Friday, October 21, 2005

Donald Trump blames Martha Stewart for his low "Apprentice" ratings.

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Donald Trump isn't exactly saying he wants to fire his old friend and fellow mogul
Martha Stewart but he says she's hurting the ratings of his television show "The Apprentice."

"The Apprentice: Martha Stewart," a spin-off of Trump's corporate-themed "The Apprentice" reality show, was one of the most highly anticipated and heavily promoted additions to NBC's schedule this fall but it has proven to be a ratings disappointment.

In an ABC News Radio interview airing on Thursday, Trump said the fourth edition of his show was being dragged down in the ratings by Stewart's faltering series.

"I think there was confusion between Martha's 'Apprentice' and mine and mine continues to do well and ... the other one has struggled very severely," the real estate tycoon said. "I think it probably hurt mine and I sort of predicted that it would.". . . . . .Full Story