The Celebrity Apprentice Australia
Australian reality television series
The Celebrity Apprentice Australia Genre Reality Created by Mark Burnett Based on NBC: The Apprentice by Mark Burnett Presented by Starring Narrated by Opening theme Country of origin Australia Original language English No. of seasons6 No. of episodes74 Executive producers Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 30—90 minutes Production companies Network Nine Network Release 24 October 2011 (2011-10-24 ) – 18 November 2015 (2015-11-18 ) Release 23 May 2021 (2021-05-23 ) – 21 June 2022 (2022-06-21 ) The Apprentice Australia
The Celebrity Apprentice Australia is an Australian reality television series which aired on the Nine Network . Based on NBC 's The Apprentice , it first aired on 24 October 2011 and originally featured Mark Bouris , the founder and chairman of Wizard Home Loans and Yellow Brick Road, as the chief executive officer (CEO).
In July 2020, Nine reportedly commissioned Warner Brothers Australia, current owners of the franchise, to make a new season of The Celebrity Apprentice for 2021, with former series CEO Mark Bouris not returning.[ 1] [ 2] In September 2020, Nine confirmed at their yearly upfronts that the series will officially return in 2021 with British business magnate and The Apprentice UK host and CEO, Lord Alan Sugar leading the series, along with the reveal of Michelle Bridges , Michael "Wippa" Wipfli and Olivia Vivian as some of the competing celebrities.[ 3] [ 4] On 12 October, Nine announced the full list of celebrities competing in the season.[ 5] In the same month, Josh Gibson and Scherri-Lee Biggs were also announced as competing celebrities.[ 6] The season premiered on 23 May 2021.[ 7]
In September 2021, the series was renewed for a sixth season with Alan Sugar returning as CEO, and revealing Turia Pitt and Will & Woody as some of the competing celebrities.[ 8] [ 9] On 17 October 2021, Nine announced the full list of celebrities competing in the season.[ 10]
In September 2022, the series was cancelled for the second time by Nine and won’t return in 2023.[ 11] [ 12]
Timeline of personalities
Series overview
Teams by season
Season
No. of tasks
Team Name
Overall record wins as a team
Apprentice Result
1
8
Unity
2
Losing Team
Ignite
6
Winning Team
2
8
Fortune
3
Losing Team
Platinum
5
Winning Team
3
9
Fabulous
4
Losing Team
Supreme
5
Winning Team
4
10
Dream Team
5
Losing Team
Fearless
5
Winning Team
5
11
Fun-Raisers
4
Losing Team
Momentum
7
Winning Team
6
16
Innovate
6
Losing Team
Collaborate
10
Winning Team
Seasons
Season 1 (2011)
A celebrity version of the series began to air on the Nine Network on 24 October 2011. It was won by comedian Julia Morris , who beat choreographer and So You Think You Can Dance Australia judge Jason Coleman in the final Boardroom.
Season 2 (2012)
The second season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia began to air on the Nine Network on 18 April 2012. It was eventually won by television and music industry personality Ian Dickson , who beat reality star Nathan Jolliffe in the final Boardroom.
Season 3 (2013)
The third season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia began to air on the Nine Network on 30 April 2013. It was won by Olympic Gold Champion Stephanie Rice , who beat fellow olympian John Steffensen in the final Boardroom.
Celebrity
Charity
Result
Raised
Stephanie Rice
The Heart Foundation
Winner (25 June 2013)
$181,750
John Steffensen
National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy
Runner-up (25 June 2013)
$40,000
Roxy Jacenko
Sydney Children's Hospital
Fired in task 9 (25 June 2013)
$40,000
Jeff Fenech
Save Our Sons
Fired in task 9 (25 June 2013)
$179,200
Dawn Fraser
Sunshine Coast Riding for the Disabled
Fired in task 8 (18 June 2013)
$60,000
Prue MacSween
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Fired in task 8 (18 June 2013)
$50,000
Layla Subritzky
Lifeline
Fired in task 7 (11 June 2013)
$5,000
Dermott Brereton
The Shane Warne Foundation
Fired in task 7 (11 June 2013)
$294,687.99
Peter Everett
Skin and Cancer Foundation
Fired in task 6 (4 June 2013)
$32,743.11
Rob Mills
The Reach Foundation
Fired in task 5 (28 May 2013)
$40,000
Kym Johnson
The Merry Makers
Fired in task 4 (21 May 2013)
$10,000
Brian Mannix
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
Fired in task 3 (14 May 2013)
$10,000
Peter Berner
ChildFund Australia
Fired in task 2 (7 May 2013)
$10,000
Prinnie Stevens
Musicians Make a Difference
Fired in task 1 (30 April 2013)
$10,000
Season 4 (2015)
The fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia began airing on the Nine Network on 16 September 2015, following a one-year absence. Kerri-Anne Kennerley and Shelley Barrett replace Dane Bouris and Deborah Thomas as advisors. This season ends with Sophie Monk reigning supreme and defeating former Big Brother champion Tim Dormer in the final Boardroom.[ 13]
Celebrity
Charity
Result
Raised
Sophie Monk
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Winner (18 November 2015)
$263,412
Tim Dormer
Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
Runner-up (18 November 2015)
$28,152
Matt Cooper
Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick
Fired in Task 9 (11 November 2015)
$20,000
Richard Reid
Foodbank Australia
Fired in Task 9 (11 November 2015)
$15,000
Mel Greig
Endometriosis Australia
Fired in Task 8 (4 November 2015)
$10,000
Tegan Martin
Sydney Children's Hospital Westmead (Metabolic Clinic)
Fired in Task 7 (28 October 2015)
$130,782
Gabi Grecko
The Gay and Lesbian Foundation of Australia
Fired in Tasks 1 & 6 (21 October 2015)
$0
James Mathison
Barnardos Australia
Fired in Task 5 (14 October 2015)
$25,000
Esther Anderson
Pink Hope
Fired in Task 4 (7 October 2015)
$0
Gina Liano
Cancer Council Victoria
Quit in Task 4 (7 October 2015)
$0
Geoffrey Edelsten †
Fight Cancer Foundation
Fired in Task 3 (30 September 2015)
$17,799
Blake Garvey
ReachOut Australia
Fired in Task 2 (23 September 2015)
$0
Season 5 (2021)
The fifth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia began airing on the Nine Network on 23 May 2021, following a six-year absence. The winning celebrity will receive $100,000 for their chosen charity.[ 14] The season was won by Shaynna Blaze , who beat fellow celebrity Ross Noble in the final Boardroom.[ 15]
Celebrity
Known For
Charity
Result
Raised
Shaynna Blaze
Interior Designer & The Block Judge
Voice of Change
Winner
$489,000
Ross Noble
British Comedian
Australian Red Cross - Disaster Response and Recovery Fund
Runner-up
$103,500
Martha Kalifatidis
Reality TV Contestant
Bully Zero
Fired in Task 11
$40,000
Josh Gibson
Australian Rules Footballer
My Room
Fired in Task 11
$20,000
Michael "Wippa" Wipfli
Radio Presenter & Comedian
Cooper Rice-Brading Foundation
Fired in Task 10
$184,500
Camilla Franks
Fashion Designer
National Breast Cancer Foundation
Fired in Task 9
$20,000
Scherri-Lee Biggs
Miss Universe Australia 2011
Dress For Success Perth
Fired in Task 8
$20,000
David Genat
Model & winner of Australian Survivor: All Stars
The Garvan Institute
Fired in Task 7
$20,000
The Veronicas
Pop Star Twins
The Brain Foundation
Fired in Task 6
$244,050
Michelle Bridges
Personal Trainer
Women’s Community Shelters
Fired in Task 6
$20,000
Anthony Callea
Singer
Children's Cancer Foundation
Fired in Task 4
$20,000
Olivia Vivian
Olympic Artistic Gymnast
Melanoma Institute Australia
Fired in Task 3
$0
Rob Shehadie
Actor & Comedian
Save Our Sons
Fired in Task 2
$0
Alex Hayes
Influencer & Surfer
Batyr
Fired in Task 1
$0
Season 6 (2022)
The sixth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia began airing on the Nine Network on 22 May 2022. The winning celebrity will receive $100,000 for their chosen charity. The season was won by Benji Marshall , who beat fellow celebrity Darren McMullen in the final Boardroom.[ 16]
Ratings
References
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