Trump’s White House bid gets press, but fails to drive up ‘Apprentice’ ratings

Vince Coglianese Contributor
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If Donald Trump’s flirtation with running for president is a bid to boost ratings for his reality TV show, it doesn’t appear to be working.

Trump, the real estate mogul who hosts “The Apprentice,” has been surging in polls measuring support for the GOP presidential hopefuls.

But the ratings for the 11th season of NBC’s “The Apprentice,” which is featuring celebrity contestants, hit their lowest point for the season last Sunday, even as Trump was enjoying prominence in a slew of presidential headlines.

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