The last week has been a rough one for The Apprentice 6: LA host Donald Trump, though he couldn’t seem to care less. The Donald appears to be to preoccupied with his petty, pointless feud with Rosie O’Donnell and Barbara Walters to realize that things with the show aren’t going as fantastic as he would like them to be.
Personally, judging by episode 1, I think this season has the potential to be fantastic, but the premier episodes ratings were certainly no indication of that.
The Apprentice 6: LA News
- The season premier of The Apprentice 6: Los Angeles bombed out in the ratings department, offering up the worst premier ratings in the series’ 6 season run. Not only did the Apprentice come in a sad third place for it’s time slot, but it was beaten out by the likes of Desperate Housewives and Cold Case, two absolutely horrible and worn out shows. Could these be the signs on things to come? Will the Apprentice 6 be a bomb? I sure hope not. [PerezHilton]
- The Donald gets slapped almost as hard as Rosie would like to be able to lay one on him. Joseph Hewett, a 49-year old Apprentice hopeful is suing Donald Trump for age discrimination. Apparently he’s not a big fan of the fact that shows like the Apprentice base their casting a lot on a contestants age. Problem is, with the amount of other reality TV shows that have age restrictions in their contracts, I doubt anything will come of this. Trump will most likely throw him a few bucks to make his go away. [New York Post]
- Martin Clarke, the apprentice hopeful who was fired in episode 1 of the Apprentice 6: LA has started a website in the hopes of getting the Donald’s attention and getting another shot on the show, or at least so he says. What he’s really trying to do is use his pitiful performance on the show and annoying character to milk his 15-minutes of fame for as long as humanly possible. Originally I thought he created the site to try and drive traffic and make ad money, but I don’t see any ads, unless he’s got deals worked out elsewhere. Either way, he’s off the show, good riddance. [Martin Clarke]
- The Apprentice 4 winner Randal Pinkett has fulfilled his contract with Trump, but has been re-hired to stay on with the organization. I liked Randal, he did a great job on the show and obviously Trump seems to think so as well. Randal will stay on as a spokesperson for the Trump Institute and will also help with the Youth Apprentice Program. Good job Randal! [Reality Blurred]
- !!SPOILER ALERT!! Home video of a future challenge on the Apprentice 6, featuring Aaron, James and Stephanie has appeared online and offers some insight into a future challenge and possibly who will be sticking around a while longer. The video was taken by a group of guys that were asked to partake in the challenge. Watch the video after the jump!
Thanks to TVGasm for releasing this information.
I understand Donald Trump defending himself, however by attacking Rosie O’Donnell’s figure will only isolate him and possibly the Apprentice from gaining viewers that are in the same frame as Rosie. Currently Rosie is leading the Rosie vs Trump Poll.
“…with the amount of other reality TV shows that have age restrictions in their contracts, I doubt anything will come of this”
None of the other reality shows are about getting a real-life, non entertainment related job. That’s what makes this age restriction illegal. The other shows are covered by a BFOQ, which makes it OK to discriminate. btw – The Apprentice doesn’t have an age restriction in the contract – probably cause they know they can’t legally have one in this unique situation. That’s why the EEOC has allowed this lawsuit to proceed to court. If an American Idol contestant tried to sue for the same thing, the EEOC would rule that a BFOQ is in place and they wouldn’t allow the lawsuit to proceed.
For more info. – see StopTrump.com