The Apprentice (British TV series) series 3

With viewing figures proving favourable since the programme's debut in 2005, the BBC decided that The Apprentice needed to be more accessible to a "mainstream" audience. In discussions between them and the production company, it was agreed that the show be relocated to BBC One, retaining its scheduling arrangements, while also requiring that its sister show, ''You're Fired'', be moved over to BBC Two. and go on to work at Sugar's property company Amsprop, overseeing development projects, before leaving Sugar's employment in 2010 to focus on setting up a restaurant business. The move to BBC One proved to be a reasonable decision, as it led to a further rise in viewing figures for the programme during its broadcast, with 6.8 million viewers watching the series finale. Candidates Performance chart Key: : The candidate won this series of The Apprentice. : The candidate was the runner-up. : The candidate won as project manager on his/her team, for this task. : The candidate lost as project manager on his/her team, for this task. : The candidate was on the winning team for this task / they passed the Interviews stage. : The candidate was on the losing team for this task. : The candidate was brought to the final boardroom for this task. : The candidate was fired in this task. : The candidate lost as project manager for this task and was fired. : The candidate left the process. == Episodes ==

Sexual discrimination accusation Towards the end of the third series, several organisations - including the Trades Union Congress, the Liberal Democrats, The Equal Opportunities Commission and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation - criticised Alan Sugar for perceived sexual discrimination. The accusations stemmed from the boardroom segment in the eleventh episode, regarding Sugar's line of questioning towards the female semi-finalists, Katie Hopkins and Kristina Grimes. While he probed them about their child-care arrangements and how they'd feel relocating their families if they were to win the competition, fellow male semi-finalist Tre Azam was not similarly questioned, with the groups accusing Sugar of being in breach of the 1976 Sex Discrimination act. However, Sugar denied the allegations of sexism, citing that Hopkins and Grimes had been asked about child-care because both had disclosed in their applications for the programme that each was a single mother at the time and that Tre Azam was not asked the same question because he had made clear in his application that, while he was a father, he was also married. In addition, Sugar argued further that Hopkins' decision to decline an offer to proceed into the final had been purely her own decision, and not influenced by anyone else or her status as a single mother. == Ratings ==

Official episode viewing figures are from BARB. Specials == References ==