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Celebrity Apprentice has a winner, raised $3.1 million for charity, but falls flat in its final hours

It was the most dramatic The Celebrity Apprentice season ever and the least dramatic finale, which ended with Donald Trump giving John Rich the win for no clear reason. Marlee Matlin was not fired, nor did Trump “hire” John Rich, perhaps an acknowledgement of their status as virtual equals, or perhaps just discarding terminology that …

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Donald Trump won’t wreck Celebrity Apprentice finale with campaign-related nonsense

The May 22 finale of The Celebrity Apprentice 4 won’t be wrecked by Donald Trump making any kind of announcement about his potentially series-ending run for the presidency/attention-getting campaign. Trump previously told the New York Times that he’d use the finale to say when he’d “be making an announcement about my decision.” But The Wrap …

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NeNe quits! Trump makes Meat Loaf cry! Star Jones fired! Trump isn’t gay! Apprentice!

NBC scheduled a three-hour Celebrity Apprentice episode last night, and while it was actually just two episodes put together, it was full of the kind of crazy entertainment we’ve come to expect from this season. Here are the highlights, such as they are: NeNe Leakes quits. NeNe has provided some of the best TV this …

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NBC won’t re-air Apprentice, Next Great Restaurant, but they’re online, on CNBC Friday

An episode of The Celebrity Apprentice and the finale of America’s Next Great Restaurant, which were interrupted by breaking news on the east coast and the west coast, respectively, won’t be repeated on NBC, but are online and will be rebroadcast on CNBC this Friday at 9 p.m. ET (Apprentice) and 10 p.m. ET (Restaurant). …

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