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| The Apprentice | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| No. of contestants | 16 |
| Winner | Bill Rancic |
| Runner-up | Kwame Jackson |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | January 8 – April 15, 2004 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | September 2003 – October 2003, April 15, 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of The Apprentice aired on NBC in the winter and spring of 2004. It featured 16 candidates.[1]
This season had high ratings, ranking at No. 7 in the average weekly Nielsen Rankings, with an average viewership of 20.7 million viewers each week.[2] The final episode of the season was seen by an estimated 28.05 million viewers[3] and ranked as the No. 1 show of the week, beating out a new episode of CSI. It was the most popular new show of 2004.[4]
- ^ Fearn-Banks, Kathleen; Burford-Johnson, Anne (October 3, 2014). Historical Dictionary of African American Television. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810879171.
- ^ "Viewership numbers of primetime programs during the 2003–04 television season". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ "Viewership numbers of primetime programs for the week of April 12–18, 2004". Retrieved November 30, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Carter, Bill (April 17, 2004). "'The Apprentice' Scores Ratings Near Top for the Season". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 18, 2022.