According to BARB figures , the most viewed series to date is the seventh series - it achieved an average of 8.8 million viewers per episode . For individual episodes , the following table lists the 10 highest rating episodes of '' The Apprentice '' , to date , per BARB figures : '' The Apprentice '' won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) for " Best Feature " during the 2006 awards , beating '' Top Gear '' , '' Ramsay 's Kitchen Nightmares '' and '' Dragons ' Den '' . It was also nominated for a BAFTA for " Best Feature " at the 2007 awards , but was beaten by '' The Choir ''
2006 awards
British Academy Television Awards 2006
The Apprentice (British TV series)