The Apprentice UK (2005)

Game-Show · Reality-TV

British version of the reality competitions series that sees young entrepreneurs compete in several business tasks, attempting to survive the weekly firings in order to become the business partner of one of the most successful businessmen.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (3,862 votes)
Seasons: 20
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 20 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

6.05 avg 13 episodes 6.5 → 5.7

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wilting Blooms	6.5	27
2	Child's Play	6.2	18
3	Shop Till You Drop	5.9	18
4	The Harrods' Sales	6.0	20
5	Art with a Capital F	5.7	18
6	Advertising Executives	7.0	19
7	Apprentice Celebrities	5.9	22
8	Food Fight	5.8	18
9	Team News	6.0	19
10	Apprentices on TV	6.2	16
11	Apprentice Interviews	5.5	16
12	The Final	6.2	16
13	You're Hired	5.7	9

Season 2 (2006)

6.41 avg 12 episodes 6.7 → 6.6

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	6.7	12
2	Episode #2.2	6.3	12
3	Episode #2.3	6.1	11
4	Episode #2.4	6.7	11
5	Advertising	6.1	11
6	Car Sales	6.7	11
7	Retail	6.6	11
8	Episode #2.8	6.1	11
9	Episode #2.9	6.2	11
10	Episode #2.10	6.6	11
11	Episode #2.11	6.2	12
12	The Final	6.6	13

Season 3 (2007)

7.00 avg 12 episodes 7.3 → 7.1 60 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Coffee to Go	7.3	15
2	Doggy Designs	7.2	14
3	Start-up Service	6.9	10
4	Sugar Rush	7.0	10
5	Fish, Lips and Horses	6.9	10
6	The Sausage Saga	7.4	10
7	The 97 Pence Victory	6.8	11
8	Brand-a-Trainer	6.6	11
9	Feeling the Strain	6.8	12
10	Selling on TV	7.0	11
11	Interviews	7.0	11
12	The Grand Finale	7.1	9

Season 4 (2008)

6.72 avg 12 episodes 7.3 → 6.6

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fishy Business	7.3	8
2	A Dirty Job	6.3	8
3	Cooking with Gas?	6.2	8
4	A Photo Finish	6.2	8
5	Mid-series Sales	6.0	8
6	Yours Truly, Angry Mob	7.0	7
7	Fowl Play Afoot	8.6	12
8	Wedding Hell	6.2	8
9	Tissues	7.0	7
10	Re-inventing the Wheel	6.8	7
11	Questions, Questions...	6.4	7
12	The Final Hurdle	6.6	10

Season 5 (2009)

6.21 avg 9 episodes 6.6 → 7.7

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Scrubbing Up	6.6	13
2	Catering	6.2	11
3	Fitness Product	5.7	10
4	Cosmetics	6.0	10
5	Breakfast Cereal	5.7	10
6	Selling Bric-a-Brac	6.0	10
7	Selling to Trade	6.0	9
8	Marketing Margate	6.0	7
12	The Final Five	7.7	9

Season 6 (2010)

6.99 avg 8 episodes 7.3 → 7.0

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bangers	7.3	8
2	Beach Accessory	6.8	8
3	Bakery	7.5	8
4	Selling to Trade	7.5	8
5	Fashion	7.0	7
6	Advertising	6.2	7
7	DVD	6.6	7
8	Crisps	7.0	7

Season 7 (2011)

7.09 avg 13 episodes 7.1 → 7.3

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	£250 Business Start Up	7.1	12
2	Mobile Phone Application	6.7	11
3	Discount Buying for the Savoy	6.9	9
4	Beauty Treatments	7.0	9
5	Create, Brand and Launch a Pet Food	7.1	9
6	Rubbish	7.7	9
7	Freemium Magazine Launch	7.3	8
8	Paris	6.8	8
9	Biscuit	7.2	8
10	Flip It	7.3	8
11	The Final Five	6.8	7
12	Fast Food Chain	7.0	8
14	The Final	7.3	8

Season 8 (2012)

6.91 avg 14 episodes 7.0 → 6.8

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blank Canvas	7.0	9
2	Household Gadget	7.0	9
3	Condiments	6.9	9
4	Junk Shops	7.1	9
5	Keep Fit	7.3	9
6	Street Food	6.8	8
7	Flip It in Essex	6.8	8
8	Street Art	6.8	8
9	English Bubbles	6.7	9
10	Discount Dealing	7.1	9
11	The Final Five	6.8	8
12	Affordable Luxury	6.8	8
13	Why I Fired Them	6.8	7
14	The Final: Interviews	6.8	7

Season 9 (2013)

6.48 avg 11 episodes 6.9 → 7.2

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Container	6.9	10
2	Beer	6.3	8
3	Flat-Pack	6.8	10
4	Farm Shop	5.0	11
5	Dubai	6.9	9
6	Away Day	6.3	8
7	Caravans	6.9	9
8	Online Dating	6.4	9
9	Ready Meals	6.4	9
10	Stall to Shop	6.2	8
11	Interviews: Semi Final	7.2	10

Season 10 (2014)

6.13 avg 13 episodes 5.9 → 6.2

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ten Years of Selling	5.9	11
2	Wearable Technology	6.6	12
3	Home Fragrance	6.0	11
4	Online Video Channel	6.1	11
5	Coach Tours	6.2	11
6	Board Game	5.7	9
7	Advertising: New York	6.6	9
8	Country Show	5.8	10
9	Ten Years of Discount Buying	6.2	8
10	Premium Pudding	6.0	8
11	Interviews	6.2	8
12	The Final	6.2	8
14	Why I Fired Them	6.2	7

Season 11 (2015)

6.68 avg 12 episodes 6.6 → 6.8

Mid-peak

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fish Food	6.6	15
2	Week Two	6.5	14
3	Week Three England vs. France	6.8	14
4	Week Four	6.4	14
5	Week Five	6.8	13
6	Week Six	7.8	12
7	Week Seven	6.5	9
8	Week Eight	6.4	8
9	Week Nine	6.4	8
10	Week Ten	6.6	8
11	Week Eleven: Interviews	6.6	8
12	The Final and You're Hired!	6.8	8

Season 12 (2016)

6.56 avg 13 episodes 6.6 → 6.7

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #12.1	6.6	13
2	Advertising jeans	6.4	13
3	Episode #12.3	6.3	13
4	Episode #12.4	6.6	12
5	Episode #12.5	6.9	14
6	Episode #12.6	6.5	11
7	Episode #12.7	6.5	11
8	Episode #12.8	6.1	12
9	Episode #12.9	6.5	13
10	Episode #12.10	6.6	12
11	Episode #12.11	6.6	11
12	Episode #12.12	7.0	9
14	The Finale	6.7	12

Season 13 (2017)

7.17 avg 10 episodes 7.0 → 6.6

Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Burgers	7.0	23
2	Hotel Redesign	7.1	17
3	Robots	7.3	20
4	Stadium Sales	6.9	19
5	Lord Sugar's Birthday	7.4	20
6	Bruges Tour	7.5	17
7	Advertising - Cars	7.8	19
8	Doggy Business	7.3	19
9	Food Boxes	6.8	17
10	Fashion Show	6.6	17

Season 14 (2018)

7.04 avg 14 episodes 7.4 → 6.9

Season 14 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Malta	7.4	37
2	Comics	6.5	34
3	Doughnuts	7.0	33
4	Bodybuilding Expo	7.3	32
5	Shoe Design	7.0	33
6	Airline Advertising	7.3	35
7	Urban Gardening	7.0	33
8	Glasgow Art	7.3	30
9	TV Selling	7.4	27
10	Christmas Chocolate	7.2	24
11	The Final Five	7.2	20
12	Interviews	6.9	20
13	Why I Fired Them	6.1	14
14	The Final	6.9	21

Season 15 (2019)

6.75 avg 14 episodes 6.5 → 7.5

Season 15 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	South Africa	6.5	33
2	Ice Lollies	7.1	32
3	Toys	6.6	27
4	Electric Bikes	6.3	29
5	Oxford and Cambridge Discount Buying	6.5	29
6	Theme Park	7.0	27
7	Finland Advertising	6.8	27
8	Steam Train	7.2	22
9	Music Managers	7.0	22
10	Perfume	6.7	20
11	The Final Five	6.5	14
12	Interviews	7.1	17
13	Why I Fired Them	5.7	7
14	The Final	7.5	12

Season 16 (2022)

6.39 avg 14 episodes 6.1 → 7.0 59 min avg

Season 16 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cruise Ship	6.1	45
2	Toothbrush	5.6	39
3	Non-Alcoholic Drinks	5.9	34
4	Fishing	6.3	27
5	Gaming	7.4	30
6	Wales	6.1	25
7	Pods	6.9	25
8	Silverstone	7.0	23
9	TV Selling	6.8	21
10	Baby Food	7.0	25
11	The Final Four	5.7	18
12	Interviews	6.7	24
13	Why I Fired Them	5.0	10
14	Final	7.0	21

Season 17 (2023)

6.40 avg 12 episodes 6.4 → 6.7 59 min avg

Season 17 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Antigua Tourism	6.4	38
2	Bao Buns	6.5	36
3	Cartoons	5.6	38
4	Brighton Discount Buying	6.6	31
5	Electric Motorbike Advertising	6.2	35
6	Dubai Corporate Hospitality	6.4	31
7	Children's Lunchbox and App	6.2	31
8	Immersive Event	7.6	31
9	Male Beauty	6.4	28
10	Dog Food	5.7	28
11	Interviews	6.5	29
12	The Final	6.7	25

Season 18 (2024)

6.98 avg 12 episodes 6.9 → 7.1 60 min avg

Season 18 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Highlands Corporate Away Day	6.9	39
2	Cheesecakes	6.7	31
3	Virtual Escape Rooms	6.7	33
4	Discount Buying	6.9	30
5	Formula E	6.9	31
6	Cereal	7.0	28
7	Budapest Tourism	7.2	27
8	XBUS Advertising	7.0	28
9	TV Selling	7.3	30
10	Vegan Alternative to Cheese	6.8	26
11	Interviews	7.3	24
12	The Final	7.1	22

Season 19 (2025)

6.98 avg 12 episodes 6.4 → 7.7

Season 19 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Austria Tours	6.4	41
2	Virtual Pop Star	6.0	36
3	Discount Buying	6.7	33
4	Crops to Cash	7.4	34
5	Easter Eggs	6.7	31
6	Turkey Corporate Hospitality	6.6	29
7	Kids' Banking	6.9	28
8	Hot Sauce	7.1	28
9	TV Selling	8.1	30
10	Fashion	6.6	29
11	Interviews	7.6	26
12	The Final	7.7	23

Season 20 (2026)

7.36 avg 12 episodes 6.3 → 7.5 62 min avg

Season 20 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hong Kong	6.3	49
2	Children's Story	6.8	38
3	Chicken v Egg	7.2	37
4	Advertising Water	6.8	38
5	Flowers	7.4	29
6	Egypt	8.4	35
7	Gamified Fitness	7.7	30
8	Discount Buying: Take Two	8.0	29
9	TV Selling	7.4	29
10	Pet Product	7.3	29
11	Interviews	7.5	25
12	The Final	7.5	26

The Apprentice UK (2005)

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