The Apprentice
Into the Stretch: Part 2
TV Flash files “Into the Stretch: Part 2” as the last listed hour of season 3 — The Apprentice (2004–2017) on NBC, season 3, episode 18, aired 2005-05-19, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E18: listed hour 51 of 107 in the The Apprentice guide, last listed hour of season 3. It aired 2005-05-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Into the Stretch: Part 1” (S03E17). Next is “Let's Get Physical” (S04E01).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The final two candidates complete their two huge tasks and meet with Donald Trump for the final live boardroom showdown originating from NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. After the climactic "hiring," the third "apprentice" will choose their job and take a seat on the other side of the boardroom table.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Into the Stretch: Part 2 sit in the The Apprentice guide?
S03E18 is listed hour 51 of 107 — last listed hour of season 3, season 3 episode 18.
When did The Apprentice S03E18 air?
Into the Stretch: Part 2 aired 2005-05-19 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…