The Apprentice
Into the Stretch: Part 1
TV Flash files “Into the Stretch: Part 1” as hour 50 of 107 in the TV Flash guide — The Apprentice (2004–2017) on NBC, season 3, episode 17, aired 2005-05-12, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E17: listed hour 50 of 107 in the The Apprentice guide, hour 17 of 18 in season 3. It aired 2005-05-12 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Games People Play” (S03E16). Next is “Into the Stretch: Part 2” (S03E18).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The final two candidates put on their respective events. One candidate, who is in charge of the Best Buy Video Game World Championship, tries to soothe the concerns of one of the corporate sponsors. The other finalist, who is in charge of the NYC2012 Athlete Challenge, is responsible for the governor of New York, George Pataki and has trouble locating an American flag.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Into the Stretch: Part 1 sit in the The Apprentice guide?
S03E17 is listed hour 50 of 107 — hour 17 of 18 in season 3, season 3 episode 17.
When did The Apprentice S03E17 air?
Into the Stretch: Part 1 aired 2005-05-12 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…