia. May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
2. Sallan, Edwin P. (May 18, 2013). "Two young Pinoy executives compete in ‘The Apprentice Asia’". Interaksyon. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
3. Xianne Arcangel (July 31, 2013). "UP grad Jonathan Yabut wins 'The Apprentice Asia'". GMA News. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
4. "Jonathan Yabut wins 'The Apprentice Asia'". Yahoo! OMG! Philippines. July 31, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
5. "Hired! Filipino wins first ‘Apprentice Asia’". The Philippine Star. July 31, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
6. Sulat, Bert Jr. B. (May 27, 2013). "Can a Pinoy win ‘The Apprentice Asia'?". Rappler. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
7. Donato, Jerry (May 22, 2013). "Born to play on The Apprentice Asia". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
8. "Just 15min to call loved ones weekly for The Apprentice Asia participants". The Straits Times. May 22, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
9. Wirajuda, Tunggul (May 25, 2013). "Beauty Queen Dian Krishna Is More Than Just a Pretty Face". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
10. Shuib, Syafique (May 23, 2013). "5 Minutes with... Nazril Idrus (The Apprentice Asia)". Astro Awani. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
11. Shuib, Syafique (May 26, 2013). "5 Minutes with... Nik Aisyah Amirah Mansor (The Apprentice Asia)". Astro Awani. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
12. Khan, Ashwin (May 28, 2013). "Ex-Mary’s student in The Apprentice". PuneMirror. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
13. Arditya, Andreas D. (May 19, 2013). "‘The Apprentice Asia’ brings competition to the region". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
14. "Get Ready for Sharp Suits and Even Sharper Claws". AXN Asia. May 22, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
15. "Hollywood Dreams, Lots of Sukling, and a Boardroom Battle. Meow.". AXN Asia. May 29, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
16. "The Hand, the Clueless Local, and the Shocking Twist". AXN Asia. June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
17. "Coffee Can Be A Challenge". AXN Asia. June 13, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
18. "One Befuddled Nash; One Distrusted Sam; And Winners And Losers.". AXN Asia. June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
19. "Tony. Loses. It.". AXN Asia. June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
20. "They Rap! They Beat-box! They Make Girls Cry!". AXN Asia. July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
21. "An Immature Girl, A Scheming Man, And A Fake Tiny Fernandes!". AXN Asia. July 11, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
22. "And Then, There Were Two.". AXN Asia. July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
23. Karen Flores (July 31, 2013). "Pinoy wins 'The Apprentice Asia'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
24. After SINDO Round Up is an Indonesian headline news bulletin programme on SINDOtv every hours for 3-minutes with 1-news update.

External links

• The Apprentice Asia website on AXN Asia