The Apprentice
Trouble Is Brewing
TV Flash files “Trouble Is Brewing” as hour 36 of 107 in the TV Flash guide — The Apprentice (2004–2017) on NBC, season 3, episode 3, aired 2005-02-03, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E03: listed hour 36 of 107 in the The Apprentice guide, hour 3 of 18 in season 3. It aired 2005-02-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Motel 666” (S03E02). Next is “Soap Dopes” (S03E04).
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The 16 remaining hopefuls are tasked to create a PR campaign for instant coffee. One team becomes very angry with a lazy member and another candidate makes a decision that has permanent ramifications and leaves everyone in a state of shock. In the boardroom, the buzz eventually wears off as Donald Trump fires another candidate.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Trouble Is Brewing sit in the The Apprentice guide?
S03E03 is listed hour 36 of 107 — hour 3 of 18 in season 3, season 3 episode 3.
When did The Apprentice S03E03 air?
Trouble Is Brewing aired 2005-02-03 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is The Apprentice just the catchphrase?
Tasks, boardroom, weekly elimination — Burnett business theater. You're fired entered the lexicon because the format printed it nightly.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Corporate tasks, a boardroom, a pointing finger, and a catchphrase that left the studio. The Apprentice is Mark Burnett business theater that turned a real-estate showman into a prime-time character — elimination math as entertainment, with a political afterlife nobody booked as a twist.
The pointing finger is the silhouette. Mark Burnett's The Apprentice premiered on NBC in 2004 to huge ratings: Donald Trump as host, a real-estate showman turned into a prime-time character, Ivanka Trump, George Ross, Carolyn Kepcher in the boardroom. Contestants battle corporate tasks. Elimination math as entertainment. You're fired entered the lexicon like a garment everyone suddenly owned. Later seasons shifted hosts after Trump's political rise. The afterlife is the argument. The original lighting is the…
Filed against
- Donald Trump as Host
Donald Trump hosted The Apprentice as boardroom business theater — corporate tasks, a pointing finger, a catchphrase that left the studio, Mark Burnett turning a real-estate showman into a prime-time character. Elimination math as…
- Ivanka Trump as Advisor
Ivanka Trump sat in The Apprentice as Advisor — Mark Burnett business theater, corporate tasks, a boardroom, a pointing finger, a catchphrase that left the studio. Real-estate showman as prime-time character; the daughter as counsel in…
- George Ross as Advisor
George Ross sat in The Apprentice boardroom as Advisor — 2000s Mark Burnett business theater, corporate tasks, a pointing finger, a catchphrase that left the studio. Real-estate showman as prime-time character; Ross as the counsel in the…
- Carolyn Kepcher as Advisor
Carolyn Kepcher sat as advisor on The Apprentice — corporate tasks, a boardroom, a pointing finger, Mark Burnett business theater that turned a real-estate showman into a prime-time character. Elimination math as entertainment, a…