The Apprentice (U.S. season 6)

This article is about the U.S. season. For the UK season, see The Apprentice (UK series six).
The Apprentice 6
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 14
Release
Original network NBC
Original release

January 7, 2007 (2007-01-07)[1] – April 22, 2007 (2007-04-22)

Additional information
Filming dates June 2006 (2006-06) – July 2006 (2006-07)
No. of contestants 18
Teams "Kinetic" and "Arrow"
Winner Stefanie Schaeffer

The Apprentice: Los Angeles is the sixth installment of the US version of The Apprentice reality television show. It was confirmed on November 30, 2005. Like the other Apprentice seasons, Donald Trump is the executive producer and host in his quest to hire a sixth apprentice. In a departure from the previous five Apprentice seasons, this one was shot in Los Angeles, California. As with seasons two through five, this season featured 18 contestants (whom Trump calls "candidates"). Ivanka Trump made her debut as a full-time boardroom judge this season (replacing Carolyn Kepcher, who was recently fired).[2] Donald Trump, Jr. also made his debut as a full-time judge this season (replacing George H. Ross, who did not appear due to the show's LA filming schedule, but did make a cameo appearance in the finale).

Season 6 changes

In addition to the change of locale, the following changes (including some "Apprentice firsts") have been made in the show's structure for the sixth season as described herein:

Candidates

The following is the list of candidates for this season, with their original team placements after teams were selected in week one. Some contestants did not have to audition but were recruited by the casting members.[3]

Team 1 Team 2
Kinetic Arrow
Candidate Background Original team Age Hometown Result
Stefani Schaeffer Defense attorney Arrow 32 Los Angeles, California Hired by Trump
(4-22-2007)
James Sun Internet company owner Arrow 29 Seattle, Washington Fired at end of season finale
(4-22-2007)
Nicole D'Ambrosio Real estate broker Arrow 27 Chicago, Illinois Fired in middle of Season Finale
(4-22-2007)
Frank Lombardi Real estate developer Arrow 28 Bronx, New York Fired in middle of Season Finale
(4-22-2007)
Kristine Lefebvre Licensing attorney Kinetic 37 Los Angeles, California Fired in week 12
(4-8-2007)
Heidi Androl Sales manager Kinetic 26 Santa Monica, California Fired in week 12
(4-8-2007)
Tim Urban Tutoring company owner Arrow 24 Los Angeles, California Fired in week 11
(4-1-2007)
Angela Ruggiero Olympic athlete Kinetic 26 Oyster Bay, New York Fired in week 10
(3-25-2007)
Muna Heaven Family law litigator Kinetic 28 Matawan, New Jersey Fired in week 9
(3-18-2007)
Surya Yalamanchili Brand manager Kinetic 24 Cincinnati, Ohio Fired in week 8
(3-11-2007)
Jenn Hoffman Publicist Kinetic 26 Phoenix, Arizona Fired in week 7
(3-4-2007)
Derek Arteta Entertainment lawyer Kinetic 34 Los Angeles, California Fired in week 7
(3-4-2007)
Aimee Trottier Surgical sales rep. Kinetic 32 Miami, Florida Fired in week 6
(2-18-2007)
Aaron Altscher Real estate sales manager Arrow 25 Chicago, Illinois Fired in week 5
(2-11-2007)
Marisa DeMato Class action attorney Kinetic 28 Wellington, Florida Fired in week 4
(1-28-2007)
Michelle Sorro Real estate consultant Arrow 34 Los Angeles, California Quit in week 3
(1-21-2007)
Carey Sherrell Marketing firm owner Arrow 25 Atlanta, Georgia Fired in week 2
(1-14-2007)
Martin Clarke Attorney/Professor Arrow 37 Atlanta, Georgia Fired in week 1
(1-7-2007)

Olympic candidates

During the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Donald Trump announced that 12 Olympians (eight men and four women) from Team United States 2006 would be vying for a spot on this edition. Voting continued throughout the entire Olympics concluding on the Closing Ceremonies.[4] Although not all of them made it to the "interview process", the 12 Olympians are as follows:

Team picks

Kinetic Arrow
PM Heidi Frank
1 Derek Carey
2 Aimee Tim
3 Marisa Aaron
4 Angela Nicole
5 Surya James
6 Kristine Stefani
7 Muna Michelle
8 Jenn Martin

Weekly results

Candidate Original team Week 3 team1 Week 4 team Week 10 team Week 12 partner Final task team2 Application result Record as project manager
Stefani Schaeffer Arrow Team Aaron Arrow Arrow James Sun Arrow Hired by Trump
James Sun Arrow Team Aaron Arrow Arrow Stefani Schaeffer Arrow Fired in the season finale 3 2–1 (win in weeks 9 & 10, loss in week 11)
Nicole D'Ambrosio Arrow Team Michelle Arrow Kinetic Kristine Lefebvre Kinetic Fired in the season finale 3 0–1 (loss in week 2)
Frank Lombardi Arrow Team Michelle Arrow Arrow Heidi Androl Kinetic Fired in the season finale 3 0–1 (loss in week 1)
Kristine Lefebvre Kinetic Kinetic Kinetic Nicole D'Ambrosio Fired in week 12 1–1 (win in week 8, loss in week 9)
Heidi Androl Kinetic Kinetic Kinetic Frank Lombardi Fired in week 12 3–1 (win in weeks 1, 2 & 11, loss in week 4)
Tim Urban Arrow Team Michelle Arrow Arrow Fired in week 11
Angela Ruggiero Kinetic Kinetic Kinetic Fired in week 10 0–1 (loss in week 10)
Muna Heaven Kinetic Kinetic Fired in week 9
Surya Yalamanchili Kinetic Arrow Fired in week 8 2–1 (win in weeks 6 & 7, loss in week 8)
Jenn Hoffman Kinetic Kinetic Fired in week 7 0–1 (loss in week 7)
Derek Arteta Kinetic Kinetic Fired in week 7
Aimee Trottier Kinetic Kinetic Fired in week 6 1-1 (win in week 5, loss in week 6)
Aaron Altscher Arrow Team Aaron Arrow Fired in week 5 2–1 (win in weeks 3 & 4, loss in week 5)
Marisa DeMato Kinetic Kinetic Fired in week 4
Michelle Sorro Arrow Team Michelle Quit in week 3 0–1 (loss in week 3)
Carey Sherrell Arrow Fired in week 2
Martin Clarke Arrow Fired in week 1

^Note 1 : Kinetic was exempt from week 3 as a result of their win in week 2. Arrow was split in two factions (Team Aaron and Team Michelle) during week 3.
^Note 2 : As there were no more project managers or team names for the final task, each team was identified simply as "James & Stefani" or "Frank & Nicole." However, an Arrow sign could be seen in the background of James' and Stefani's editing room, while a Kinetic sign could be seen in the background of Frank's and Nicole's editing room. For the final task, the final four candidates were directed to split into two teams, and each team was asked to choose two previously fired candidates to assist them. James and Stefani chose Angela and Aaron, while Frank and Nicole chose Tim and Surya.
^Note 3 : Trump fired three people during the course of the live finale. Frank and Nicole were fired in the middle of the finale, while James was fired at the end of the finale.

Elimination chart
Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Stefani IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN HIRED
James IN IN IN IN IN IN IN BR WIN WIN LOSE IN FIRED
Nicole IN LOSE IN IN BR IN IN IN IN IN IN IN FIRED
Frank LOSE IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN FIRED
Kristine IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN LOSE IN IN FIRED
Heidi WIN WIN IN LOSE IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN FIRED
Tim BR IN IN IN IN IN IN BR IN IN FIRED
Angela IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN FIRED
Muna IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN FIRED
Surya IN IN IN IN BR WINWIN FIRED
Jenn IN IN IN IN IN BR FIRED
Derek IN IN IN IN IN BR FIRED
Aimee IN IN IN BR WIN FIRED
Aaron IN IN WIN WIN FIRED
Marisa IN IN IN FIRED
Michelle IN BR QUIT
Carey IN FIRED
Martin FIRED
     The candidate was on the losing team.
     The candidate was hired and won the competition.
     The candidate won as project manager on his/her team.
     The candidate lost as project manager on his/her team.
     The candidate was called to the final boardroom.
     The candidate was fired.
     The candidate lost as project manager and was fired.
     The candidate lost as project manager and quit the competition.
     The candidate didn't participate in the week 3 challenge.

Episodes

Episode 1 – To Have and Have Not

Episode 2 – Pink Is the New Black

Episode 3 – Hollywood Walk of Shame

Episode 4 – Drive-Thru Duel

Episode 5 – To Bee or Not To Bee

Episode 6 – Travel Sweepstakes Smackdown

Episode 7 – Life in the Luxury Lane

Episode 8 – Bend It Like Donald

Episode 9 – Soap Gets In Your Eyes

Episode 10 – Girls on Rollerskates

Episode 11 – Shut Your Smartmouth

Episode 12 – Las Vegas, Baby!

Episode 13 – The Final Four

Episode 14 – Decision Time

Ratings

The sixth season of The Apprentice was by far the worst-received season of The Apprentice, and also the least watched on its initial run (the tenth season would later receive considerably lower viewing figures). Critics and many fans alike were very unfavorable to the various radical changes the show had made (such as being a Project Manager until failing, or having a winning Project Manager serve in the boardroom and advise Trump on who to fire) and thought the show lost its original appeal. They believed that producers were trying to incorporate more of a sensational edge to the show, rather than focus on the aspects of the business world, and some speculated that the show was trying to specifically mirror Survivor, with having the weekly losing candidates live in tents with no power or running water. Moreover, footage of the actual projects that candidates would work on was substantially cut, after the tasks in this season often took up as little as a fifth of the episode, whereas the tasks in previous seasons took up between a third and a half of the episode's running time. Trump later blamed creator and executive producer Mark Burnett for these ideas, who ironically is also the creator of Survivor. The 90-minute premiere of the sixth season averaged 9.1 million overall viewers and a 4.1/10 rating/share in the Adults 18–49 demographic. The figure for total viewers for the show's sixth season debut was much lower than that of the show's fifth season debut.[18] The second episode of season 6 averaged 7.3 million viewers.[19]

References

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External links

Candidate websites

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