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NBC today took the rare step of responding to a tabloid story — a report in the New York Post that Celebrity Apprentice executive producers Mark Burnett and Donald Trump have a two-year deal with the network that will pay them $160 million, with star Trump pocketing some $65 million a year. “The financial information reported today in regards to The Celebrity Apprentice is grossly inaccurate and has been significantly overstated,” NBC said in a statement. “While it is our policy to keep financial information strictly confidential, neither the production costs of the show nor what Mr. Trump makes personally is in the realm of reality. Donald Trump and The Apprentice franchise remain a key part of the NBC primetime lineup and we are looking forward to another compelling cycle next season.” In May, NBC renewed Celebrity Apprentice for another season to launch in midseason. According to sources, there is no deal for another year after that. And the license fee the network will pay for the next cycle is about half of the $80 million a season listed. While still a potent performer, Celebrity Apprentice is no longer in the top tier of reality juggernauts like Dancing With the Stars, American Idol, The Bachelor, Survivor, and now The Voice.
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Goodbye Trump!
Liar Liar pants on fire.
Will anyone ever believe what Trump has to say from here on out? Between that and his political boondoggle his publicity currency has been spent.
Trump threw that number out there to cover-up the fact he dropped out of running for President because he saw the week before how he was going to be skewered in the media and he would explode showing the world he’s a volitile hothead.
Trump was never, ever going to run. He would never be willing to release his financials, end of story.
“grossly inaccurate”….pretty much sums up the Donald’s career and self image.
Ha! Ha ! Ha ! Wow ! That was a good one, Tom.
From the amount of money they charge each brand to “integrate” into the show, I wouldn’t be surprised if it is a very large number.
NBC should be ashamed of themselves for giving the bombastic one a forum for his ridiculousness. Seriously, I really hoped that when NBC was bought more reasonable people would kick him to the curb leaving The Donald to have to spin his own firing. But alas, NBC is still stocked w/ a spineless group of execs scared of something, or someone.
According to your previous post, “NBC’s The Voice (4.3/12) was down 7% (4% vs. its fast national rating as the singing competition tends to go up a tenth in the finals).” Isn’t this the third week in a row that “The Voice” has seen a ratings decline? So Nellie, why are you still touting it as a “top tier juggernaut?’ The numbers should be climbing as it pares down the contestants. It is losing viewers with each passing week. If anyone tuned in last night they would know why.
I used to watch both The Apprentice and then Celebrity Apprentice. Used to. But after The Donald revealed himself to be The Racist during his embarrassing courtship of the Tea Party base, I boycotted the final episodes of the most recent Celebrity Apprentice and will boycott anything this vile vulgarian appears on.
You’re the vulgarian, you FUCK
Um…whatever.
I <3 you Pistol Pete. In a bromance way, of course. LOL.
Please state evidence that the Tea Party is racist. SPECIFIC, actual evidence – not simply that they are against Obama or oppose illegals.
DONALD TRUMP IS ONE BIG FAT LIAR !!
Yeah, and so is every other person on any “reality” show.
You sound disappointed.
NBC did not need to publicize their business deals. The economy is bad, there’s so much jealousy around and evilness coming out of people from being jealous….they need to have an attitude of ” it’s none of your business “….what and how much we pay people and our shows! NO APOLOGIES to animals who are jealous, because they only have ” ill wishes ” for anyone who does well any way, so their opinion doesn’t count! Karma people, keep your ” heart pure ” , or what goes around comes around
GOD watches everything we do , even when others can’t see the devious, jealous things we do! Why is the world so messed up? Because of the evil actions of ” man kind “! NBC , get a backbone next time! God bless!
When is someone going to destroy Trump as he truly deserves? CNN had a story that Trump’s main business isn’t real estate. It’s branding his name. The majority of buildings that has his name attached he’s not a majority owner or he just being paid so his name can be associated to the building. Meaning it will be easy to destroy Trump. He said he was running for President to save the US. When he dropped out he said it was because he could make more money not being President and he wasn’t going to pass that up. In other words making money for himself is more important than saving the country. Are we surprised that a CEO thinks that way? Time to destroy Trump’s name so this idiot will never be heard from again.
Trump is no conservative–look at his donor record, his use of eminent domain, his previous books, etc. The conservative affection fotr Trump could not last, and was not deep. Trump was liked because he’s charismatic, brash, and bold… And because he is a celebrity. Many who liked him, liked him for bashing Obama’s politics
and China as an adversary. They did realize that Trump’s politics are more Schumer than DeMint. His obsession with the birth certificate was so blatant an attemp at publicity I wondered if his entire “campaign” wasn’t built to try to taint the Tea Party.
Apparently conservatives aren’t conservative either. RE: eminent domain. The Supreme Court, supposedly stuffed with conservatives produced the worst ruling regarding ED. Essentially allowing ED for any reason, not just the narrow reason for which it was formed. Any govt can take your land for basically any reason. If your land is where they think they will have a profitable tax base, bye-bye any actual private property rights!
I think it is one of the worst shows on television. Of course, NBC has been struggling for years, as they have become the Chicago Cubs of TV. Wrong decisions, overpaying for series and a lack of commitment to a quality product.
To be honest, Trump loves looking at himself so much on television that he would work for free…
Apprentice hasn’t been in that ‘top tier’ since season 2 or three, and the Celebrity version would not be on anyone’s radar if not for the insanity of its contestants. This is true no matter how many times Trump utters the words “This is the number one show in the country/on NBC.”
The $65 million is a blown-up figure, like that of Trump himself