with 18 episodes premiered on March 15, 2007

with 14 episodes premiered on February 16, 2005

Series One of The Apprentice television programme was broadcast in the UK from 16 February to 11 May in 2005. The format of the UK version was very similar to that of the US original. The format was … see more

with 12 episodes premiered on February 22, 2006

Series Two of The Apprentice was a television series which was broadcast on BBC Two between 22 February and 10 May 2006. As in the previous series, Sir Alan Sugar continued as the boss, assigning the… see more

with 12 episodes premiered on March 28, 2007

Series Three of The Apprentice was a television series which aired in the UK on BBC One. The series began on 28 March 2007 and finished on 13 June 2007. Sir Alan Sugar reprised his role as the boss … see more

with 12 episodes premiered on March 26, 2008

Series Four of The Apprentice was a British reality television series. The series began on BBC One on 26 March 2008, and ran for twelve weekly episodes. Auditions and interviews are reported to have … see more

with 12 episodes premiered on March 25, 2009

Series Five of The Apprentice was a British reality television series. The series began airing on BBC One on 25 March 2009 and ran for twelve weekly hour-long episodes, as in all previous years. Audi… see more

with 15 episodes premiered on October 6, 2010

Series Six of The Apprentice was a British reality television series. The series started on BBC One on 6 October 2010 and ran for twelve weekly hour-long episodes, as in all previous years. Following… see more

with 15 episodes premiered on May 10, 2011

Series Seven of The Apprentice was a British reality television series. The series started on BBC One on 10 May 2011, and ran for 12 hour-long weekly episodes, as in all previous years. However, Epis… see more

with 14 episodes premiered on March 21, 2012

Series Eight of The Apprentice was a British reality television series. The series started on BBC One on 21 March 2012, and ran for 12 weeks, with each episode lasting an hour.

with 14 episodes premiered on May 7, 2013

Series Nine of The Apprentice is a British reality television series. The series began on BBC One on 7 May 2013. On 8 July 2013, an episode called The Final Five aired, which profiled the remaining … see more

with 14 episodes premiered on October 14, 2014

with 14 episodes premiered on October 14, 2015

with 14 episodes premiered on October 6, 2016

with 14 episodes premiered on October 4, 2017

with 14 episodes premiered on October 3, 2018

with 14 episodes premiered on October 2, 2019

Over the course of 12 tough tasks, the 16 candidates will be whittled down until just one victor remains. And plenty of sparks are set to fly in the boardroom along the way! Each week the budding en… see more

with 14 episodes premiered on January 6, 2022

with 12 episodes premiered on January 5, 2023

with 12 episodes premiered on February 1, 2024

with 12 episodes premiered on January 30, 2025

with 12 episodes premiered on January 29, 2026

The ultimate business battle is back for its twentieth series, with the return of Lord Sugar, Baroness Brady and Tim Campbell MBE. Britain’s entrepreneurial elite face off in the hope of winning Lord… see more