The Donald won’t hear “You’re Fired” any time soon.
NBC has picked up the Mark Burnett-produced, Donald Trump-fronted “The Apprentice” for a second run, likely beginning in the fall.
The pickup falls into the no-brainer category: “The Apprentice” has been averaging about 19 million viewers a week on Thursdays, holding its own against CBS hit “CSI.”
“The Apprentice” features 16 wannabe moguls vying for a job with Trump’s company, with an annual salary of $250,000. Each week, the two teams are given some business-related task, and the winning team remains intact, while Trump dismisses one of the losers with, “You’re fired.”
Applications for the next cycle for “The Apprentice” are available at NBC.com.
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Edited by Curt Wagner (cwwagner@tribune.com) and Kris Karnopp (kkarnopp@tribune.com)
