The Apprentice (American TV series) season 12
| The Apprentice | |
|---|---|
| Season 12 | |
| No. of contestants | 18 |
| Winner | Arsenio Hall |
| Runner-up | Clay Aiken |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | February 19 – May 20, 2012 |
| Season chronology | |
The Celebrity Apprentice 5 (also known as The Apprentice 12) is the fifth installment of the reality game show The Celebrity Apprentice. On May 15, 2011, NBC announced that the show would be returning for a fifth season in 2012. The following day, at NBC's annual upfront presentations to advertisers, Donald Trump confirmed that he would be hosting the fifth season. On January 4, 2012, Trump officially announced the cast on Today and NBC issued a press release with more details. On January 13, 2012, NBC announced the fifth season would premiere February 19, 2012, and would be the first season to air each week's finale live. The network announced that it would air a one-hour version of the previous week's episode prior to the airing of new episodes on February 26 and March 4 at 8 p.m.