‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ rankings: Where Kate Gosselin, Ian Ziering, more stand
Now that “The Celebrity Apprentice” is a nice handful of episodes in, we feel comfortable enough to bust out something that we always enjoy: Contestant rankings! Granted, it is somewhat hard to rank contestants on a show where Donald Trump fires people for virtually whatever reason he chooses. We thought Kevin Jonas was winning the whole thing before he was stunningly fired during the second week.
So how do we base these rankings? It’s on a number of factors, including overall performance, screen time (relative to your narrative on the show), edit, and what the perception of you by Donald Trump seems to be. If he is the one making the decisions, then you better hope that he likes you.
9. Sig Hansen – So far, his most notable contribution has been burning pies. If he wins as Project Manager, maybe this will change … but we’re not that optimistic.
8. Johnny Damon – Seriously, what has Johnny done? He seems like a serviceable worker, but he has not really accomplished much on the show and has almost zero edit.
7. Kate Gosselin – She’s a good underdog, but it seems like she’s continually battling everyone else on her team, who seem to want her out of the competition. That can only last for so long.
6. Kenya Moore – We go back and forth on the Housewives. For now, we’re giving Brandi the edge because Kenya seems to be torpedoing one of the tasks tonight.
5. Brandi Glanville – She’s great for drama, and Donald Trump loves that on his show! She seems perfect for this “gone right before final interviews” spot that we’ve had on many other seasons.
4. Vivica A. Fox – Extremely compelling, intelligent, but also a little all over the place at times. We thought she was going to be a finalist before her most-recent task.
3. Ian Ziering – Sometimes we think that he is brilliant, whereas other times he seems completely manic and insane. His intense desire to destroy Geraldo is one of the reasons why he makes for such captivating TV.
2. Geraldo Rivera – He’s got a ton going for him, in between the fundraising and that he is probably a pal of Trump’s outside of the show. As for his performance, though, has he really been very good outside of fundraising? We are not quite sure.
1. Leeza Gibbons – She’s like Penn Jillette minus the interview that Trump hated! She has won as a Project Manager, but more than that, she seems to be the biggest reason behind most of her team’s victories this year. Also, a great edit so far.
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