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''The Celebrity Apprentice'' is an American television reality game show. It is a variation of ''The Apprentice'' series which was previously hosted by real estate magnate, businessman and television personality Donald Trump. Also like its precursor, the show's opening theme song is "For the Love of Money" by The O'Jays. Unlike its precursor, however, ''Celebrity Apprentice'' consists of famous persons as competing apprentices rather than unknowns. Some of the celebrities are relatively current while others tend to be those who have been out of the public eye for some time. All of them are competing to win money for a charitable organization of their choice. The celebrities come from a wide variety of different fields in the media: sitcoms, professional sports, music industry, reality television, radio, and other backgrounds. ''The Celebrity Apprentice'' is linked in seasons to its precursor TV show, ''The Apprentice'', which consists of seasons one to six and season ten. ''The Celebrity Apprentice'' is seasons seven to nine, and eleven onward. The seventh season (14th overall) premiered on Sunday, January 4, 2015. ==History== On July 6, 2007, it was announced that ''The Apprentice'' had been renewed for a seventh season, with a possibility of an eighth.〔(Rocchio, Christopher; Rogers, Steve; "Report: NBC to announce renewal of Donald Trump's ''The Apprentice'' ) realityworld.com; July 6, 2007〕 In an effort to revitalize interest in the series, season seven〔("The Apprentice: Trump Says NBC Wants Him Back" ) tvseriesfinale.com; 31 May 2007〕 featured celebrities playing the game to raise money for charities, going under the name ''The Celebrity Apprentice'' as opposed to continuing under ''The Apprentice'' format. British tabloid editor Piers Morgan was declared the victorious player of that season. On January 28, 2008, NBC confirmed that season eight would feature celebrities playing the game to raise money for charity. That season premiered in January 2009, and resulted in a win for comedian Joan Rivers.〔(NBC Says "You're Hired" for Second Season Pick Up of 'The Celebrity Apprentice' and Announces Live Two-Hour Finale of Season One on March 27th at 9:00 PM-11:00 PM ET )〕 Season three of ''The Celebrity Apprentice'' aired in the spring of 2010, and was won by musician Bret Michaels. On March 17, 2010, NBC officially stated that a new season of the original ''Apprentice'' would be brought back, with the explanation that regular working people would again attract audiences in light of the damaged U.S. economy. That season premiered September 16, 2010.〔(NBC.com - NBC, Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Want To Help America Get Back To Work With New Version Of Popular Original Series 'The Apprentice' )〕 This time the ratings were low, and both Trump and Producer Mark Burnett returned to the 'Celebrity' format, which saw John Rich win in season four. In season five, late night host Arsenio Hall won. In season six, the first all-star season took place, bringing back 14 of the most memorable celebrities to compete for the first title of the All-Star Celebrity Apprentice, which country singer Trace Adkins won. In season seven, Donald Trump returned the show to regular Celebrity Apprentice, TV anchor and talk show host Leeza Gibbons won the season. In June 2015, after Trump made remarks, widely considered as offensive, regarding illegal Mexican immigrants, NBC announced it would no longer do business with him. In September 2015, the network announced former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger would be the new host, and said the next series would premiere sometime in the 2016–17 TV season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Celebrity Apprentice」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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