The Apprentice
A Lonely Drive
TV Flash files “A Lonely Drive” as hour 46 of 107 in the TV Flash guide — The Apprentice (2004–2017) on NBC, season 3, episode 13, aired 2005-04-14, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E13: listed hour 46 of 107 in the The Apprentice guide, hour 13 of 18 in season 3. It aired 2005-04-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Seams Stress” (S03E12). Next is “I Can't Believe It's Not Clutter” (S03E14).

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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
With six candidates left, the teams are challenged to create a promotional brochure for a limited edition automobile. The task goes all night and both project managers have different experiences with their teammates as the task continues into the early morning hours.
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Lonely Drive sit in the The Apprentice guide?
S03E13 is listed hour 46 of 107 — hour 13 of 18 in season 3, season 3 episode 13.
When did The Apprentice S03E13 air?
A Lonely Drive aired 2005-04-14 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…