Overview
- The new series premieres Thursday 29 January at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
- The companion show is rebranded The Apprentice: Unfinished Business and airs at 10:05pm on BBC Two, with episodes also available on iPlayer and BBC Sounds.
- Angela Scanlon takes over hosting duties from Tom Allen, with first interviews from fired candidates and panel analysis produced by Naked, a Fremantle label.
- Series 20 features 20 candidates and opens with the first-ever episode one boardroom staged in Hong Kong.
- Lord Alan Sugar is joined by aides Karren Brady and Tim Campbell for the full civilian series, with a full Celebrity Apprentice run planned for later in 2026.