Better than anyone · Before politics · № 1

Nobody knows more

Knew more about who gets ratings than anyone

“The TODAY Show should call me about who to put on the show— I know more about people who get ratings than anyone.”
Said
, Post on Twitter (@realDonaldTrump)
Subject
TV ratings
Topic
Other
Era
Before politics

What the record showed

The Apprentice averaged 20.7 million viewers in its first season (2003–04); by season 10 (2010–11) it averaged 4.7 million and ranked 113th. The two-hour Celebrity Apprentice finale on February 16, 2015 drew a 1.6 rating/4 share among adults 18–49. NBC cut ties with Trump in June 2015 after his comments about Mexican immigrants, and on August 13, 2015 said the show would return with a new host.

Sources

  1. Tweet by @realDonaldTrump, October 26, 2012 Twitter, Oct 26, 2012
  2. The foremost experts on various topics according to Trump, most of whom are Trump The Washington Post, Jan 2, 2019
  3. 'Celebrity Apprentice' Finale Ratings Rise, Stevie Wonder Special Soft, 'Sleepy Hollow' & 'Originals' Up From Lows Deadline, Feb 17, 2015
  4. NBC officially fires Trump from 'Celebrity Apprentice' Fox News, Aug 13, 2015
  5. The Apprentice (American TV series) — Statistics by season Wikipedia, Sep 25, 2026