Prime Video decides it good a time as any to stream Donald Trump’s old reality show

“The Apprentice is one of the best shows that I ever produced,” producer Mark Burnett, who also worked on The Voice, Survivor, and Shark Tank, said in a statement. “The charismatic onscreen presence of President Donald J. Trump made it a bona fide hit. Now, thanks to Prime Video, a whole new audience will experience a new season every Monday.” Burnett also claims that the “show is a love letter to New York City,” and maybe that’s true in the way that Taxi Driver or Wall Street are also media properties that take place in New York City. 

The Apprentice previously was available on Tubi, but it stopped carrying the series in early 2021, per a Reddit thread at the time. (Who knows why.) Aside from popularizing the catchphrase “You’re fired!” the reality series also significantly increased Trump’s fame and introduced the world to characters like Omarosa Manigault Newman. The original series ran from 2004 until 2017, with Trump hosting the first 14 seasons. Arnold Schwarzenegger took over hosting duties for the final season in early 2017 as Trump was entering the White House for the first time. 

In his own statement, Trump said, “I look forward to watching this show myself — such great memories, and so much fun, but most importantly, it was a learning experience for all of us,” which sure sounds like something he would say. The series is of course not to be confused with the 2024 Ali Abbasi film The Apprentice, which had trouble finding a distributor and is still not streaming anywhere. 

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