The Apprentice
Bling It On
TV Flash files “Bling It On” as hour 41 of 107 in the TV Flash guide — The Apprentice (2004–2017) on NBC, season 3, episode 8, aired 2005-03-10, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E08: listed hour 41 of 107 in the The Apprentice guide, hour 8 of 18 in season 3. It aired 2005-03-10 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Project Putt Putt” (S03E07). Next is “What You Didn't See...” (S03E09).

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Both teams meet with five popular musical artists to help raise money for charity. Their negotiation skills are exposed as one candidate tries to act a little too "hip," while another becomes star struck.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Bling It On sit in the The Apprentice guide?
S03E08 is listed hour 41 of 107 — hour 8 of 18 in season 3, season 3 episode 8.
When did The Apprentice S03E08 air?
Bling It On aired 2005-03-10 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…