The Apprentice (U.S. season 10)

This article is about the U.S. season. For the UK season, see The Apprentice (UK series ten).
The Apprentice (U.S. season 10)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 13
Release
Original network NBC
Original release

September 16 (2010-09-16) – December 9, 2010 (2010-12-09)

Additional information
Filming dates June 1, 2010 (2010-06-01) – June 29, 2010 (2010-06-29)
No. of contestants 16
Teams "Octane" and "Fortitude"
Winner Brandy Kuentzel

The Apprentice 10 is the tenth installment of the United States version of international franchise and reality game series, The Apprentice. For this particular season, the show departed from Celebrity Apprentice and returned to its precursor, featuring unknowns as apprentices instead of celebrities. Not since season six, during the 2006–07 television season, did the show use this format. The theme of the season was "second chance" and the contestants are those affected by the late-2000s recession.

The format of the show is much the same as was employed between the first and fifth seasons, with the changes introduced in The Apprentice: Los Angeles being discarded. The biggest change is to the rewards—unlike the often lavish rewards that had been granted in prior seasons to the winning teams, in this season, the winning Project Managers are rewarded with one-on-one meetings with some of America's best-known business leaders and CEOs. Taping began June 1, 2010,[1] and ended on June 29, 2010.[2] The season premiered on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at 9–11pm ET.[3]

Despite hopes by fans that this season would lead to a permanent return of the original format, the season received the lowest audience figures of any Apprentice season, managing barely half the ratings of the panned season six, which had been the previous lowest-rated season. In addition, critics roundly condemned the decision to bring back the non-charity format, saying it was inappropriate to do so during an economic crisis (despite the fact that this season was dedicated to helping victims of the recession). Because of the poor ratings and lackluster reception of this season, Trump confirmed on the day of the final episode that the original format would be permanently discontinued after this season, and that all future seasons of the show would be in the Celebrity Apprentice format.[4]

Candidates

Candidate Background Original team Age Hometown Result
Brandy Kuentzel Former corporate attorney Fortitude 30 San Francisco, California Hired by Trump
(12–09–2010)
Clint Robertson Struggling property developer Octane 40 Fort Worth, Texas Fired in the season finale
(12–09–2010)
Liza Mucheru-Wisner Struggling business owner Fortitude 30 Corpus Christi, Texas Fired in week 12
(12–02–2010)
Steuart Martens Fledgling entrepreneur Octane 27 Washington, D.C. Fired in week 11
(11–25–2010)
Stephanie Castagnier Unemployed banker Fortitude 34 Chicago, Illinois Fired in week 10
(11–18–2010)
Poppy Carlig Unemployed grad student Fortitude 24 Richmond, California Fired in week 9
(11–11–2010)
Anand Vasudev Struggling business owner Octane 31 Tampa, Florida Fired in week 9
(11–11–2010)
David Johnson Unemployed account manager Octane 34 Portage, Michigan Fired in week 8
(11–04–2010)
Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy Assistant district attorney Fortitude 29 Brooklyn, New York Fired in week 7
(10–28–2010)
Kelly Smith Beaty Unemployed publicist Fortitude 30 Fayetteville, Georgia Fired in week 6
(10–21–2010)
Wade Hanson Struggling realtor Octane 33 Woodbury, Minnesota Fired in week 5
(10–14–2010)
Gene Folkes Unemployed financial adviser Octane 46 Wylie, Texas Fired in week 5
(10–14–2010)
Tyana Alvarado Unemployed sales rep. Fortitude 41 Miami, Florida Fired in week 4
(10–07–2010)
James Weir Unemployed attorney Octane 31 New York, New York Fired in week 3
(09–30–2010)
Alex Delgado Former construction engineer Octane 43 Santa Ynez, California Fired in week 2
(09–23–2010)
Nicole Chiu Unemployed attorney Fortitude 27 Palos Verdes, California Fired in week 1
(09–16–2010)

Weekly results

Candidate Original team Week 8 team Week 9 team Week 11 team Application result Record as project manager
Brandy Kuentzel Fortitude Octane Octane Fortitude Hired by Trump 1–0 (win in week 8)
Clint Robertson Octane Octane Octane Octane Fired in the season finale 2–1 (win in weeks 4 & 9, loss in week 11)
Liza Mucheru-Wisner Fortitude Octane Fortitude Fortitude Fired in week 12 1–1 (win in week 11, loss in week 7)
Steuart Martens Octane Octane Octane Octane Fired in week 11 2–0 (win in weeks 7 & 10)
Stephanie Castagnier Fortitude Fortitude Fortitude Fired in week 10 1–1 (win in week 5, loss in week 10)
Poppy Carlig Fortitude Fortitude Fortitude Fired in week 9 1–1 (win in week 2, loss in week 9)
Anand Vasudev Octane Fortitude Fired in week 9 1–0 (win in week 6)
David Johnson Octane Fortitude Fired in week 8 0–2 (loss in weeks 2 & 8)
Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy Fortitude Fired in week 7 0–1 (loss in week 4)
Kelly Smith Beaty Fortitude Fired in week 6 0–1 (loss in week 6)
Wade Hanson Octane Fired in week 5 0–1 (loss in week 5)
Gene Folkes Octane Fired in week 5 1–0 (win in week 1)
Tyana Alvarado Fortitude Fired in week 4 1–0 (win in week 3)
James Weir Octane Fired in week 3 0–1 (loss in week 3)
Alex Delgado Octane Fired in week 2
Nicole Chiu Fortitude Fired in week 1 0–1 (loss in week 1)
Elimination chart
Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Brandy IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN IN HIRED
Clint IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN IN WIN IN LOSE IN FIRED
Liza IN IN IN BR IN BR LOSE IN IN IN WIN FIRED
Steuart IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN WIN FIRED
Stephanie IN IN IN IN WIN BR IN BR IN FIRED
Poppy IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN BR FIRED
Anand IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN FIRED
David IN LOSE BR IN IN IN IN FIRED
Mahsa BR IN IN LOSE IN IN FIRED
Kelly IN IN IN IN IN FIRED
Wade IN IN BR IN FIRED
Gene WIN IN IN IN FIRED
Tyana BR IN WIN FIRED
James IN BR FIRED
Alex IN FIRED
Nicole FIRED
     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 on the losing team.
     The candidate was brought to the final boardroom.
     The candidate was fired.
     The candidate lost as project manager and was fired.
     The candidate didn't participate in the challenge.

Episodes

Episode 1: Back to Work

Episode 2: Frozen Assets

Episode 3: Working Like A Dog

Episode 4: Snack Attack

Episode 5: Rock the Catwalk

Episode 6: Pedicab Confessions

Episode 7: Broadway Boardroom

Episode 8: Dressed To Kill

Episode 9: Fragrant Disregard

Episode 10: Must-see Mobile TV

Episode 11: Driving Miz-rahi

Episode 12: Tee'd Off

Episode 13: Welcome to the Club - Season Finale

Sources

  1. "Ivanka Trump". Verified Twitter account. Retrieved 2010-06-01. Today is the first day of filming for The Apprentice. Very exciting." June 01, 2010 12:05:58 PM. She later specified, "The original Apprentice. We film the Celebrity version in the fall.
  2. Benischek, Mike (2010-06-14). "Donald Trump hits links at golf course with his name". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  3. "NBC Announces Updated Fall Schedule Premieres". The Futon Critic. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  4. "Donald Trump ('The Apprentice')". Digital Spy. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  5. Dehnart, Andy (10 December 2010). "Apprentice films Trump hiring and firing each finalist in case NBC opts to not air live finale". realityblurred.com. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  6. Philpot, Robert (10 December 2010). "What's next for Fort Worth's 'Apprentice' contestant?". Star-Telegram. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  7. Dehnart, Andy (10 December 2010). "Anticlimactic finale to a decent Apprentice season ends with Brandy's win". realityblurred.com. Retrieved 13 December 2010.

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