The Apprentice (American TV series) season 9 explained

Season Number:9
Bgcolour:lavender
Num Episodes:11
Network:NBC
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Num Contestants:14
Winner:Bret Michaels
Runner Up:Holly Robinson Peete

The Celebrity Apprentice 3 (also known as The Apprentice 9) is the ninth installment of the reality game show The Celebrity Apprentice. On April 29, 2009, NBC officially announced the renewal of The Celebrity Apprentice for spring 2010. The show premiered on Sunday, March 14, 2010.[1] The two-hour season finale was on Sunday, May 23, 2010, 9–11 p.m., ET/PT and the winner was Poison lead singer and Rock of Love star Bret Michaels.[2] Michaels also returned for All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. Michaels was the only person from this season to return. Michaels was also the only previous winner to return and was fired first, coming in 14th.

Candidates

The candidates for this season, as officially announced.[3]

CelebrityProfessionOriginal teamAgeHometownCharityResultRaised
Bret MichaelsPoison singer & Rock of Love starRocksolid47Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.American Diabetes Association
(Sponsor of Camps for Kids With Diabetes)[4]

(05–23–2010)
11$640,000
Holly Robinson PeeteActressTenacity45Germantown, Pennsylvania, U.S. HollyRod Foundation[5] 12
(05–23–2010)
10$597,893
Sharon OsbourneMusic manager & reality television starTenacity57London, EnglandCedars-Sinai

Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program[6]

11Fired in week 10
(05–16–2010)
09$50,000
Curtis StoneCelebrity chefRocksolid34Melbourne, AustraliaFeeding America[7] 10Fired in week 10
(05–16–2010)
06$40,000
Maria KanellisProfessional wrestler & modelTenacity28Ottawa, Illinois, U.S.Make-A-Wish Foundation[8] [9] 09Fired in week 10
(05–16–2010)
04$20,000
Cyndi LauperSinger & actressTenacity56New York City, New York, U.S.Stonewall Community Foundation:True Colors Fund[10] 08Fired in week 9
(05–09–2010)
08$45,000
Summer SandersOlympic swimmerTenacity37Roseville, California, U.S.Right to Play[11] 07Fired in week 8
(05–02–2010)
07$45,000
Bill GoldbergWWE wrestler & actorRocksolid43Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.Specchio Family Foundation: Sons of the Fallen[12] 06Fired in week 6
(04–18–2010)
03
Selita EbanksVictoria's Secret modelTenacity27George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman IslandsShine on Sierra Leone[13] 05Fired in week 5
(04–11–2010)
04$20,000
Michael JohnsonOlympic sprinterRocksolid42Dallas, Texas, U.S.Laureus Sport for Good Foundation[14] 04Quit in week 5
(04–11–2010)
02
Rod BlagojevichFormer Governor of IllinoisRocksolid53Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Children's Cancer Center[15] 03Fired in week 4
(04–04–2010)
01
Darryl StrawberryFormer MLB right fielderRocksolid48Los Angeles, California, U.S.The Darryl Strawberry Foundation[16] 02Fired in week 3
(03–28–2010)
05$25,000
SinbadStand-up comedian & actorRocksolid53Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.Omega Boys Club: Street Soldiers[17] 01Fired in week 2
(03–21–2010)
00
Carol LeiferComedian & writerTenacity53East Williston, New York, U.S.North Shore Animal League America[18] 00Fired in week 1
(03–14–2010)
04$10,000

Weekly results

CandidateOriginal teamWeek 7 teamWeek 9 teamFinal task teamApplication resultRecord as project manager
RocksolidRocksolidTenacityRocksolid
TenacityTenacityTenacityTenacity
Sharon OsbourneTenacityRocksolidRocksolidFired in week 101–1 (win in week 9, loss in week 7)
Curtis StoneRocksolidTenacityRocksolidTenacityFired in week 101–0 (win in week 5)
Maria KanellisTenacityRocksolidRocksolidTenacityFired in week 101–0 (win in week 2)
Cyndi LauperTenacityTenacityTenacityFired in week 91–1 (win in week 6, loss in week 1)
Summer SandersTenacityTenacityRocksolidFired in week 81–1 (win in week 3, loss in week 8)
Bill GoldbergRocksolidFired in week 60–1 (loss in week 6)
Selita EbanksTenacityFired in week 51–0 (win in week 4)
Michael JohnsonRocksolidQuit in week 50–1 (loss in week 3)
Rod BlagojevichRocksolidFired in week 40–1 (loss in week 4)
Darryl StrawberryRocksolidRocksolidFired in week 3
SinbadRocksolidFired in week 20–1 (loss in week 2)
Carol LeiferTenacityFired in week 1
No.Elimination chart
Candidate1234567891011
1BretWINBRINININININWINBRIN CA
2HollyININININLOSEINWININLOSEINFIRED
3SharonININININININLOSEINWINFIRED
4CurtisINININBRWINININBRINFIRED
5MariaINWINININBRININININFIRED
6CyndiLOSEININININWININBRFIRED
7SummerININWINININININFIRED
8BillINININININFIRED
9SelitaINININWINFIRED
10MichaelININLOSEBR QUIT
11RodINBRINFIRED
12DarrylININFIRED
13SinbadINFIRED
14CarolFIRED

1 No one was fired during this episode because both teams raised a lot of money.

The contestant was on the losing team.

The contestant won the competition and was named the Celebrity Apprentice.

The contestant won as project manager on his/her team.

The contestant lost as project manager on his/her team.

The contestant was on the losing team and brought to the final boardroom.

The contestant was fired.

The contestant lost as project manager and was fired.

The contestant was absent during the project due to a previous engagement.

The contestant quit the show.

Episodes

Episode 1: True Colors

Task 1

Episode 2: Smooth In, Smooth Out

Task 2

Episode 3: Yellow Blur

Episode 4: Focus on that Image

Episode 5: He Shoots, He Scores

Episode 6: Beauty and Brains

Episode 7: Rock n Roll All Night

Episode 8: Rebuilding the Tension

Episode 9: Apartment Journey

Episode 10: The Weak Link

Episode 11 (Finale): You're Hired, You're Fired

Trivia

US Ratings

EpisodeRatingShareRating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Rank
(Timeslot)
Rank
(Night)
133
24.272.6/76.8634
34.672.8/77.3535
44.282.8/87.3734
54.783.5/87.935
64.682.9/87.2037
74.562.8/66.6036
84.473.3/77.3035
94.582.7/87.2037
104.783.1/87.7034
114.063.4/99.3026

Notes and References

  1. News: The Celebrity Apprentice Two-Hour Premiere! Sunday March 14th, 9/8c . NBC.com . December 10, 2009.
  2. News: NBC Announces Season Finale Dates . NBC.com . February 8, 2010.
  3. http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2010/01/04/blago-moves-to-the-private-sector-on-celebrity-apprentice/ Tuned In Blago Moves to the Private Sector, on Celebrity Apprentice
  4. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/bret-michaels/charity.shtml Bret Michaels's charity
  5. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/holly-robinson/charity.shtml Holly Robinson Peete's charity
  6. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/sharon-osbourne/charity.shtml Sharon Osbourne's charity
  7. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/curtis-stone/charity.shtml Curtis Stone's charity
  8. http://fans.wwe.com/maria/blog/2010/01/28/sevin_sins
  9. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/maria-kanellis/charity.shtml Maria Kanellis's charity
  10. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/cyndi-lauper/charity.shtml Cyndi Lauper's charity
  11. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/summer-sanders/charity.shtml Summer Sanders's charity
  12. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/goldberg/charity.shtml Bill Goldberg's charity
  13. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/selita-ebanks/charity.shtml Selita Ebanks's charity
  14. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/michael-johnson/charity.shtml Michael Johnson's charity
  15. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/rod-blagojevich/charity.shtml Rod Blagojevich's charity
  16. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/darryl-strawberry/charity.shtml Darryl Strawberry's charity
  17. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/sinbad/charity.shtml Sinbad's charity
  18. http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/contestants/carol-leifer/charity.shtml Carol Leifer's charity
  19. MrsSOsbourne. Sharon Osbourne. 14445183696. 21 May 2010. Unfortunately I’m not going to be at the Celeb Apprentice finale on Sunday because I have a pre-existing charity commitment..