He was keeping the network alive. He was, you know, obviously had the best ratings every single week. It was the most profitable show by far. NBC was coming back, they were making this resurgence all because of Donald Trump. Three days later, he gets to the bottom of the escalator. And honestly, it's like they had never even met him or us. They turned on us like, like that. (19:17–19:22)
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Asserts that NBC's resurgence was due to Donald Trump's involvement with "The Apprentice."
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