About this season
The ultimate sixteen-week job interview where eighteen Americans compete in a series of rigorous business tasks, many of which include prominent Fortune 500 companies and require street smarts and intelligence to conquer, in order to show the boss that they are the best candidate for his companies. In each episode, the losing team is sent to the boardroom where they are judged on their performance in the task. One person is fired and sent home.
Episodes (14)
1. Hero Worship
6.0Aired 19 February 2012
Season 12 of Donald Trump's business-savvy series opens with 18 celebrity players creating and selling deli sandwiches. The star contestants include Arsenio Hall, Clay Aiken, Cheryl Tiegs, Debbie Gibson, Adam Carolla, Lisa Lampanelli and Penn Jillette.
2. Getting Medieval
6.0Aired 26 February 2012
The teams produce and perform a medieval-theme show for an audience, yet an insubordinate contestant and a serious injury mar the task.
3. How Much Is That Celebrity In The Window?
6.0Aired 4 March 2012
The players have to produce themed living Lord and Taylor display windows featuring Ivanka trumps fashion line. The boys don't quite get women's fashion like the girls do.
4. Failure to Launch
6.0Aired 11 March 2012
The star players rev up to produce a live event spotlighting a new Buick vehicle, but one team is in danger of stalling out when the choice for project manager is questioned. Meanwhile, a deep division develops in the other team
5. I'm Going to Mop the Floor With You
6.0Aired 18 March 2012
The celebrity players are assigned to write and produce a viral video promoting a mop. It's risqué business when one team hatches a lusty concept. Meanwhile, serious divisions mar the other team.
6. Party Like a Mock-Star
6.0Aired 25 March 2012
The celebrities must host a launch party for a "mocktail" drink product. One team sets sail with a beach theme while the other produces an exotic Garden of Eden experience.
7. Walking Papers
7.0Aired 1 April 2012
The celebrity teams delve into two tasks. In the first, they must design and sell a New York City guidebook, with Regis Philbin on hand to appraise the books. Then, they create an interactive health segment, but the task comes with a twist.
8. Ad Hawk
6.0Aired 8 April 2012
Fallout from a previous boardroom session results in one celebrity launching an emotional tirade and another one going missing. As for the challenge, the players must write, direct and produce a 60-second commercial for an entertainment Web site.
9. Puppet Up!
6.0Aired 15 April 2012
The remaining celebrities create original puppets for Henson's "Stuffed and Unstrung."
10. Winning by a Nose
6.0Aired 22 April 2012
The celebrities must fashion an in-store display and create a slogan for a new fragrance. Business snafus unfold when two project managers spar and one team frets about an indecisive leader.
11. Jingle All the Way Home
6.0Aired 29 April 2012
The stars must write and perform a 90-second jingle for a roadside-assistance program. But the task lacks harmony when mutinies and internal power plays mar both teams.
12. Blown Away
6.0Aired 6 May 2012
The remaining contestants produce a four-page print ad for a digital touch-screen hair dryer. Returning apprentices John Rich and Marlee Matlin then interview the final four celebrities, after which Donald Trump selects the final two players.
13. And Then There Were Two
6.0Aired 13 May 2012
The final two contestants are tasked to create, host and sell tickets to a celebrity charity event that comes complete with a variety show and a charity-awareness ad. Eight previously eliminated stars return to help in the challenge.
14. And the Winner Is ...
3.5Aired 20 May 2012
The two finalists must successfully stage their celebrity charity event, after which the winning contestant is revealed.