Contestants would vie for Trump's approval, allowing them to progress to the following installment, with those who failed summarily dismissed by Trump's now-famous catchphrase "You're fired!"
The ultimate winner of the series was given a six-figure salary to work within the Trump empire.
"The Apprentice" was a huge network television hit for several years and is credited with creating the public persona that Trump leveraged to run for the White House in 2016.
It also spawned dozens of international off-shoots including some that outlasted the US progenitor. While Trump was fired from the US show in 2015 over remarks he made about Mexican immigrants, the British version is still shown on the BBC.
"The Apprentice" is owned by MGM Alternative, whose parent company was bought by Amazon three years ago.