| The Apprentice | |
|---|---|
| Series 3 | |
_series_3&sq=&lang=&file=File:Apprentice2007.jpg) Promo group shot of Alan Sugar, Nick Hewer, and Margaret Mountford standing amongst the candidates for series 3 | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 28 March – 13 June 2007 |
| Series chronology | |
The third series of British reality television series The Apprentice (UK) was broadcast in the UK on BBC One, from 28 March to 13 June 2007. Following favourable ratings, the BBC moved the programme onto its mainstream channel and thus to a much wider audience, with its companion discussion show The Apprentice: You're Fired! being reallocated to BBC Two as part of the move.[1] For this series, Alan Sugar commented that its production would include "tougher tasks and better people" as a means of making the programme stand out from other shows like Big Brother.[2] Alongside the usual twelve episodes, the series also featured two specials – the first, titled "Beyond the Boardroom", was aired on 3 June prior to the eleventh episode; the second, titled "Why I Fired Them", was aired on 10 June prior to the broadcast of the series finale.
This series saw in a change in the show's format, allowing for sixteen candidates to take part in the third series, with Simon Ambrose becoming the overall winner.[3] Excluding the specials, the series averaged around 5.62 million viewers during its broadcast. The third series saw Sugar face accusations of sexism from several groups that he later denied, alongside a complaint by a candidate who participated in the series over the treatment of himself and the others he worked with.
- ^ Day, Julia (25 August 2006). "Apprentice promoted to BBC1". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ^ Robb, Stephen (3 April 2007). "Back in Apprentice's firing line". BBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
- ^ "Simon named as Apprentice winner". BBC News. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2007.