You're Rehired! The Apprentice Returns to NBC

• Jul 6, 2007 08:25 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

And you thought Jericho's renewal was nutty. Plucking the reality competition out of its own ashes, NBC is bringing back Donald Trump's The Apprentice for at least one more season, sources tell Reuters, saying that the Peacock plans to announce the somewhat unexpected renewal on July 16 at the Television Critics Association press tour.

Though there's no official word from NBC, one person familiar with the talks tells Reuters The Apprentice would return for two more years, while another insider says the plan is to bring the show back for a seventh season with an option to renew for an eighth.