Saying “You’re fired” and pointing a finger at someone was worth a lot to NBC. Donald Trump claims that the network paid him over $213 million over his 14 seasons on the show.
On Wednesday, Trump filed the required financial disclosure to the Federal Election Commission, claiming that his personal net worth has reached over $10 billion. According to Forbes, the document also lists how much Trump claims he was paid for hosting and executive producing The Apprentice for 14 seasons.
“NBC/Universal renewed, at the upfronts this year, The Apprentice (for a 15th season), but Mr. Trump decided to turn them down in order to run for President of the United States,” Trump’s campaign said in a statement. “NBC was not happy. During the 14 seasons of The Apprentice, Mr. Trump was paid $213,606,575.”
Since The Apprentice ran 120 episodes, that means Trump was paid over $1.7 million per episode, if Trump’s numbers are correct.
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NBC cut ties with Trump on June 29, following Trump’s comments about Mexican immigrants during his campaign announcement speech. The network said that it had decided that Trump would no longer host The Apprentice, but Trump has said that he told NBC earlier that he wouldn’t host another season.
The network did renew The Apprentice for another season, but has not said who will host the show. Sources for The New York Post claims that comedian George Lopez is in talks to replace Trump.
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