Underplayed Gems

The Apprentice: You're Fired! (2006)

The Apprentice: You're Fired! poster
Genre
reality television
Country
United Kingdom
Length
11 seasons, 110 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A companion show to The Apprentice where a host and a panel of guests talk to candidates who were fired in the latest episode. They discuss what happened, show clips, and add some humor.

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What happens

The Apprentice: You're Fired! is a companion discussion programme, created by Mark Burnett for the BBC, and aired alongside The Apprentice since 2006. Initially shown on BBC Three before moving to BBC Two in 2007, the programme focused on interviews between the host, a panel of guests, and candidate(s) from the latest episode of the main programme that had been broadcast who were mainly fired, with discussions amongst the group often mixing general discussion, expert opinion and interviews, with highlight clips (unedited and edited) and small sketches designed for comedic effect. Over the course of its broadcast history, it has been hosted by Adrian Chiles, Dara Ó Briain, Jack Dee, Rhod Gilbert, and Tom Allen. The programme operated on a similar format to that of companion discussion programmes Big Brother's Little Brother and Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, although differed in that candidates interviewed on the programme were given gifts, while the final episode of each series, on occasion dubbed The Apprentice: You're Hired, coinciding with the final episode of The Apprentice and features interviews with the runner-up and winner, alongside Lord Sugar himself, a reunion of former candidates, and highlights from that year's competition. From 2008, the episode aired as part of two-hour crossover finale special with The Apprentice. The series came to its conclusion on 17 April 2025 after running for 18 series. In 2026, the BBC announced a new companion show for The Apprentice, called The Apprentice: Unfinished Business, which would be presented by Angela Scanlon and operate under a different format. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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