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The Apprentice

Season 1

16 listed hours · 2004–2017 · NBC

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How this season is filed

Filed by Lana Reyes · Red Carpet Reality

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.

TV Flash files Season 1 of The Apprentice (2004–2017) on NBC as the first listed season of 7 — 16 listed hours, 2004-01-08–2004-04-15 from “Meet the Billionaire” (S01E01) to “Down to the Wire: Part 3” (S01E16). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S01E01 Meet the Billionaire

    Meet the Billionaire is origin night: Mark Burnett business theater, a real-estate showman as prime-time character, elimination math as boardroom lighting.

  1. S01E01

    Meet the Billionaire

    Meet the Billionaire — Season 1, Episode 1 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-01-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S01E02

    Sex, Lies and Altitude

    Sex, Lies and Altitude — Season 1, Episode 2 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-01-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S01E03

    Respect

    Respect — Season 1, Episode 3 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-01-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S01E04

    Ethics, Shmethics

    Ethics, Shmethics — Season 1, Episode 4 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-01-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S01E05

    Trading Places

    Trading Places — Season 1, Episode 5 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-02-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S01E06

    Tit for Tat

    Tit for Tat — Season 1, Episode 6 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-02-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S01E07

    Dupe-lex

    Dupe-lex — Season 1, Episode 7 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-02-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S01E08

    Ice Escapades

    Ice Escapades — Season 1, Episode 8 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-02-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S01E09

    DNA, Heads, and the Undead Kitty

    DNA, Heads, and the Undead Kitty — Season 1, Episode 9 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-03-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S01E10

    Wheeling & Dealing

    Wheeling & Dealing — Season 1, Episode 10 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-03-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S01E11

    A Look Back

    A Look Back — Season 1, Episode 11 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-03-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S01E12

    Circus, Circus

    Circus, Circus — Season 1, Episode 12 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-03-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S01E13

    The Price is Height

    The Price is Height — Season 1, Episode 13 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-04-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S01E14

    Down to the Wire: Part 1

    Down to the Wire: Part 1 — Season 1, Episode 14 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-04-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S01E15

    Down to the Wire: Part 2

    Down to the Wire: Part 2 — Season 1, Episode 15 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-04-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S01E16

    Down to the Wire: Part 3

    Down to the Wire: Part 3 — Season 1, Episode 16 of The Apprentice. Aired 2004-04-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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