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The Apprentice | |
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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]