The Celebrity Apprentice Australia

The Celebrity Apprentice Australia
Genre Reality
Created by Mark Burnett
Starring
Narrated by
Opening theme "Are You with Me" by The Potbelleez (season 1–2)
"For the Love of Money" by The O'Jays (Season 3)
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of series 4
No. of episodes 47 (as of 18 November 2015)
Production
Producer(s) FremantleMedia Australia
Running time 30–90 minutes
Release
Original network Nine Network
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release Original series
24 October 2011 –
25 June 2013
Revived series
16 September 2015 – present
Chronology
Related shows The Apprentice Australia
External links
Website

The Celebrity Apprentice Australia is an Australian reality television series which aired on the Nine Network. It was based on NBC: The Apprentice. It first aired on 24 October 2011 and features Mark Bouris, the founder and chairman of Wizard Home Loans and Yellow Brick Road, as the chief executive officer (CEO).

Timeline of Personalities

Judges Seasons
1 2 3 4
Current
Mark Bouris CEO
David Reyne Narrator
Kerri-Anne Kennerley Advisor
Shelley Barrett Advisor
Former
Andrew Daddo Narrator
Dan Bouris Advisor
Deborah Thomas Advisor

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired Result
Series premiere Series finale The Celebrity Apprentice/
Runner-Up
Team Charity Total Raised
1 19 24 October 2011 21 November 2011 Julia Morris Ignite National Breast Cancer Foundation $200,750
Jason Coleman Unity The Song Room $100,000
2 9 18 April 2012 16 May 2012 Ian "Dicko" Dickson Platinum Australian Children's Music Foundation $204,253
Nathan Joliffe Epilepsy Australia $80,000
3 9 30 April 2013 25 June 2013 Stephanie Rice Supreme The Heart Foundation $181,750
John Steffensen Fabulous National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy $40,000
4 10 16 September 2015 18 November 2015 Sophie Monk Fearless Make-A-Wish Foundation $263,412
Tim Dormer Dream Team Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors $28,152

Teams by season

Season Team Name Overall record as a team Apprentice Result
Won Loss
1 Unity 2 8 Losing Team
Ignite 8 2 Winning Team
2 Fortune 2 6 Losing Team
Platinum 6 2 Winning Team
3 Fabulous 4 Losing Team
Supreme 4 Winning Team
4 Dream Team 4 5 Losing Team
Fearless 5 4 Winning Team

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

A celebrity version of the series began to air on the Nine Network on 24 October 2011. It was won by comedian Julia Morris, who beat choreographer and So You Think You Can Dance Australia judge Jason Coleman in the final Boardroom

Season 2 (2012)

The second season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia began to air on the Nine Network on 18 April 2012. It was eventually won by television and music industry personality Ian Dickson, who beat reality star Nathan Jolliffe in the final Boardroom.

Season 3 (2013)

The third season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia began to air on the Nine Network on 30 April 2013. It was won by Olympic Gold Champion Stephanie Rice, who beat fellow olympian John Steffensen in the final Boardroom.

Season 4 (2015)

The fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia began airing on the Nine Network on 16 September 2015, following a one-year absence. Kerri-Anne Kennerley and Shelley Barrett replace Dane Bouris and Deborah Thomas as advisors. This season ended with Sophie Monk regining supreme and defeating former Big Brother Australia Champion, Tim Dormer in the final boardroom. [1]

Ratings

Season Episodes Premiere Finale Average viewers
(in millions)
Ref
Premiere date Premiere
ratings
Rank Finale date Finale ratings
(Final Challenge)
Rank Finale ratings
(Final Boardroom)
Rank
One 19 24 October 2011 1.052 #8 21 November 2011 1.057 #9 1.617 #1 1.032 [2][3]
Two 9 18 April 2012 0.859 #10 10 May 2012 0.837 #12 1.036 #7 0.800 [4][5]
Three 9 30 April 2013 0.866 #10 25 June 2013 0.573 #<20 0.653 #18 0.752 [6][7][8]
Four 10 16 September 2015 0.566 #19 18 November 2015 0.638 #18 N/A 0.599 [9][10]
Overall Average 47 0.835 #11 0.822 #13 1.102 #8 0.861

References

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