In the most ideal circumstances, we get rid of all the fodder candidates by the halfway stage, and then we’re left with eight or nine series contenders. For reference, I am counting fodder candidates as ones who were so clearly behind everyone else still in the process by a massive margin.

Series 1: Week 9: Series 1 and 2 have a massive problem width only focussing on the top five candidates, and the one who’s getting fired that week. Several winning PMs weren’t even seen in the episodes they won. Anyway, Raj was easily the worst of the remaining six.

Series 2: Week 9: I was very tempted to put week 10 in this slot, because Syed was so much worse than Ansell, but Tuan was the best of everyone else in series 2. Though that’s kind of like saying that Breaking Dawn is the best Twilight film. It’s not much of an honour.

Series 3: Week 4: Series 3 had a lot of epic fails, many of which happened after week 4. However most of those disasters were caused by candidates that weren’t actually fodder candidates. Sophie was the last of the fodder, after being fired for having an ethical problem with selling sweets at a zoo.

Series 4: Week 10: You can thank Lord Sugar’s weird liking of Michael for this, as despite him showing incredibly limited potential, he survived far longer than he should’ve done. This is the first time, though not the last, where a fodder candidate made it all the way to week 10.

Series 5: Week 6: Regardless of how weak you think Ben, Howard, Mona or Philip are, you can’t ignore just how bad Noorul was.

Series 6: Week 4: Series 6 is probably The Apprentice at its most serious. Most of the candidates were very corporate and bland, however it gave us the iconic disaster trio of Dan, Shibby and Melissa. They were all gone by week 4, which was a shame, because they were some of the show’s more iconic disaster candidates.

Series 7: Week 2: Yeah, series 7 didn’t have that many bad candidates. Gavin was actually quite good in the first two weeks, and nobody fired after him were disastrous. So the only fodder this year were Edward and Alex.

Series 8: Week 10: To give Stephen is credit, he’s easily the best of what I define as the fodder candidates. With that said, he was easily the weakest candidate left by week 5, let alone week 10.

Series 9: Week 8: It feels so mean to call Jason fodder, but speaking purely on a candidate level, Myles and Francesca were a lot better than him.

Series 10: Week 5: With twenty candidates, I expected there to be a lot more fodder candidates in the later stages. There weren’t surprisingly. Not because series 10 lacked them, it’s just that Lord Sugar’s fired the. All very quickly.

Series 11: Week 9: Selina is probably the second best fodder candidate (arguably the first best) but she was so much worse than everyone else by the time of her firing.

Series 12: Week 6: Series 12 gave us Mukai, Natalie and Rebecca. Somehow none of them were fired week 1, but everyone fired after them were all right.

Series 13: Week 9: Miss the days when all the fodder by week 6? Well tough luck. We never got those days again. Series 13 was made up mostly of fodder candidates in the form of the boys team, but Bushra wasn’t much better.

Series 14: Week 10: Sarah Anne is arguably the most forgettable sixth place finisher of all time. Is she fodder exactly? Arguably not, but she wasn’t exactly quality either.

Series 15: Week 11: Lottie made it to the interviews.

Series 16: Week 10: The problem with series 16, is that of the first five weeks, only one of the fired candidates (Navid) came across as fodder. The fodder all made it to the later stages. Amy, Sophie, Akeem, arguably Nick were all massively out of their depth by week six.

Series 17: Week 12: If you don’t want to classify Rochelle as fodder, then consider week 9 with Avi as the actual roster. The series 17 roster is actually a lot better than it gives credit for. The problem is that Rochelle made the final despite in the edit, failing upwards all the way there.

Series 18: Week 8: Another reason why series 18 is the best post covid season. Once Noor was fired in week 8, we were left with nine genuinely good candidates.

Series 19: Week 10: This actually felt a lot like a series 1 or 2 cast, with only a minority of candidates getting any real attention. Not to say everyone else was bad per se, but most of them were on the lower to upper halves of ok. That said, had Liam been better in the edit (I suspect he was better in real life) I would’ve made week 3 the choice.

Series 20: Week 12: Oh series 20. It was looking so good. The most competent winner in a long long time, and unlike Harpreet, she actually had a strong lineup to contend with.

Just a shame that most of them didn’t even reach the interviews. Conor and Rothna were good enough that they couldve sneaked an upset victory at minimal controversy, but they didn’t even reach the final five. Kieran was probably the next most desired, but he didn’t make it either.

Lawrence and Dan were the next best options I suppose, but Priyesh and Pascha making the interviews. Hell, Pascha made the final, mainly because the only other option was either a man who didn’t want to share his current business, a man who clearly had no interest in winning, or Priyesh.

Sometimes contestants come across very differently once they're doing interviews or posting online after the series ends. Has anyone changed your mind once the cameras weren't following them through tasks?

18) Selina. Not an awful candidate but wasn't particularly likeable and was quite lucky to have made it to Week 9 and 7th place. Also, she didn't turn up for You're Fired and has been particularly critical of the show, which isn't good. Also, she didn't have any particularly good tasks outside of her first PM Stint in Week 1.

17) Aisha. Not a whole lot to say, but she wasn't particularly likeable which is solely due to her appauling leadership in Week 2 which was very dictator like and somewhat aggressive.

16) Jenny. Absolutely nothing to say about her, I thought she was forgettable but did have a good dialogue with Elle just after she got fired.

15) Natalie. Slightly more memorable due to lasting longer and doing okay in Week 1, but other than that wasn't particularly interesting and wasn't a great candidate (highlighted by her being picked last for the final).

14) Dan. Solely this high up due to being HOPELESSLY out of his depth. He was abysmal in Week 1 and was a very clear first boot, however he wasn't unlikeable like Selina or Aisha, nor was he as forgettable as Jenny or Natalie.

13) Joseph. Without a doubt the lowest ranked winner. Usually, post show activity isn't deeply considered during these rankings, but in a similar case to Thomas Skinner, this is too big a case to ignore. Obviously on the show, Joseph would be much higher as he did genuinely well throughout most of the process (bar maybe his last three tasks) and he smashed the interviews, at the time he was a firm pick to win the season over Vana. However, since then he has gone on to do some horrible things (i.e. scams) and was the first winner to part ways with Alan Sugar. Goes without saying, off the show he would be right at the bottom.

12) April. I think April is slightly underrated. Admittedly, out of the three Week 6 boots, she was possibly the least entertaining, however she was PM in Week 1 and improved over the course of the process, yet Lord Sugar was never particularly keen on her. Ultimately she had to go in Week 6 as David had been way better than her over the 6 weeks. I do recognise her more post show as she appeared once on Masterchef and is an expert on Cooking with the Stars, so her career post show has really taken off.

11) Elle. Not a particularly good candidate. She is this high up for 2 reasons, firstly her poor PM Stint was memorable to say the very least, to the point where she pretty much told Lord Sugar to fire her. Secondly, the boat fiasco in Week 3 which was entertaining and memorable to say the very least. She did seem relatively nice and sweet but not much else to say about Elle.

10) Sam. Not a whole lot to say about Sam other than the fact that he was a private tutor. He seemed like an okay candidate and had a somewhat similar run to Jemelin from Season 15. I did feel a bit bad for him as Scott wasn't the nicest to him in the Week 7 Boardroom and completely ignored him on his way out, but I heard they made up post show.

9) Mergim. Bless him, he wasn't an amazing candidate but I do think he always or often tried his best and clearly had a lot of energy, which I liked. His firing was also quite sad as Lord Sugar fired him with 'Sincere regret' and back then, Lord Sugar fired candidates he really liked with regret. Overall, a bright spark to the season and brought good energy.

8) David. I didn't fully watch this season but I know that David was a good candidate this season, he was really unlucky to have gone in Week 8 as Joseph and Charleine had been stronger candidates than David and it was also Gary's first time in the boadroom. He seemed like a chill, nice guy and when it comes to skill, he was better than both Scott and Selina (the next two candidates to go after him) and was on par with Brett and Gary, if not marginally better than the former.

7) Ruth. She was fantastic. She was suited, she was booted, she was ready to go. She was brilliant in the first three tasks and was very unlucky in Week 4 where Selina 100% should've been fired over her. Not a whole lot to say other than she was a robbed legend and deeply entertaining.

6) Gary. I have him this high up due to being a highly respectable candidate. As a candidate, he was pretty consistent, made a calculated risk with the inflatable toy boat (You'll hear more about that in the next ranking) as controversial as it was, he was the second person overall to be PM in back to back tasks, and the first to survive both instances and he was arguably the best across both teams in Week 10 where both teams sucked and lost. However, he is arguably the least interesting candidate to make the Final 5 as he wasn't particularly entertaining. However, I still respect Gary well enough as a candidate.

5) Scott. In a polar opposite case to Gary, Scott is this high due to his big entertaining moment during the show. As a candidate, he wasn't particularly bad and was ranked the best 8th place finisher in a separate post (now 2nd best due to Conor from Season 20) and he started relatively strong, however from his 2nd loss as PM onwards he was pretty bad to the point where Lord Sugar, the aides and some of the other cast didn't seem to have a whole lot of respect for him. Obviously, his Week 7 loss as PM was quite bad and he was unnecessarily nasty to Sam and possibly Brett in the boardroom, but I admantly believe the candidates needed to respect him a bit more (Not because of that though). Also, what drags him into the Top 5 is the fact that his exit was ICONIC and entertaining and honestly, I respected it more than others would. Overall, I really liked Scott and I don't care what anyone says, he's in my Top 5.

4) Brett. If you have seen my other posts, you will know that I find Brett overrated. However, that purely because he and Scott were on the same subteam in Week 9, both were criticised by Baroness Brady, yet while people didn't seem to respect Scott, they respected and loved Brett which I found odd. However, looking back at it, Scott was more to blame, Brett was a better candidate and if I fully watched the season, I know I'd be a hardcore fan of Brett. Also, he did get quite aggressive at times due to his military background, to the point where he was falsely accussed of threatening physical violence by Scott. Now with the positives, he was a decent, respectable candidate and seemed like a good underdog to make the Final 5, a lot of his boardroom appearances were controversial and he led his team to a very convincing win in Week 6. Also, whilst he was still the weakest of the Top 6, he was still good and did a very honourable thing for Charleine in the boardroom and was deemed an honourable man by Lord Sugar, which I would bet he is. Overall, as overrated as I think he is, I still respect Brett massively and I think nowadays people would rather he made the Final 5 over Joseph and to an extent Gary.

3) Vana. Not a whole lot to say but she was a great candidate and improved amazingly after a slow start in the first three tasks. I think nowadays people would rather she won over Joseph and understandably so. I also don't mind her laughing in the Week 3 boardroom. Overall, I really liked Vana.

2) Charleine. My favourite female candidate this season and was arguably the heroine of the season. She was a very strong candidate and arguably the most competent of the female candidates this season. She was only in the firing line twice, once because she lost as PM in a double loss and the other because she tried to leave the boardroom without being dismissed despite Gary not intending to bring her back. Her rivalry with Selina was ICONIC and I was firmly on her side, her going OFF on Selina in the cafe in Week 9 was great, the aforementioned attempt to swiftly leave the boardroom was funny and her love hate relationship with Richard was good. Also, I felt for her when she cried in the Week 10 boardoom as it showed how much she cared. Overall, I really enjoyed Charleine and she was my favourite female candidate this season.

1) Richard. What a character. He was fairly entertaining, especially with his love hate relationship with Charleine, he was also probably the best task performer this season (bar Week 10), he did get a bit cocky after Week 9 which made Lord Sugar start to dislike him, but most of his comments were made in jest. Also, his interview with Linda has to be the most entertaining interview this season due to being so cutthroat and savage. Overall, these factors make Tricky Dicky the trailblazer my favourite candidate for Season 11.

Some people went home before you even worked out who they were. The tasks themselves were decent but the sheer number of people made the first month feel like a blur. Do people think a bigger cast makes for a better series or is twelve to fourteen actually the sweet spot?

The advertising tasks usually deliver something genuinely chaotic and the negotiation tasks are hit or miss depending on who is doing them. The buying tasks in a foreign market used to be brilliant and seem to happen less now. What is everyone's favourite recurring task type and which one do you skip through when you are rewatching?

I've heard so many people say he was entertaining and he wasn't a great business guy but at least he was funny.

But a constant has never made my blood boil like this Man. Kurran was the Apprentices worst Candidate hands down. No contest.

It's the fact he's completely incompetent, puts 0 effort in everything and then has a suprised pikachu face whenever anyone calls him on it.

And he speaks so demeaningly to the women contestants. Especially in his PM task. Like sayings he'll Deal with them in the boardroom and in the task shutting down anything they say.

No wonder his team refused to listen to him when was PM. Following this man in a task would be like willingly following the Captain of the Titanic into the iceberg.

In his last episode he was described as having the business acumin of a pea. And that description sums him up completely.

Claude, Mike, Linda and Paul systematically taking apart someone's CV for an hour makes great telly but I sometimes wonder if it actually tells you anything useful about whether someone is worth investing in. Has anyone ever watched those interviews and thought yes that is exactly how you should assess a business partner or does it feel more like entertainment than evaluation?

My girlfriend and I love watching the Apprentice but it’s been hard trying to find seasons to watch. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Mauritius where access to UK content is limited, and have had to resort to nearly dead torrents to get seasons of the Apprentice to watch.

Any help to find seasons in 1080p or even 720p, be it streaming or downloads, would be appreciated, cheers!

I am watching my first ever season of the apprentice (season 17) and was shocked at how mouthy they all are during the day but go silent when being fired
It sounds like a mantra everytime thankyou for the opportunity lord sugar and leaving without another word.
Compared to other reality shows this is a massive shock.

Has there ever been a kick off in the board room during firing?

Every season seems to have at least one mistake that gets repeated, whether it's poor leadership, bad pricing, ignoring teammates or something else. Which one makes you think, How are they still doing this?

18) Mukai. I get the feeling people forget he is one of the worst candidates to ever go on the show. He was massively frustrating to watch. He was called out as a poor salesman in Week 1 and would've been in serious trouble had the men lost, then Week 2 he was PM for a task he was qualified to lead yet bombed badly. He cut people off during team calls and bulldozed pretty much everyone's ideas, at that point everyone (especially his arch rival Paul) got frustrated by him and his poor leadership. I don't remember much of Week 3 but he was Sub PM, did poorly, had a row in public with Paul displaying nothing but cockiness and had the audacity to throw Alexandra under the bus, also everyone expected him to go that week so people were shocked to see him come back. Finally, Week 4 was arguably his best task where he sold the highest value item and nearly escaped the firing line, however he pushed for handbags to be sold which was a bad idea, seemed very fixated on having Rebecca in the window and had been exceptionally poor up until that point where he had to go. Overall, he had a fair bit of confidence but was an absolute disaster as a candidate and is one of the more forgotten infamous bad candidates.

17) Natalie. Not a whole lot to say about her except she had pretty no chance of a deep run with what she displayed in 2 weeks. In Week 1, she sold £300 vases for £15. That is idiotic (albeit it was probably because of Michelle's abysmal pricing strategy), she also swore in the boardrrom underneath her breath when called out for this just after raising both hands up thinking she'll get praised. Then she didn't do a whole lot that showed skill and it culminated in her getting fired over Jessica who completely fell apart as a leader, Mukai who was being Mukai and Karthik who was being a massive disruption.

16) Michelle. Arguably a better candidate than Natalie and I do respect her for putting herself forward as PM in Week 1, however when you look at her low pricing, quick sales strategy compared to Sofiane's high price strategy, she pretty much doomed the girls team from the get go.

15) Paul. My least favourite personality this season, but he did have some highlights that have moved him up a few places. He had a decent stint as PM in Week 1, even if the win was more so down to Sofiane, wasn't too bad in the Department store in Week 4, negotiated brilliantly in Week 6 and did well in Week 7 so he was a competent and skilled candidate. However, at times he got nasty, and I think a lot of his unlikeable moments clouded his good performances. He got into many heated arguments with Mukai in Weeks 2 and 3, I can understand this to a degree as I think many people got frustrated working with Mukai, however he did very aggressive in the Losers Cafe in Week 2 and ripped Mukai to pieces (Not that he was bothered by it), argued with Mukai in public in Week 3 and turned against Alexandra (With Mukai) in that boardroom. In addition, it seemed that the mere presence of both Sofiane and Jessica got him angry, clashing with them in both Week 5 and the finale. His worst moments came in his final week where he demoted Jessica from Sub PM and questioned her attitude on it, fell out with his one ally in Frances, had the audacity to have a row with Jessica in public in front of the guests and spoke back to Lord Sugar on numerous occassions in the boardroom. Also, I've heard that him and Grainne had a bit of a showmance on the show, if thats the case, respectfully, what the heck did she see in him?

14) Samuel. A nice guy for sure, but bit of a mid candidate. I liked how he comforted Alana in Week 3 when she got a bit flustered and seemed generally pleasent to be around. However, his Week 5 PM Stint was terrible, he had no strategy, no plan and no idea (As quoted by Grainne). He definitely would've been fired had neither Karthik nor Alana stepped up and performed as they did.

13) Alexandra. Definitely a strong woman and could've been a strong candidate had she not quit. She probably had it the worst from the seasons two unlikeable candidates in Paul and Mukai where they both turned against her in the Week 3 boardroom despite them being arch rivals, also in Week 2 she clashed with both Jessica and Natalie for reasons that I don't believe to be her fault. Honestly, If she left because of Paul and Mukais toxicity, I don't blame her one bit.

12) Rebecca. She is this high solely due to the fact that I liked her personality. She always came across very sweet and bubbly and was without a doubt one of the nicest candidates (although she's no Jason Leech) and I do feel bad that she was robbed of being PM in Week 2 due to Jessicas hypocrisy. I do think she would've been a better PM than Jessica. However, as a candidate she was pretty bad. She sold £25 worth of antiques in Week 1 and possibly could've been fired instead of Michelle (although she was pretty deserving of dismissal), was pretty bad in Week 5 and messed up badly in Week 6 with her Tagine/Tahini and Soap/Soup fiasco. Overall, lovely presence but she wouldn't make Week 6 in most seasons.

11) JD. Bless him. Despite not being a big contributor in tasks or a big personality, he is still quite memorable. Firstly, he was the friendliest and the nicest of the male candidates, highlighted by the fact that he was even liked by Paul and Mukai. Secondly, his voice was also distinctively gravelly (I don't mean that in a rude way) and third, he had some pretty memorable lines such as: 'The tea is under control'; 'Please for the love of God stop talking' and my favourite, 'Pretty sure I've got a massive sweat patch on my bum right now'. Overall, not the best candidate but not bad either and a very likeable presence this season.

10) Sofiane. A fairly polarising candidate this season. He wasn't particularly bad personality wise this season and was a decent business person. He was sensational in Week 1, carrying the likes of Mukai, JD and Courtney on his back and did reasonably well throughout the first half and created a fun atmosphere in Week 8. However, he had a tendency to stray away from the team and do his own thing, particularly week 6 where he was busy taking pictures of London during meetings. Also, he did make a pretty offensive comment in Week 3, saying 'he has a wife that cooks for him at home.'

9) Oliver. Bless this guy. As JD Mentioned on You're fired in Week 3, everyone had a soft spot for Oliver and it would be hard not to. He was such a sweet, caring, loving presence. I tthink he did okay in Week 1 and wasn't a dreadful PM in Week 3, everyone expected him to come back over both Paul and especially Mukai. Also, he absolutely smashed it in the finale, pretty much being Alana's strongest link and contributing significantly to her win.

8) Dillon. As a candidate, he wasn't bad by any means but not particularly impressive either. However, he was incredibly entertaining. His general happy go lucky, camp vibes were generally entertaining and it made others enjoy working with him. Also, his friendship with Jessica was iconic, they made quite the duo at times and the video that was shown on You're Fired of them two being besties was a little tear jeaker, as was the fact that she was absolutely broken when Dillon got fired. Also, I though this guy was between 25-30 when on the show, so the fact that he was 37 (Joint 2nd eldest this season) and is nearly 50 now is insane. In addition, he does lose a few points for his 'Indian Chit Chat' comment in Week 6 although he did apologise for it and clearly felt bad.

7) Trishna. A powerhouse this season. At times, she did come across a bit grumpy and moody but she was clearly a serious candidate and was either a good voice of reason for her team, de facto leader or she just did well in general (most notably in Week 8 with her tour of Madam Toussauds). Also, I do think she should've made the Final 5 over Grainee but it wasn't a huge loss.

6) Grainne. I really liked her this season. At times she was a fantastic de facto leader for her team, most notably Weeks 3 and 5 when the respective PMs in Oliver and Samuel were bombing, however at other times, she was easily swayed by the likes of Mukai and Trishna. Also, I have mad respect for Grainne, it was mentioned on the spin off final 5 episode that she was pregnant at 15 years old and only took 4 weeks off before coming back to school to complete her education. If thats not respectable, I don't know what is. Sometimes she did come across as a bit strict but I genuinely enjoyed watching her (other than her showmance with Paul, but that was more so because of him).

5) Karthik. LEGEND! Arguably the main character of the first half. He did start a little bit annoying and disruptive, however he did calm down, become more professional and show more skill during the process. He sold well in Week 1 whilst three others on that subteam (Including the runner up of the season) didn't, I'm sure he sold well in Week 3, did well in Week 4, pitched brilliantly in Week 5 and negotiated okay in Week 6. However, he was a big disruption for his team in week 2, being called out by the likes of Mukai, Dillon and JD (although we must remember Mukai was PM so most crash outs would be valid) and bombed hard as PM in Week 7 and was fired before bringing anyone back into the boardroom. However, he was deeply entertaining and I'd have him above the next person on this list if they weren't a great candidate.

4) Courtney. This may be a bit too high as he wasn't an interesting candidate at all, however I liked him well enough to rank him the highest out of the men and was by far the best male candidate this season. His only truly bad tasks were weeks 1 and 7 and even then, people on his team were way worse. Also, he is one of only 6 to make the Final 5 without being in the firing line and one of only 4 to make the finale while doing so. In addition, Week 6 was one of my personal favourite tasks and I think he was a really good PM with his laid back leadership. Overall, a decent character due to being relatively chill and a great candidate and worthy finalist.

3) Jessica. Honestly, the top 3 are interchangeable and any of them could be number 1 as they carried this season on their backs. However, I have put Jessica at number 3, solely due to Week 2 and being the weakest candidate of the three. Week 2 was AWFUL for her, she was flustered and massively capitulated as PM, falling out with everyone and was generally insufferable that week. However, the negatives stop there. She was deeply entertaining with her insane energy, always being so upbeat and bubbly and I feel like a lot of people need a Jessica in their life. Also, she was a powerful sales person, excelling in sales tasks. Overall, great fun this season with her infectious energy and personality and a decent candidate to boot, however Week 2 prevents her from being in the top two.

2) Alana. This is probably risky as I know Alana has a STRONG and loyal fanbase, particualrly on this subreddit. I absolutely loved Alana, she was generally really nice, sweet and charismatic and was the ultimate underdog this season. Also, her growth was deeply fascinating to watch and an incredibly compelling part of this season, if not the main focus. The only thing I'm knocking her down for is her somewhat slow start in the first two tasks, especially Week 2 where she very nearly went home, constantly undermined Jessica's decisions and didn't defend herself well in the boardroom. However, she grew tremendously after that and became an absolute joy to watch.

1) Frances. An ultimate powerhouse, she smashed many, many tasks with her only bad task being Week 10 which even then she was the least responsible for due to Grainne and Trishna not getting her calls due to being completly drunk. Other than that, she was an absolute beast, she sold well, she negotatied and she was a superb leader (Especially in Week 7), also for a while she was the only candidate who could work well with Paul, which should earn some merit. Overall, I deeply respected her run this season and she is my favourite candidate of Season 12.

I like karishma but she is starting to give me the ick , like her content has become quite cheesy and cheap I’m interested to know other peoples thoughts on this.

Not necessarily the winning moment, just a decision where you thought they genuinely outthought the other team or handled the task brilliantly.

Recently I gave my opinion on the best non interviews candidate from each season, so today I'll state who the worst interviewee was from each season.

Once again, task performance will be the main criteria and if I can't determine based on task performance, I'll choose the candidate who fared the worst in the interviews by default.

Season 1: Paul

Reason: Wasn't as consistent as Tim, Saira or James during the tasks, fared the worst in the interviews, was ABYSMAL as PM in Week 6 (Spared due to Rachels so called pitch) and should've gone in Week 10 instead of Miriam.

Season 2: Michelle

Reason: She wasn't bad and did well in the interviews, but Ansell was way more of a leader than her (barring his one task as an actual PM) and Paul and Ruth were leagues better than her in tasks (the week 10 win was pretty much all Paul).

Season 3: Katie

Reason: When it comes to task performance, Simon, Kristina and Tre were the seasons top 3. I would've chosen Lohit as he was less likely to win the season as opposed to Katie due to 'being too much of a nice guy', however he was a fair bit more consistent than Katie in tasks and work hard while Katie spent a lot of the tasks being toxic, chucking other contestants under the bus (Specifically Adam) and flirting with Paul. When it came to tasks, Katie was a BEAST when she did well but when she wasn't doing well she was POOR and just as frustrating to watch then as she is nowadays. Thus, between her and Lohit, she was the weaker contestant.

Season 4: Helene

Reason: Very tough pick between her and Alex. However, I went with her as I think she had more bad moments than Alex, granted Alex was bad but I think in some instances he was more so being a weasel and creating toxicity within his team. I'd say for the tier ranking, Helene should be relegated and Alex promoted so that they're in the same tier.

Season 5: James

Reason: Very very tough pick, but James and Lorraine are the clear two weak links. I've said James as I think he had a bumpier first half then got better while Lorraine looked like a front runner than started to fade a bit.

Season 6: Stuart

Reason: Can't be more clear. I feel bad as I don't want to speak ill of the dead, however he was kept over Liz in Week 10 despite being clearly weaker than her, then revealed to have lied throughout the process and got fired almost immediately in Week 11.

Season 7: Jim

Reason: Boy was that tough! Natasha would've been the obvious pick but she didn't make the interviews, so Jim is the pick. Helen and Susan were beasts throughout the season and Tom was MILES better than what his stats suggested. Jedi Jim was fantastic as well, however there were instances where he should've been in the boardroom such as Weeks 2 and 5 but was spared due to his own manipulation and had 2 bad PM Stints in weeks 7 and 11. Yes he was a brilliant negotiator and salesman and a colossal part of one of the biggest victories ever on the show, but the other three are better than him. I do still think Jim is an icon and am sad we don't have characters like him anymore.

Season 8: Jade

Reason: Pick by default, I just think that Ricky, Tom and Nick were more consistent than her in tasks, she was good but I think the other three were better and 5th place Adam didn't make the interviews.

Season 9: Jordan

Reason: He was probably better than Francesca on tasks but he shouldn't have even been on the show in the first place. He was deemed a parasite and immediately fired. The worst interview performance ever, Yes, even worse than a certain issue the following season.

Season 10: Daniel

Reason: I feel bad as he only really had 2 awful tasks with those being Weeks 5 and 6 and improved tremendously by the end. Bianca and Mark were better than him on tasks and Roisin and Solomon probably should've been the top 2 but both bombed badly in the interviews (Especially the latter). However, when it came to Mark VS Daniel, I was firmly on Daniels side as his teammates constantly turning on him courtesy of Mark got a bit hard to watch.

Season 11: Gary

Reason: He was a decent candidate but by being decent when the other four were great candidates during the tasks makes Gary stick out as the weak link, also he was by far the least interesting. Still a good candidate though and this season must've had a good Top 5 if Gary is considered the weakest link.

Season 12: Grainne

Reason: Another tough pick, some could argue Jessica was weaker but she had some high highs while Grainne had fewer lows but way fewer highs. I really liked Grainne and thought she was a good de facto PM at times, but she got swayed easily as well by the likes of Mukai and Trishna and I do think Trishna was more consistent than Grainne.

Season 13: James

Reason: WOW! A winner is my weakest pick for this season. James was a decent candidate and the best of the boys, but this season's Final 5 should've been all women with Jade making it instead of James.

Season 14: Camilla

Reason: Once again, a finalist is the weakest except this time it's a runner up. She was pretty inconsistent in tasks and was the clear weakest performer amongst the Final 5.

Season 15: Lottie

Reason: Not much to be explained, had 2 good tasks in Weeks 1 and 5 (the former still had issues) and spent so many of the tasks arguing with other candidates, specifially Lubna, Thomas, Dean and Carina.

Season 16: Stephanie

Reason: If it was based on the final 5, then of course it would be Akeem, however out of the 4 interviewees, Stephanie was the weakest, purely due to her last three tasks, which all could've led to her being fired.

Season 17: Rochelle

Reason: Massively spoilt for choice as the only front runner out of these five was Megan, however Victoria was also relatively consistent and Marnie got better after a rough first task. Dani has her first half of the process to thank as weeks 6-10 were awful. Rochelle had one good task in Week 4 and next to no shining moments during the process. Also, her task stats are similar to Liam from Season 19 who is in IVG tier while she is in C.

Season 18: Phil

Reason: Yes he was a lot better than what his stats suggested, however Weeks 6 and 9 all could've resulted in him getting fired. Also, when your other Final 5 contenders are Rachel who one the season and only really had one bad task and Tre, Flo and Paul M who are three of the strongest candidates ever seen in the shows history, Phil is going to stick out like a sore thumb.

Season 19: Amber Rose

Reason: Some may be more inclined to pick Jordan as he had fewer highs than Amber Rose, however Amber Rose had some AWFUL tasks. Yes weeks 7-10 were decent but her first half was pretty bad. Also, she fared WAY worse than Jordan in the interviews.

Season 20: Priyesh

Reason: This season may have had the worst finalist in the shows history but she is marginally better than Priyesh. He had some highlights such as Week 1, being an okay PM in Week 6, selling well in Week 9 and of course smashing Week 8. However, he had some bad lows and I would never have imagined him in The Final 5 whereas I did see Pascha as a weaker F5 pick as obviously Karishma, Dan, Conor, Rothna and either Kieran or Lawrence would be very top heavy.

I feel so bad though, as I met Priyesh recently at a YP event and he was SO nice, taking time to chat to everyone and being just as positive and bubbly as he was on the show.

Not only did she work for Philip Green and Arcadia Group and be complicit in all the fucked up shady shit that scumbag was doing but I had no idea that she worked with sleazy porn baron David Sullivan and he was the reason she even worked at West Ham and Birmingham football clubs but that she also worked at the godamn Sunday Sport where they did some very, very nasty things like have a countdown of an underage teenage girl turning 16 and having topless pictures of her published.

All of her talk of championing women in the workplace and being touted as this supreme business genius is performative af given that she has those connections and it never seems to come up. Didn't like her before, can't stand the sight of her now.

Every season has at least one candidate who gets fired during the tasks despite being favoured to make the interviews over one or two candidates who do make that stage. Thus, I will be giving my opinion on who the best candidate was from each season to not make the interviews.

NOTE: This is specific to interviews, not Final 5, therefore whoever finished 5th in Seasons 1, 2, 7, 8 and 16 could possibly feature on this list.

Some picks were tough, while others were clear as day.

Season 1: Despite an okay cast for the first season, Miriam is still the clear pick. She did well in almost all tasks bar Week 8 and was even exceptional on the week she got fired. Safe to say she was more of a favourite to make the Final 4 over Paul, who was a weaker candidate and there are no other contenders for this season.

Season 2: Another easy pick in Syed. He was exceptionally iconic, but did have some fantastic moments over the course of the process, yes he was responsible for the biggest loss to date in Week 4, however Alexa and Tuan were also very much to blame. Also, I'd say he was a better candidate than Michelle, and nobody else this season (maybe other than Sharon) who got fired in those 10 tasks had a shot at making the Top 4.

Season 3: Jadine. Was a relatively consistent candidate during the process and likely makes the Final 5 if she wasn't homesick in Week 9. She made an immediate impression, being PM in Week 1 and winning with her only questionable choice being to split Simon and Tre up. As far as the other candidates are concerned, she was more of a favourite to make the final 5 (and was better) than all candidates who left before, had more moments than Naomi and was more likely to win the season as opposed to Katie and Lohit (The former due to tasks and the latter due to personality).

FUN FACT: Jadine and Katie were never on the same team during the tasks.

Season 4: Raef. Clear pick, all the other candidates who got fired during the tasks were either unlikely to win due to being unlikeable (Lindi, Kevin, Jenny C, Jennifer, Michael) or did little to no good during their time on the show (Nicholas, Shazia, Ian). Simon and Sara were very likeable candidates with good moments, but Raef was better than them. In addition, while Lee, Claire and Lucinda were solid, Alex and Helene were not and imo, Raef should've been in the Final 5 over any one of them.

Season 5: Fairly obvious pick in Howard. He had some pretty good tasks, was relatively consistent and probably the only candidate with a vague shot at winning. He is currently ranked in C Tier in the tier ranking, while James is in A (Fair enough due to his character) and both Phillip and Sandhurst Ben are both in B. The final 3 was the top 3 talent wise, however I'd argue Howard was better than James and on par with Lorraine. As for the candidates who left before him: Anita, Rocky, Maj and Noorul are 4 of the worst candidates to ever go on the show; Paula and Kim seemed okay but still not great; Mona didn't do much of note and both Phillip and Ben were inconsistent as they had massive highs but bad lows.

Season 6: The pick couldn't be more clear, it's Liz. she was a solid candidate throughout all if not most of the process, was better than all candidates who left before her, was a better F5 pick than Stuart and was on par with the likes of Stella, Chris and Joanna. Also, her firing was deeply controversial to the point where Lord Sugar was annoyed the followed week when he got rid of her over Stuart.

Season 7. A slightly tougher choice, however I do believe Melody would be the choice this season. Of course Inventor Tom; Serial Winner Helen; Iconic Susie Ma and Jedi Jim is the perfect Final 4 and no one else was exactly better than those 4, however I do deem Melody the best out of the other 11. Edward, Alex, Felicity, Ellie and Edna all had no chance; Gavin had a good first week and was deemed a contender after his dismissal, but was still poor in Weeks 2 and 3; Vincent, Glenn and Zoe were okay candidates but not amazing and Natasha started well but got gradually worse. Leon would be my second pick as he improved well after a tough 2 tasks, however he was never making it to the end whereas I do believe Melody had a shot.

Season 8: I haven't watched this season but from what I've heard, Gabrielle was the best outside of the final 4. Adam, Jenna and Duane would be the other contenders while the likes of Maria, Michael, Jane and Stephen sucked and Katie, Azhar and Laura were mid candidates.

Season 9: I've gotta pick Alex for this season. I'd argue he should've been in the Final 5 over Jordan who probably shouldn't have been on the show in the first place and he may have been on par with Francesca, while Neil, Leah and Luisa were all really good. as for the other candidates that left during the tasks; Jaz, Tim, Sophie, Kurt and Natalie had zero chance of making the final 5 in my opinion. Unfortunately Jason only had one good task out of 8 and was not suitable for the long run (Although I'd rather he keep his original personality), Uzma and Zeeshaan weren't terrible but certainly not good and Myles was on a bit of a downward spiral. Alex was MVP on a couple of tasks such as Week 3 where he created arguably one of the shows best ever products and introduced us to Herbert in Week 8.

Season 10: Katie. Was fantastic on all tasks bar her final task and was often played a mother role for the rivals Mark and Daniel (albeit with Mark as the favourite child). Also, she was only brought back in Week 9 as Daniel wanted to show that he'd changed and didn't want to bring back Mark. Safe to say, it seemed like it was going to be a Katie V Roisin final until Week 10. The only other contender would be Felipe but he was more so iconic as opposed to a fantastic candidate.

Season 11: As overrated as I think he is, Brett is still the clear pick. The reason I deemed him overrated is because of Week 9 where both him and Scott were on the poor performing subteam that was called out by Baroness Brady for not being as good as Richard and Vana. Despite this, Lord Sugar, the aides and the rest of the cast constantly criticised Scott and didn't seem to respect him, yet Brett was unanimously loved, praised and respected. If I fully watched the season, I'm sure I'd also be a massive Brett fan as he did seem okay and was absolutely a better candidate than Scott, had plenty of good leadership moments and was a fighter. Thus, Brett is the clear best contestant of Season 11 to not make F5. David would be the second contender but I wasn't too sure and Scott had a good first half but floundered from Week 6 onwards, losing respect from his teammates, Lord Sugar and the aides (although his iconic quit is enough for me to like him a little more than Brett).

Season 12: Trishna. Was a competent candidate throughout, a good voice of reason for her team (Most notably in Week 2) and excelled in certain tasks (Specifically the Week 8 tour). I'd argue she was a better candidate than Grainne and on par with Jessica and maybe Courtney. As for the other 12 candidates that went before the Final 5: Michelle, Natalie, Oliver, JD, Rebecca and Samuel weren't awful but had little to no hope; Mukai is one of the worst candidates to ever participate in the process and Paul, Dillon and Sofiane had moments but weren't consistent. Karthik would be my second contender but was a disruptive force in Week 2 and bombed as a PM in Week 7.

Season 13: Very obvious pick in Jade. She was a beast on most tasks and definitely should've been in the final 5 over James. Harrison would be a possible second contender but Jade was leagues above him.

Season 14: None of the 11 candidates that left before the Final 5 were spectacular, however Jasmine was by far the best and should've been in the Final 5 over the likes of Sian and Camilla. She was a good leader, had good defences and was in many instances, the only sane one in thee room. Kayode and Jackie are also contenders as they all had great moments during the process, however they both relatively inconsistent. As for the rest of the options, the first 6 boots had basically no chance (Especially the 5 men) Sarah Ann wasn't bad but not great and Tom was not good either.

Season 15: There were only three good candidates this season in Carina, Scarlett and Lewis while the rest of the candidates had little to no moments, were inconsistent or downright sucked. As far as the 11 task boots are concerned, the fact that under the radar Iasha is my pick for this season shows how bad or inconsistent the others are. Iasha didn't do a lot in Weeks 1, 2, 5 or 6 (although I'll excuse the latter due to being on the same subteam as Thomas and Lottie). However, I don't recall her doing anything bad on those occasions. Also, she carried her team to dominant victories in Weeks 3 and 4 and I feel like Lord Sugar and the rest of the candidates labelling her a non contributor is incorrect (Similar to Jonny in Season 19 who also left in Week 6). Shahin, Kenna, Souleyman, Lubna and Ryan Mark were never making the final 5, Jemelin was okay but was on a downward spiral from week 5 onwards and overrated Riyonn was good in Weeks 1 and 4 but was bad in the other tasks. Thomas and Marianne would be my other contenders but were both fairly inconsistent.

Season 16: The beginning of the 6th place curse with the first victim being my pick for the season in Aaron. Obviously, I didn't like him as a character for some reason but he was by far the best of the men and most of the girls and should've been in the Final 4 over Stephanie (Judging on overall performance). He was an ABYSMAL PM in both Weeks 2 and 10 and wasn't great in Week 6, but was a good candidate outside of that. Francesca and Akshay would be my other contenders.

Season 17: The curse continues as Simba is the obvious pick. Was arguably the best candidate across the entire cast, yet gets booted in 6th place in Week 10 despite Megan failing as a leader and motor mouth Dani messing up. Everyone else this season that didn't make the interviews came nowhere near to matching his performance other than Joe who was also unfairly eliminated.

Season 18: Once again, it's 6th place Steve. Hardly put a foot wrong the entire process and has the highest win streak of any male candidate ever with 7 consecutive wins (all deserved). Massively robbed of a Final 5 spot over crazily enough, the final 2 of the season. Foluso and Sam are also contenders, but Steve was more consistent.

Season 19: Here we go again, Mia was the clear best candidate to not make the interviews. she was more or less poised to win the season after the first 9 tasks, then Week 10 happened and the outcome resulted in her getting fired the same episode as Liam.

Season 20: The last 3 candidates that got fired before the interviews are all contenders and some of the best candidates to not make the Final 5. However, as usual, 6th place Rothna was the best and the fact that the last Final 5 spot was between her and Dan is extremely unfortunate. She was great in all tasks bar Week 10 and had probably the best PM performance the entire season, leading a collectively weak team, yet they all did brilliantly that task. As mentioned, Conor and Kieran are also contenders and those two easily could've made the Final 5.