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The Apprentice Asia

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The Apprentice Asia
Created byMark Burnett
Directed byTony Fernandes
Presented byTony Fernandes
StarringTony Fernandes
Mark Lankester
Kathleen Tan
Narrated byTony Fernandes
Country of originMalaysia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes11 (see episodes)
Production
ProducerTony Fernandes
Production locationsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Running time60 minutes
Production companyFremantleMedia Asia
Original release
NetworkAXN Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Thailand)
TV3 (Malaysia)
DZBB-7 (Philippines)
Mediacorp Channel 5/HD5 (Singapore)
MCOT HD (Thailand)
TVB Pearl (Hong Kong, Macau)
SINDOtv (Indonesia)
Release22 May (2013-05-22) –
31 July 2013 (2013-07-31)

The Apprentice Asia is an Asian reality game show that was broadcast from May until July 2013.[1] In this show, a group of aspiring young businesspeople compete for the chance to work with the host of the show, Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes. Dubbed as “The World’s Toughest Job Interview,” the show is the Asian version of the original American show, The Apprentice. It was aired on AXN Asia (also in several countries in Asia) and produced by FremantleMedia Asia.[2]

Overview

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The Apprentice Asia was hosted by magnate Tony Fernandes, who was later joined by Mark Lankester, CEO of the Tune Hotels’ Group, Rob Jesudason, finance executive, and Kathleen Tan, CEO of Expedia Asia. The role of the hosts in this show is to analyze what went wrong with the contestants' strategies and business outcomes, and to determine which team member of the losing team should be "fired" from the show.[2][3]

The first season started with 12 contestants, six men and six women from across Asia. All of the participants had been successful in various enterprises, including restaurant management, IT, and sales. During the show, the contestants lived communally in a suite in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where they were divided into two teams based on their gender. Each week, Fernandes assigned the teams a task. Each team selected a "project manager" to lead them in the week's assigned task. The winning team received a reward, while the losing team faced a boardroom showdown with Fernandes and two of his associates in order to determine which team member would be fired. Elimination proceeded in two stages. In the first stage, Fernandes confronted the losing team and required the week's project manager to select two additional team members which the project manager believed were most responsible for the loss. The rest of the team was dismissed (allowed to go back up to the suite, because they were safe to stay for the next round), and the project manager and the two other selected members faced a final confrontation several minutes later in which Fernandes fired one of the three.

Series overview

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Series Premiere date Finale date Winner Runner-up Notes & prize
1 22 May 2013 31 July 2013 [1]Jonathan Allen Yabut Andrea Loh Ern-Yu A one-year contract and a six-figure salary job in Fernandes' airline, AirAsia.

International broadcasts

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The Apprentice Asia is expected to broadcast in all parts of Asia via the cable channel Sony Pictures Television International. Additionally, other local free-to-air channels aired the series.

Country of Broadcast Broadcasting Station Broadcasting Channel Start Date End Date Aired UTC Dubbing Subtitle
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
Sri Lanka
Sony Pictures Television International AXN Asia 22 May 2013 31 July 2013 Wednesday at 20:00 WIB/TST/VST +07:00 English Subtitle in various languages in Southeast Asia
Wednesday at 21:00 MST/SST/PST/HKT +08:00
Malaysia Media Prima Television Networks (Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad) TV3 1 August 2013 11 October 2013 Saturday at 00:30 MST Malaysian
Thailand MCOT MCOT HD Saturday at 00:30 TST +07:00 Thai
Indonesia SINDOMedia (Media Nusantara Citra) SINDOtv 31 May 2013 16 August 2013 Friday at 21:03 WIB[4] +07:00 Indonesian
Friday at 22:03 WITA[4] +08:00
Philippines GMA Network DZBB-7 Friday at 22:00 PST Tagalog/Filipino
Singapore Mediacorp TV Channel 5/HD5 1 August 2013 11 October 2013 Friday at 22:00 SST Chinese
Hong Kong TVB TVB Pearl 1 October 2013 11 October 2013 Weekday at 20:00 HKT
Macau
Vietnam VTC Let's Viet/VTC9 23 June 2013 1 September 2013 Sunday at 21:30 VST +07:00 Vietnamese

References

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  1. ^ "AXN presents The Ultimate Job Interview in The Apprentice Asia". MSN Malaysia. May 10, 2013. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Sallan, Edwin P. (May 18, 2013). "Two young Pinoy executives compete in 'The Apprentice Asia'". Interaksyon. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  3. ^ Sulat, Bert Jr. B. (May 27, 2013). "Can a Pinoy win 'The Apprentice Asia'?". Rappler. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  4. ^ a b After SINDO Round Up is an Indonesian headline news bulletin programme on SINDOtv every hours for 3-minutes with 1-news update.
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