The so called “smart reality series,” “The Apprentice, in which 16 people who actually have a brain and compete to win a $250K per year job running a Trump company, drew healthy numbers for its premiere on Thursday. The show was watched by 18.5 million viewers according to Nielsen television ratings. It succeeded in crushing the “Prime Time Thursday” interview with Pete Rose but couldn’t topple CSI which was watched by 27.5 million.
