<P> After Trump announced his intentions to run for President of the United States in the 2016 election in 2015, NBC began to re-evaluate their business relationship with Trump and whether he could still be host of The Apprentice series . NBC stated that they opted to sever their business ties with Trump following politically - charged comments that Trump made in June 2015, and began seeking a new host for the show . However, Trump stated that it was his decision to end the relationship with NBC "out of respect", even though he had been approached by Burnett and NBC to host two more seasons of the show just prior to his presidential bid . In an April 2016 interview, Trump revealed he earned about $213 million from the show over its 14 seasons . </P> <P> In September 2015, NBC announced that actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger would become the new host of The Celebrity Apprentice to premiere during the 2016--17 television season . The rebooted series, The New Celebrity Apprentice first broadcast on January 2, 2017 . Trump will remain credited as an Executive Producer to the show, including what is estimated as a five - figure per - show fee as well as ongoing profits from the franchise through MGM, the production entity for the show . </P> <P> On March 3, 2017, NBC announced that Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped down as host of The Celebrity Apprentice, leaving the show's future up in the air . Schwarzenegger cited poor ratings as well as his feud with President Trump as factors in his decision . </P> <P> Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of The Celebrity Apprentice on NBC . Note: Given that the show is a sequel television series, the below "statistics by season" chart is a continuation from its precursor's (The Apprentice) "statistics by season" chart . Note as well that season 10 is omitted from the chart below as the show reverted to The Apprentice for that season . </P>

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