TV Series Ratings Analysis

The Apprentice Episode Ratings Heatmap

2005 · 20 Seasons · 266 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.7/10 (107 rated)

Highest Rated Episode

10.0/10

S8E1: Week 1 - Blank Canvas (1 votes)

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Best Season

9.10/10

Season 8 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season

Season 14

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.32), maintaining an average of 7.1.

Strongest Finale

10.0/10

Season 12 finale: "The Final"

Episode Recap →

Key Ratings Insights

Best season by average: Season 8 averaged 9.10/10 across 10 rated episodes.
Ratings fell from Season 8 (average 9.10/10) to Season 20 (average 6.39/10), a decline of 2.71 points.

Complete Episode Rating Matrix

Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.

8.5+ (Outstanding) 7.5 – 8.4 (Great) 6.0 – 7.4 (Average) < 6.0 (Underwhelming) Few votes

Episode	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4	Season 5	Season 6	Season 7	Season 8	Season 9	Season 10	Season 11	Season 12	Season 13	Season 14	Season 15	Season 16	Season 17	Season 18	Season 19	Season 20
Ep 1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	7.0	6.0	6.0	–	7.0	8.0	–	–	5.0	–	7.0	7.5
Ep 2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	8.0	7.0	7.0	–	7.0	7.0	–	–	4.0	–	6.0	6.2
Ep 3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	7.0	7.0	–	7.0	–	–	–	4.0	–	6.0	6.5
Ep 4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	6.0	9.0	8.0	–	6.0	–	–	–	5.0	4.0	4.0	6.0
Ep 5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	8.0	8.0	7.0	8.0	7.0	7.0	–	–	–	5.0	4.0	6.5
Ep 6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	7.0	8.0	6.0	7.0	7.0	–	–	–	5.0	4.0	7.0
Ep 7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	8.0	7.0	7.0	–	–	4.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
Ep 8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	7.0	6.0	6.0	7.0	7.0	–	–	5.0	4.0	10.0	7.0
Ep 9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	7.0	6.0	8.0	–	7.0	–	–	6.0	7.0	–	6.0
Ep 10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7.0	7.0	–	6.0	–	7.0	–	–	4.0	6.0	6.0	7.0
Ep 11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8.0	–	7.0	–	–	5.0	4.0	5.0	5.0
Ep 12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	8.0	–	10.0	–	–	–	–	4.0	3.0	6.0	6.0
Ep 13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8.0	–	10.0	–	7.0	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Season Avg	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9.1	7.2	7.3	6.9	7.6	6.9	7.1	–	–	4.6	4.9	5.8	6.4

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 20 seasons and 266 episodes, The Apprentice has earned an overall series rating of 6.7 out of 10. The series reached its critical peak early, showing a slight contraction in audience satisfaction in later chapters.

The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 8, Episode 1 ("Week 1 - Blank Canvas"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 8, Episode 5 ("Week 5 - Keep Fit"), landing at 1.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 8 between Episode 4 ("Week 4 - Junk Shops", 10) and Episode 5 ("Week 5 - Keep Fit", 1), a swing of 9 points.

Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Apprentice

Rank	Episode	Title	Score	Votes	Air Date
#1	Season 8, Ep 1	Week 1 - Blank Canvas	10.0	1	Mar 21, 2012
#2	Season 8, Ep 2	Week 2 - Household Gadget	10.0	1	Mar 28, 2012
#3	Season 8, Ep 3	Week 3 - Condiments	10.0	1	Apr 4, 2012
#4	Season 8, Ep 4	Week 4 - Junk Shops	10.0	1	Apr 11, 2012
#5	Season 8, Ep 6	Week 6 - Street Food	10.0	1	Apr 25, 2012
#6	Season 8, Ep 7	Week 7 - Flip It in Essex	10.0	1	May 2, 2012
#7	Season 8, Ep 8	Week 8 - Street Art	10.0	1	May 9, 2012
#8	Season 8, Ep 9	Week 9 - English Bubbles	10.0	1	May 16, 2012
#9	Season 8, Ep 12	Week 11 - Affordable Luxury	10.0	1	May 30, 2012
#10	Season 12, Ep 12	Interviews	10.0	1	Dec 14, 2016