The Apprentice: You're Fired! host explains about the content of the upcoming programme, and often uses at least one humorous highlight taken from the recent episode of "The Apprentice". Initially, the format of this segment during Adrian Chiles' tenure was to conduct the introduction within the audience before making his way to his seat on the main stage, but this was later changed early into Dara O'Briain's tenure, who simply made the introduction from the main stage; only rarely did he revert to using the previous format for introducing the show. After his departure, the format was altered for Jack Dee's short tenure on
The Magician's Apprentice (Doctor Who) a 21.2% share of its timeslot and came second for the night, behind "The X Factor". It received an Appreciation Index score of 84. The episode broke records on BBC America with 1.1 million viewers in the 18–49 category. All together, 1.97 million watched on the night in America. "The Magician's Apprentice" received critical acclaim. The episode received a score of 82% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 17 reviews, with an average score of 8.7/10. The site's consensus reads "In "The Magician's Apprentice," Peter Capaldi and the writers settle into an emotionally engaging tone while raising the stakes for the